Flight attendants get terminated all the time at Delta. There is no union to protect them, so... Flight attendants get terminated all the time at United or American or Southwest or [fill in your carrier here]. And there is a union at those carriers...so.. The Difference is we have a Progressive Dis...
Jump to postIt’s perfectly ok for the Flight Attendant to ask if the pax has an Epi Pen. While I recognize Nut Allergies are serious, the only thing the airline can do is not serve nuts, they can’t control what other pax bring with them. In that case the Flight Attendanr’s response was fine!
Jump to postFAs are there primarily for the safety of the passengers, that’s undispatable! If that weren’t the case, than Airlines wouldn’t have them at all. Now that being said, there’s a differ between primarily and only, and FAs are there for passenger comfort as well. However, there is absolutely nothing wr...
Jump to postIf United’s Discipline is similar to ours, it’s based on Progressive Discipline. Not wearing an Apron, and using an iPad would be a minor infraction and to Terninate on a First Offense is beyond excessive! The article said both FAs had impeccable records. Add to that, if United didn’t do consistentl...
Jump to postAt a Southwest rally last year during Gary Kelly's Q & A with the employees, HI was brought up! GK said HI was a when and not an if! He basically said that SWA is the largest airline into and within Cali; and the one destination most popular with Californians is Hawaii! So we'll have to serve it...
Jump to postLGA is definitely bad, but it does have NYC to make it a little better! If it's not a good long overnight, I avoid it also!
Jump to postFamily boarding is limited to 2 parents and child(ren). Grandparents, aunts, uncles friends much board in their group! The company is clear on this rule no matter what type of family!
Jump to postVery happy for DL! A pay raise is never a bad thing. Like I've always said when the Union debate comes up; whether they choose to or not, that's their and only their business! With that said, I highly encourage them to sign those cards and get Union representation! Whatever management gives them is ...
Jump to postReading some of the posts, they seem to allude that our workgroup needs to be aware of the changing business model of <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym>! Well, we are aware of some of the changes! We've already seen our trips pay less through extended ground times with a 11 hour ...
Jump to postThe <acronym title="Taca (El Salvador)">TA</acronym> failed simply, because it was a terrible deal! With <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> making record profits, we would've taken a serious step back in QOL! One of the issues we had was extending our Duty Day, with no assurance ...
Jump to postOne opportunity might be <acronym title="Bogota (Santa Fe de Bogota) - El Dorado (BOG / SKBO), Colombia">BOG</acronym>. The area east of the airport, particularly along Armenia Ave. is full of Colombian businesses. Granted <acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA -...
Jump to postBack in Pan Am days <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Miami - International (Wilcox Field / 36th Street / Pan American Field) (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym> was referred to as " the Kosher Clipp...
Jump to postNK's CEO Ben Baldanza said in a recent interview, they are the Dollar General of Aviation!
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SWADawg" class="quote" target="_blank">SWADawg</a> (<a href="#61" class="quote">Reply 61</a>):<br/><i> This thread unfortunately has turned into...
Jump to postAs WN Crew puts it! We are there to inform not enforce!
Jump to postUltimately this is the <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> FAs decision. I get the fact that they have great work rules, (piggybacking on contracts negotiated from other Union carriers! But a good way to decide if a Union is needed: If management is willing to put their work rules in...
Jump to postBottom line is Union gives the <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> legally binding contract per pay/work rules! I credit both the FAs and Management for years of good working relations at Delta. However, any pay/work rules were put forth by Management to make <acronym title="Delta Ai...
Jump to postI'm not as familiar with the protocol at United, but at my company, the Captain is the Inflight Security Coordinator, (ISC) while Customer Service/Ops sups are the Ground Security Coordinator, (GSC). Since this was discovered prior to departure was the Captain truly in charge of the security of the ...
Jump to postRed Eyes are coming to SWA in the future. Our new schedule with Near International, changes our schedule to 248 hours and the clock now runs from 3p to 2a operationally! When we see the first red eyes remains to be seen. If I could guess, they'll start with Caribbean flights from the Islands to the ...
Jump to postBottom line: The reason <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)">VX</acronym> FAs went with TWU was to have a non-binding collective bargaining contract with <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)">VX</acronym> management! I believe they were close to gaining Union Representation in 2011. In the end the vote faile...
