N917me From United States, joined Feb 2005, 612 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 month 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 9763 times:
Well, YX has finally announced it's long awaited September schedule. All flights will be updated at 0400 Sunday. A media release will be sent out simultaniously, along with a corporate communication to all employees.
While I can not give specifics, well I could, but it would ruin the suprise. Look for 11 city closures, decreased frequencies, suprise seasonal market and details on how passengers on affected flights will be reaccomodated and refunded. Sorry, but that's all I am going to give at this point.
FLYjoe From United States, joined Nov 2005, 35 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (1 month 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 9648 times:
I would guess we'll see SEA and SAN dropped. Can the 717 make it from MKE to LAX & SFO? I'm guessing MCI gets reduced to a spoke with connections to MKE and maybe to LGA.
Commavia From United States, joined Apr 2005, 6093 posts, RR: 42 Reply 6, posted (1 month 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 9614 times:
Quoting TUSAA (Reply 3): Rumor or not, i did hear YX was dropping DFW and NW was going to start MKE-DFW.
If Midwest is, indeed, dropping DFW, then perhaps we could see AA restore a bit of the frequency with RJs or - novel concept - even upgrade the flying to mainline.
At one point in the last few years, DFW-MKE was up to five daily RJs, and now it's down to two.
This route would be perfect for a 70-seater, although with Midwest (which has about 75% of the capacity in the market) possibly leaving, I could see AA moving this up to two daily MD80s, with a schedule sort of something like:
DFW 1305 MKE 1520 M80 D
DFW 1955 MKE 2230 M80 D
MKE 0630 DFW 0900 M80 D
MKE 1600 DFW 1835 M80 D
If - hypothetically - Midwest left and AA moved to the above schedule, the market would still lose over 52% of its capacity.
N917ME From United States, joined Feb 2005, 612 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (1 month 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 9557 times:
The 80's will be gone the same day the new schedule goes into effect.
200 pilots will be furloughed, 195 FA's, 200 MKE rampers, 68% of the MCI staff. The city that will become seasonal, will be losing some great senior people.
Knope2001 From United States, joined May 2005, 1332 posts, RR: 14 Reply 10, posted (1 month 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 9541 times:
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 4): Baltimore
Fort Myers
Fort Lauderdale
Hartford
Louisville
Muskegon
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Diego
St Louis
Wausau
That list looks about right. On Friday all those cities showed all their fare buckets zeroed out except for full coach, which is usually a good sign that the market will be dropped.
Interesting that nearly all of the markets are actually CRJ, assuming these are the correct cities. Only SAN has been a consistent year-round station on mainline.
Quickmover From United States, joined Mar 2004, 2184 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (1 month 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 9367 times:
Quoting Knope2001 (Reply 10): Interesting that nearly all of the markets are actually CRJ, assuming these are the correct cities. Only SAN has been a consistent year-round station on mainline.
That would indicate that they are getting away from alot of rj flying as well (a good move as they are expensive to fly). Add this to dropping all the md80s as well as 5 717s, we are looking at at least a 50% cut in flying.
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