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Southwest: Lots Of Ferry Flights Today?

Iowaman From United States, joined May 2004, 3482 posts, RR: 8
Posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 3260 times:

Noticed lots of 3xxx flight numbers in/out of LAS today. They appear to be planes flying empty.

SWA3027 LAS-IND
SWA3358 LAS-ONT
SWA3401 STL-LAS

I know there was at least one more too. Anyone know why so many ferries today?

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Luv2fly From United States, joined May 2003, 11216 posts, RR: 56
Reply 1, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 3214 times:

Holiday schedule reductions?

You can cut the irony with a knife

Atrude777 From United States, joined Aug 2003, 4138 posts, RR: 56
Reply 2, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 3183 times:

Nope these are actual scheduled flights. WN has been moving into 3000 numbers for their flights.

Looking at WN's schedule for today you will see.

STL-LAS 3401 4:55pm 6:30pm N/S 03:35

LAS-IND 3027 10:25am 5:00pm N/S 03:35

LAS-ONT 3358 4:05pm 5:00pm N/S 00:55

[Edited 2006-05-29 03:42:41]

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SierraAir From United States, joined May 1999, 189 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3014 times:

I've spent a lot of time with the Southwest schedule and if I've read everything correctly, the 3000s are only used for additional flights around holidays or for the day or 2 in between shedules.

This being Memorial Day weekend, there will be additional flights added. The same is also happening the weekend before July 4, either because its a holiday or because they're changing schedules that weekend.

The 3000s will only be used this weekend, look for them to be gone within the next few days until the next schedule change.

Brian

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Iowaman From United States, joined May 2004, 3482 posts, RR: 8
Reply 4, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2982 times:

Interesting, thanks for all the replies guys.

Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 2):
STL-LAS 3401 4:55pm 6:30pm N/S 03:35

Now, it still only shows 2 non-stop STL-LAS flights for today like there normally is, so why is the flight number different?? The normal flight number used elsewhere??

Tiger119 From United States, joined Sep 2003, 1715 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 2718 times:

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When TZ entered into their agreement with WN, TZ changed all their flight numbers, all with four numbers. This was because of their code share. What are the TZ flight numbers now? I have not flown TZ for about 18 months.

David

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Hawaiian717 From United States, joined May 1999, 3009 posts, RR: 14
Reply 6, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 2565 times:

Quoting Tiger119 (Reply 5):
What are the TZ flight numbers now? I have not flown TZ for about 18 months.

TZ flight numbers are in the 4000 series. This way the flight numbers are the same across TZ and WN. A WN flight number in the 4000 series is operated by TZ, and a TZ flight number less than 4000 is operated by WN.

Still waiting for HP and US to do the same.

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We're Nuts From United States, joined Jun 2000, 5705 posts, RR: 30
Reply 7, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 2406 times:

Southwest ferry flights operate in the 5000's and 6000's.

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Atrude777 From United States, joined Aug 2003, 4138 posts, RR: 56
Reply 8, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 2047 times:

Quoting Iowaman (Reply 4):
Now, it still only shows 2 non-stop STL-LAS flights for today like there normally is, so why is the flight number different?? The normal flight number used elsewhere??

Could it be a sunday only n/s flight?

I looked to July and saw a 3000 Flight number for STL

July 2nd (sunday only flight a one stop) 3168 9:15am 11:35am 1 04:20

Then again as the other guy said this is near July 4th....so quite possibly true.

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Chris133 From United States, joined Oct 2005, 303 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 1861 times:

3000 flight numbers are also used for new or changed service between schedules.

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 1774 times:

Quoting We're Nuts (Reply 7):
Southwest ferry flights operate in the 5000's and 6000's.

Not any more... That changed when the whole numbering scheme changed to incorporate the ATA codeshares...

Positioning ferries are now 8500-series

We're Nuts From United States, joined Jun 2000, 5705 posts, RR: 30
Reply 11, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 576 times:

Quoting OPNLguy (Reply 10):
Not any more... That changed when the whole numbering scheme changed to incorporate the ATA codeshares...

Positioning ferries are now 8500-series

Oh, wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the update, OPNL!

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OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 562 times:

Quoting We're Nuts (Reply 11):
Oh, wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the update, OPNL!

Anytime.. The other major change was that "stubs" were no longer 6000 plus the original flight number--they became sequentially-numbered in the 9000-series whenever they happened to occur.

57AZ From United States, joined Nov 2004, 2490 posts, RR: 3
Reply 13, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 498 times:

Probably moving a good amount of cargo too. Just because there are no passengers on board doesn't mean they're not making money. Mail and bulk cargo still have to move regardless of what day it is.

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