Jump to postI can't answer for the 4 Heineken's on a 2:30 flight, ( guessing that's the time between <acronym title="Kansas City - International (MCI / KMCI), USA - Missouri">MCI</acronym> and <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>) , but I'd like to clear s...
Jump to postOne thing Id love to see is <acronym title="Tampa - International (TPA / KTPA), USA - Florida">TPA</acronym>-<acronym title="Bogota (Santa Fe de Bogota) - El Dorado (BOG / SKBO), Colombia">BOG</acronym>! <acronym title="Tampa - International (TPA / KTPA), USA - Florida">TPA</acronym> offers an inter...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jerseyguy" class="quote" target="_blank">jerseyguy</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>and apparently a gun keeping them from l...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/iloveboeing" class="quote" target="_blank">iloveboeing</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>What they have is never good enough ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/petteri" class="quote" target="_blank">petteri</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Interesting, I wonder what the crews ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/richierich" class="quote" target="_blank">richierich</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>In my opinion - and I know there are...
Jump to postDidn't have a chance to add this little tidbit on the previous topic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzAPMVq8bsg
A 1970s skit on no-frills flying!
I still remember the 70s when people complained about how bad airline food was! People forget about this detail during the so called, "golden age of travel".
Jump to postPHL flights all go to Florida or other provo bases. <acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA - Florida">FLL</acronym> as a provo station has been needed for some time. We have many flights out of <acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL...
Jump to postThis is without the FL code share which we estimate can be worth $1M per day!
Jump to postFrom Flightaware: It looks like all landings are on 22 with take-offs on 9 to avoid any flying over the city!
Jump to postThey can't cancel flights, due to the limited service. They have to take the delay and complete the flight whenever they can! If this happens too much, they can't survive!
Jump to postThis is part of the problem when you operate p2p using secondary airports with an infrequent schedule! Reminds me of my first airline job, SunJet International, back in the mid 90s. We had days like these with our aging fleet of DC9/MD80s. If a plane broke down we usually could not get a spare until...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mcdu" class="quote" target="_blank">mcdu</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i>Here is an interesting tidbit ATA died because o...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lucky777" class="quote" target="_blank">lucky777</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>And how many men are alloted to work '70...
Jump to post555 represents our Ramp, Provisioning and Ground Ops. Some bones of contentions in this contract negotiations are: Outsourcing, they can outsource any stations opened post 2009 with less than, (I believe) 8 flights. The comnpany is trying to be able to outsource any station, 555 is trying to prevent...
Jump to postTo answer this debate once and for all: As far as uniforms go, formal v. Polo's, we have both! I wear the polo's. As far as announcements go, straight v. Jokes, we do both, ( depending on the situation). Southwest gives us the freedom to be who we are in providing our best customer service!
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/type-rated" class="quote" target="_blank">type-rated</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>It seems Jet Blue has the "nut job" ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ouboy79" class="quote" target="_blank">ouboy79</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>This. However, I blame this on our society...
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Jump to postLAS has the most 800s come through of any station. The demand is definitely there!
Jump to postWith the <acronym title="Safair (South Africa)">FA</acronym> ratification vote we are likely to see <acronym title="San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin International (Isla Verde) (SJU / TJSJ), Puerto Rico">SJU</acronym> before <acronym title="Papillon Airlines (USA)">HI</acronym> service. Airtran currently ...
Jump to postMost turns are 25-35 minutes. In our major focus cities, (I know we don't call them hubs!), <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym>, <acronym title="Baltimore / Washing...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/chrisair" class="quote" target="_blank">chrisair</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i> Quoting WNCrew (Reply 3): The company s...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/commavia" class="quote" target="_blank">commavia</a> (<a href="#82" class="quote">Reply 82</a>):<br/><i>And that is no doubt a true and lasting ...
Jump to postI'm working my 1st trip on the 800! Once we get past the differences in the A/C, particularly galley and service procedure, It's a great plane to work on!
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Jump to postUnited will have a hard time stopping it! The city of Houston is on board with the idea and SWA is paying for the facility upgrade!
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