YWG777 From Canada, joined Oct 1999, 1264 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (13 years 5 months 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 624 times:
I think a flight to PHX would be good to start. The question is where is a ticket counter going to go? I have seen them on YVR's Flight times to PHX and LAS.
This I can see working. It would take a load of C3000.
YWG777
AC183 From Canada, joined Jul 1999, 1532 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (13 years 5 months 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 621 times:
I don't know IF they will, but it would make some sense, at least seasonally, for AWA to fly YWG-PHX. There is enough of a market already, nevermind generating some new traffic, that a Friday evening and Sunday evening flight would work for the winter. This could capture some weekend getaway traffic, as well longer trips. It would mostly be aimed at the leisure market. It would allow AWA to recapture some of the costs of ferrying aircraft, and wouldn't necessarily require high profitability, break-even would do. The biggest problem could be the scheduling of maintenance and the aircraft rotation to bring up the 737-300's and Airbuses exactly when needed to swap with the aircraft out of their checks at the hangar. But I don't think that's an insurmountable obstacle. To be realistic, however, just because it's a good idea doesn't mean it will happen. I'm certainly not betting on it, but I guess it could be possible.
Seat 1a From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (13 years 5 months 4 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 624 times:
i am confident in saying that America West will not operate seasonal or daily flights into winnipeg.
the business of 3rd party maintenance and passenger/cargo business is too unique. just because AC won the C/D work does not make winnipeg a prospect for the future. CO several years ago dropped in quite a number of 727's into YWG for D work.... have not seen CO since.
AA tried with fokker 100's to chicago and lasted less than 3 months.... (i went on record saying they would pull out in 6.... oh well.... almost had it right)
further, Northwest has been the one solid source for U.S. bound passengers over the last 40 years... not something they want to give up anytime soon.
AirBC which is an AC connector is currently operating Bae 146's once a day to denver... keep a close eye on that.
C3000 is a low fare charter where AWA would be full service with F-Class..... I do not think the economics will work in AWA's favour.
MEL From Canada, joined Oct 1999, 1082 posts, RR: 13 Reply 5, posted (13 years 5 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 617 times:
Scheduling would be near impossible. And this is assuming the aircraft are returning to Phoenix. They could be going to Columbus, Ohio, or Las Vegas, or even some out stations for re-positioning purposes. It probably would not work. Too bad cause I sure hate to see an empty Airbus being pulled from the hangar and going with no pax. P.S. The website has some new photos of AWA planes at YWG. check it out.
Ywg777 From Canada, joined Oct 1999, 1264 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (13 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 611 times:
American West planes are at YWG almost all the time for Maintance. It would make sense to fly to PHX once a week.
YWG777
The planes are here so they should go back to PHX FULL not EMPTY!
Spaceman Spiff From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (13 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 613 times:
Their name is AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, not American West. They are not a commuter that feeds American. They are a major all by themselves. Just thought you should know.
Awaramper From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 118 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (13 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 609 times:
We do fly into YWG for some maintance. I haven't heard that was going to be a new station.
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