bos2laf From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 354 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (5 months 5 hours ago) and read 1256 times:
Customer service will without a doubt be handled by B6. Even with only 3 flights a day, PVD and DFW are both handled above the wing by B6.
Below the wing... I don't know. PHL will have 5 flights a day, so more than PVD or DFW. BDL has 8 flights a day, and B6 recently brought the ramp handling there in-house. I wonder what their threshold is for having an in-house ramp.
If the ramp handling is contracted out, I would expect it to be a ground handling company, as Av8tor said, like Menzies, Swissport, or Servisair. I don't think B6 contracts their ramp handling to other airlines.
B6JFKH81 From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 2767 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (5 months 5 hours ago) and read 1231 times:
Quoting bos2laf (Reply 2): I don't think B6 contracts their ramp handling to other airlines.
Not sure about ground handling, but there are some Blue Cities that the contract MX provider is another airline instead of a contract MX company. US as PHX, UA at PDX, AC in BGI, and I know there are more. So, it may not be completely out of the question...but I too doubt it.
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PHLapproach From Philippines, joined Mar 2004, 1180 posts, RR: 22 Reply 4, posted (5 months 5 hours ago) and read 1228 times:
When I worked on the ramp the two main contractors on the field were DGS and Evergreen. I'm willing to bet due to Air Jamaica leaving and DGS being their handler, that they'll pick up the B6 contract.
Well there might be some room in A-East. There is certainly plenty of Check-in space but US has really fought to have all of the A-east gates, especially the Immigration linked gates.
There might be a gate in D that is currently used for DL and/or UA RONs and some odd ball boardings like the PHL-EWR flts. There is vacant Check-in space at D that was formerly used by FL
And there are plenty of gates in E. I don't know how many FL/WN have now but with only ~25-30 flts/day I doubt they have as many as they once had (at least 10 if I recall correctly). I do not know about check in space at E with DL, WN, and VX currently there.
phllax From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 396 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (4 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 840 times:
I'm willing to be they go in to E1 so they have easy access to 17-35. VX uses E3 with E5 for a RON. I don't believe there's a jetway at E7 and I don't think E2 exists right now. The last time I was in E for a late arrival on VX both UA and DL RON'd planes on A4-8.
usairways85 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3096 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (4 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 727 times:
Quoting phllax (Reply 6): I'm willing to be they go in to E1 so they have easy access to 17-35. VX uses E3 with E5 for a RON. I don't believe there's a jetway at E7 and I don't think E2 exists right now. The last time I was in E for a late arrival on VX both UA and DL RON'd planes on A4-8.
I suspect they will use E as well.
Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if every gate at E is taken by RON'd aircraft but then during certain parts of the day it is a complete ghost town. Also don't forget right now B6 will not RON an aircraft.
jetsetter629 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 409 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 660 times:
Quoting usairways85 (Reply 7): Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if every gate at E is taken by RON'd aircraft but then during certain parts of the day it is a complete ghost town. Also don't forget right now B6 will not RON an aircraft.
I arrived late Sunday night on a UA flight and we taxied by terminal E - 100% full with RON'd aircraft. But I agree - E seems like a logical place for B6 as it's the grab bag of airlines at PHL
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