MCO overnights
 

Does ASA have alot of MCO overnights? Any other carriers out there with overnights in Orlando?

Thanks

CHQ does MCO overnights...now that its no longer a base for us :mad:

Thanks for the response King. In a perfect world, I'd like to be based in MCO (but trying to stay away from Mesa). I thought the other alternative would be to get a relatively easy commute from MCO and have some trips that do overnights in Orlando.

What is it with MCO??

Its the mouse man its the mouse

Amen to that brother! I was a bit disappointed when Comair annoucned we were closing the MCO base. It'd still have been a few years before I could hold that anyway. The economics just didn't work with it though since we were driven out of MCO by CHQ and Freedom

No overnights for ASA in MCO. I'm pretty sure MLB or DAB is as close as you can get, and MLB is on the -700 only.


No such thing as an easy commute from MCO.

Thats not the case at all. When our MCO base closed most of the guys went to JFK. They all say the commute is simple with ample flights on numerous carriers. Never any problem getting a seat

I was commuting to CVG from MCO, it was a nightmare, In STL now, much much easier commute. but commuting still blows.

king10pin02 is right about that commute from MCO-CVG or vis-a-versa. I used to work the ramp for Comair in CVG and recall that the CVG-MCO flight was always full.

I remember always trying to do the CVG-MCO-PBI-MCO-CVG trip. They used the 200's at the time. I would assume the same situation exist even with the 700 or even the 900.


atp

You worked the ramp in CVG? But I used to work the ramp (and tower) in CVG.

Yes, CVG-MCO usually required a stop somewhere in between to get back and forth. But I've heard from many that MCO-JFK is a cinch

Jumpseated out of MCO once...won't ever do it again!

But come to think of it - I non-revved as a Rampie many times out of MCO and never had a problem - and that was even limited to CAL only...Hmm...?

Never did a flight without someone or two in the jumpseat, not as easy as you think.

I was gonna say...the couple times I've jumped outta the NYC area have always been up front. I'd love to know where this easy "Huge metropolitan area to large vacation area" commuting rumor is starting at...

Everyone trains there. There's more flight training going on in Central Florida than anywhere else in the world and people have usually been there for awhile before getting hired with a regional and don't feel like moving.

Forget it - Home for me is NYC - I could save a ton of money every month by commuting out of LGA/JFK, but I wasn't born yesterday, so I know that is pretty much a pipe-dream. Forget about jumpseating anywhere out of NYC, much less to another Hub or Vaca spot...

cessna157:

You betcha! I was there for only a few months...August '98 to December '98. I worked all four zones...red, blue, green and yellow if I recall correctly. At least that's how they were characterized then. I loved the 8:00 am & 6:00pm pushes. Especially, the 6:00 push. Talk about organized chaos.:p

As far as the stop in between, there was one. The flight, which I usually got, was RJ-200 service from CVG-BHM-MCO. MCO-PBI, at that time, was the "Bro", and visa verse when heading back. However, they use to have a non-stop from CVG to MCO using the 200. Not sure if that particular flight still exist.

Flew through CVG on Comair last October on my way to ORD from RSW to visit my youngest sister. Wow, what a difference a few years make in terms of how the Comair terminal looks now.


atp