ATLAaron From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 1018 posts, RR: 4 Posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1897 times:
My fiance recently flew from ATL-PHX on HP/US on a A320 and the flight was oversold. From some people I talked to in the gate area I guess it is like that a lot.
I'm a little surprised by that. Apparently HP/US may be doing as well as the press says. Or perhaps it is because there is no FL flying there.
JpetekYXMD80 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 4240 posts, RR: 29 Reply 1, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1893 times:
It's a great route for them also because Southwest doesn't fly into ATL either. This is definitely a route they should do well on. The only experience I have with this was on the LAX-PHX segment with the flight continuing on to ATL. There was definitely a full load.
SonOfACaptain From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1747 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1879 times:
Quoting ATLAaron (Thread starter): Apparently HP/US may be doing as well as the press says.
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 4, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1846 times:
PHX-ATL has been a successful and profitable route for HP.
They're also shortly adding a 5th daily roundtrip on the route.
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 6, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1802 times:
Quoting ATLAaron (Reply 5):
How about LAS-ATL for them? Same thing?
No, LAS-ATL is a mediocre performer, nothing special.
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
Bridogger6 From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 710 posts, RR: 11 Reply 7, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1793 times:
Quoting A330323X (Reply 4): They're also shortly adding a 5th daily roundtrip on the route.
They actually has a fifth dailty flight for a couple of months, it was operating at a redeye out of Phoenix, leaving about 1115 or so... I can tell you, it was never even close to half full... so I am not sure why they're bringing it back, but apparently someone saw some good in it.
No, LAS-ATL is a mediocre performer, nothing special.
Really? 611 is almost always full. I know full planes doesn't always translate into profitable flights, but people are flying us. We just recently converted one our morning PHX flights into a direct flight to ATL. Even 619, the night flight inbound is usually full. My impression is that ATL has been a flight we could bank on for success. I don't know how many frequences DL throws at Vegas, especially with one of them being a 767, that's gotta be tricky to compete against. FL also does a few flights too that we compete against.
SonOfACaptain From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1747 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1767 times:
Quoting ATLAaron (Reply 3): Do you believe everything you hear or read in this industry? I certainly don't.
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 10, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1752 times:
Quoting HPLASOps (Reply 8): Really? 611 is almost always full. I know full planes doesn't always translate into profitable flights
Bingo.
I never said that HP didn't get a good load factor on LAS-ATL; it does. But the yields positively *suck*. Put the two together, and you get a mediocre flight. It's not awful, and it's not great.
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
Iowaman From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4091 posts, RR: 7 Reply 11, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1729 times:
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Quoting A330323X (Reply 10): I never said that HP didn't get a good load factor on LAS-ATL; it does. But the yields positively *suck*. Put the two together, and you get a mediocre flight. It's not awful, and it's not great.
I wouldn't be surprised if yields "suck" on most HP routes out of LAS.
ATLFlyer323 From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 558 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1709 times:
Umm I do not believe he said that at all, he simply responded with a VERY logical answer. Please don't tell me you believe every single thing you read now do you? You could have been a little nicer and simply said yes what he was reading was in fact true, that US is doing better than before, and moved on.
ATLAaron From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 1018 posts, RR: 4 Reply 14, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1685 times:
Quoting ATLFlyer323 (Reply 12): Umm I do not believe he said that at all, he simply responded with a VERY logical answer. Please don't tell me you believe every single thing you read now do you? You could have been a little nicer and simply said yes what he was reading was in fact true, that US is doing better than before, and moved on.
Thank you. Correct, of course I believe US is doing well/better. It was just a comment about the press.
Ca2ohHP From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 932 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1590 times:
Actually in September the 17:15 flight to PHX is upgraded to a 757. ATL does really well to both PHX and LAS. There just isn't the aircraft available to dramatically increase service.
JpetekYXMD80 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 4240 posts, RR: 29 Reply 18, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1556 times:
HPLASOps From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1543 times:
Quoting JpetekYXMD80 (Reply 18): Low yield is not the reason they are not in those markets.
Actually, yield is the closest thing the airline biz has to a bottom line - if you can't make money on a flight, then you shouldn't operate it. WN doesn't think it can make money on these flights overall, so they don't fly there.
