I reread this multiple times but I’m not following the math but did realize maybe I was reading the article wrong, The way I initially read was three flights for each market (route?), but maybe by serving each “point” they just mean each airport?

Fly ORD-DTW three times a week and that covers it for all flight requirements in and out of those two airports?

Maybe FLL-MCO-TPA-RSW-FLL circle three times a week would fulfill the requirement for all those airports? Something like that would be the best way to minimize operating costs.

If we only need three flights a week in or out of FLL that would be a HUUUUUUUUGE savings. (Or DTW or LAS or any other “point”)

Either way the requirements of this law are not very well thought out.

It’s more like 75%-80% cut. You’re assuming we have to serve those “routes” which is not the case, however we just need to serve hose stations 3 times a week. Which is similar to our May’s schedule. We just need to do 3 flight per week to that station. For example we do LAS-BOS 7 days a week. We can still drop that route and serve BOS from FLL. The issues is places like Plattsburgh that only see 7 flight per week, and we have to do 3. Here’s a few examples of the stations that we don’t serve now, but what we did per week: MSP-81, IND-28, DEN-84. We only need 3 Flights to these places. The cuts are much higher than you think even if we have to start those stations back up. Here is the final ruling from the DOT which shows who operate to each cities by airlines.

https://www.transportation.gov/sites...er%20FINAL.PDF

Looks like we are asking for a lot of exemptions. Trying to cut 26 cities. Bold move.

https://www.regulations.gov/document...2020-0037-0049

Seems like a Hail Mary, but fingers crossed

Using ATL as an example. WN operates 431 per week and only has to operate 5. NK operates 73 per week and has to operate 3? The whole list is like this. Unless it means NK is getting a larger chunk of aid, that's some kind of sh!t.

Agree. Airlines are paid to fly airplanes. That is the whole point of the business. These cities need service for the essential workers who are traveling. Why would the government bail the airlines out to have them say "thanks for the cash" and then park the whole fleet. Some pilots are thinking selfishly. They are playing management puppets to hopefully keep from getting furloughed. Have some morals even in hard times.

Wow, thank you for the link to the actual “Final Order”.

Looks pretty reasonable and I was completely wrong. Maybe we will end up in good shape with the grant money after all.

Seriously? Frontier, Allegiant, Sun Country, and Spirit got !@#$% on this in a Federal pound me in the !@# sort of way.

$50 we take the money and no furlough till October.

you might be the most negative person on APC, that’s saying something, lol. I’m pretty negative but you really take the cake 😝