LN-MOW From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1896 posts, RR: 15 Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 2330 times:
Looks like it operated a charter from BTR and is ferrying back to DAL.
Airline Southwest
Flight Number 8079
Departure City (Airport) Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
Departure Time 12/02/2005 10:02 AM
Arrival City (Airport) Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Arrival Time 12/02/2005 12:12 PM
Remaining Flight Time 00:00
Aircraft Type Boeing 737-500
Current Altitude 0 feet
Current Groundspeed 0 mph
Flight Status Arrived
Airline Southwest
Flight Number 8613
Departure City (Airport) Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Departure Time 12/02/2005 01:12 PM
Arrival City (Airport) Dallas, TX (DAL)
Arrival Time 12/02/2005 02:01 PM
Remaining Flight Time 00:49
Aircraft Type Boeing 737-500
Current Altitude 36,000 feet
Current Groundspeed 425 mph
Flight Status In Flight
Phollingsworth From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 825 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 2311 times:
Quoting LN-MOW (Reply 2): Looks like it operated a charter from BTR and is ferrying back to DAL.
I will virtually guarantee that this charter has something to do with this weekends SEC championship game here in ATL. The LSU tigers are facing the Georgia Bulldogs.
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 2070 times:
The last time I saw a WN 737 @ ATL was back in January 2000 after the Super Bowl. They were taking some NFL bigwigs back up the NYC.
This charter is definitely related to the SEC Championship Game, but I would guess it was either a fan charter, band/cheerleaders, or school officials, as there was a DL charter flight from BTR that landed about an hour later that was more than likely the team charter (a/c was a 763). Both UGA and LSU are staying at hotels by ATL (LSU @ the Renaissance, UGA @ the Hilton).
Quoting Gt1 (Thread starter):
On a similar note, where is the best place on the web to research these unscheduled flights?
I like using FlyteComm, but there are several others that are pretty decent as well.
Jumppilot From United States of America, joined May 2005, 90 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1527 times:
Samething happened when a WN jet was spotted in JFK like 10 years ago. I hear the ground frequency just lit up! "what are you guys doin here?"
Futureatp From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1493 times:
What about the looks on some of the faces when Boeing was doing flight certification, parked one of the brand new NG's in full WN colors at HNL for a couple of days.
Iowaman From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4089 posts, RR: 7 Reply 14, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1432 times:
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Lol, interesting. With the delays ATL I don't see WN in ATL with scheduled service anytime soon, however ATL and MSP seem to be the biggest gaps in there route map (MEM, CVG, and NYC too if you don't count ISP).
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