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Deafguppy 03-12-2017 11:55 PM
Hey, it's the annual winter MCO base rumor!

JoePatroni 03-13-2017 10:26 AM
Originally Posted by bogeydriver (Post 2319318)
Don't rule anything out with Scott Kirby. He's looking under every AA and DL rock out there for opportunities. 757/767 service to MCO from EWR hourly would be insanely profitable. We did it at Eastern and it was one of the few domestic operations, other than the Shuttle, that was consistently in the black. I think other spoke flights to the other hubs could justify a 756 base there. We shall see.
EWR-MCO is one of the lowest yielding city pairs United has, all leisure. Eastern wasn't competing with Spirit, Allegiant, JetBlue, etc that are all depressing fares even further.

APC225 03-13-2017 07:57 PM
It may be shortsighted to consider only yield in a city pair. When a regular United customer wants to go to MCO it might be more dollars in the long term to have that flight available, even if it isn't busting in profitability, because it keeps that customer--and many others--in the United network so that next year, when they decide to go to international, they stay with United. MCO may be unique in this consideration because it seems a great number of people have that on their list of must go places. DSM? Maybe not so much.

JoePatroni 03-14-2017 06:06 AM
Originally Posted by APC225 (Post 2320120)
It may be shortsighted to consider only yield in a city pair. When a regular United customer wants to go to MCO it might be more dollars in the long term to have that flight available, even if it isn't busting in profitability, because it keeps that customer--and many others--in the United network so that next year, when they decide to go to international, they stay with United. MCO may be unique in this consideration because it seems a great number of people have that on their list of must go places. DSM? Maybe not so much.
Precisely, same as HNL and LAS.

Grumble 03-14-2017 10:16 AM
I'll take a DSM overnight over MCO every time.

John Carr 03-14-2017 11:35 AM
Originally Posted by Grumble (Post 2320446)
I'll take a DSM overnight over MCO every time.
Depends on the time of year. Been there enough in the winter over the last 2 decades that unless my low beer/scotch/whisk(e)y master warning is blaring/immediately actions required won't silence, I don't even wanna go outside.

But yeah, there's PLENTY of small-medium city overnights that to me rival larger ones.

krudawg 03-14-2017 03:37 PM
Originally Posted by azdryheat (Post 2319096)
Yes MCO is going to be a pilot base for United.
It will open just after PHX. PHX is going to be 737/320/787/777, about 3000 pilots total. Announcement soon. As soon as it is fully staffed expect MCO to be announced.
:)
I also heard that there will be no short-call reserves in MCO - all Long Call

svergin 03-14-2017 04:15 PM
Originally Posted by krudawg (Post 2320610)
I also heard that there will be no short-call reserves in MCO - all Long Call
I heard there would be NO reserves. Except on Tuesday.

Shrek 03-15-2017 04:24 PM
Originally Posted by svergin (Post 2320636)
I heard there would be NO reserves. Except on Tuesday.
Yeah but EVERY Tuesday !!! :mad::eek:

krudawg 03-15-2017 04:54 PM
Originally Posted by svergin (Post 2320636)
I heard there would be NO reserves. Except on Tuesday.
Tuesday??? Why Tuesday????


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