Iowaman From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4091 posts, RR: 7 Reply 20, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days ago) and read 1511 times:
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Quoting HPLASOps (Reply 19): Quoting JpetekYXMD80 (Reply 18):
Low yield is not the reason they are not in those markets.
Actually, yield is the closest thing the airline biz has to a bottom line - if you can't make money on a flight, then you shouldn't operate it. WN doesn't think it can make money on these flights overall, so they don't fly there.
Correct, however WN seems to charge around the same fares by distance in all their markets (excluding the new ones). When the loads aren't there is when WN doesn't make money.
JpetekYXMD80 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 4240 posts, RR: 29 Reply 21, posted (6 years 12 months 2 days ago) and read 1501 times:
Quoting HPLASOps (Reply 19): Actually, yield is the closest thing the airline biz has to a bottom line - if you can't make money on a flight, then you shouldn't operate it. WN doesn't think it can make money on these flights overall, so they don't fly there.
For the aforementioned airports, there are many individual factors that combine to show why WN hasn't started service there. No destination on that list would really classify as the common 'low yield' destination such as LAS (they certainly dont have a problem flying there).
For instance, WN pulled out of SFO in favor of OAK/SJC and one of the reasons was delays. As for the others, the main factor would be the competition and not the 'low yield destination'.
SonOfACaptain From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1747 posts, RR: 5 Reply 22, posted (6 years 12 months 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1454 times:
Which goes along perfectly with all these quotes that have been said.
Quoting ATLFlyer323 (Reply 12): You could have been a little nicer and simply said yes what he was reading was in fact true, that US is doing better than before, and moved on.
I personally don't feel my remarks where armful, and if you, or he, took offence to what I said, then well, I don't know what to say.
Quoting ATLAaron (Reply 14): It was just a comment about the press.
No it wasn't. It was directly related to the well-being of US.
ATLFlyer323 From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 558 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (6 years 12 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1336 times:
Quoting SonOfACaptain (Reply 22): From that I got the feeling that he didn't think US was doing to hot.
Yes but notice his statement only says that they are doing good, maybe in fact he didn't think they were doing all that great.
Quoting SonOfACaptain (Reply 22): It was a simple question that related directly to his remarks.
Its a simple question with a kind of sarcastic reply, you sound like your talking to an idiot in which I'm sure hes not. Besides the way you handled that was kinda rude, you could have instead confirmed that US was doing good and to believe the stories he reads because Doug Parker is doing a great job at US.
Quoting SonOfACaptain (Reply 22): Which implied the he doesn't believe the press, and in return, doesn't think US is doing very well.
It does not say that at all, he was not defending himself cause your replies have never answered his originally questions without badgering him a little. He never expressed that he thought US was doing badly just that he didn't know if the press was hyping up little success (because we all know the press NEVER hypes up anything, shoot they loved JetBlue til they didn't make money then they went all dooms day on them).
Quoting SonOfACaptain (Reply 22): I personally don't feel my remarks where armful, and if you, or he, took offence to what I said, then well, I don't know what to say.
Well when I make armful remarks I usually apologize or at least give the person the satisfaction of answering there question tastefully.
Quoting SonOfACaptain (Reply 22): No it wasn't. It was directly related to the well-being of US.
So now your calling him a liar and putting words in his mouth? MAYBE he was just referring to the press, like he said.
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 24, posted (6 years 12 months 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1284 times:
Quoting HPLASOps (Reply 8): My impression is that ATL has been a flight we could bank on for success. I don't know how many frequences DL throws at Vegas, especially with one of them being a 767, that's gotta be tricky to compete against. FL also does a few flights too that we compete against.
Between FL and DL, there are 10 regularly scheduled RTs on the route a day (DL does have some frequencies that aren't dailies). Of these 10 regular flights, only 4 of them are on widebodies (763s); FL's three flights are on 73Gs, and DL's other 3 flights are using 752s.
Quoting Iowaman (Reply 11):
I wouldn't be surprised if yields "suck" on most HP routes out of LAS.
Just wait until the flights to Hawaii start. Flights to Las Vegas and Hawaii are among the most popular routes for frequent flyers to cash their miles in for, which is why for most airline employees, non-revving on those flights are practically impossible, as between the frequent flyer tickets and the general popularity of those places anyway (Both of my flights in the past to LAS from ATL have been full, and one of these was on Easter Sunday), open seats are few and far between.
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