| Quoting airjamaica (Reply 198): I recall back in the day AA 1504 used to depart KIN at 9:00 am for MIA as well after a RON. However they have since rescheduled this flight to depart much earlier now, and it has been like that for many years. Smart move I think as business people in particular would much prefer an early departure from Kingston to make the most out of the day. Same for those travellers going on short shopping trips etc. I also recall when JM was around, 021 was always scheduled to leave KIN by 7:00 am ( m |
The RON AA aircraft actually switch crews now….the crew that bring in the last flight don't take out the first flight. Having multiple daily flights helps this ….it is actually flight number 3's crew that takes the 7am out the next day….and the last flights crew that takes flight number 3 out the following day.
| Quoting airjamaica (Reply 198): Agree about the cost effectiveness of using the same crew on the return journey after the RON and legal rest requirements which have to be adhared to. However, the flight could have been scheduled to depart ATL a little earlier, do the same 13 hours RON, and depart KIN for ATL earlier in the morning. This would probably also mean an adjustment on another sector as well, as the flight may be originating from another city, through ATL and then onto KIN. None the less I hope this service will '' stick around '' this time. |
DL is trying to make sure they get the upstream YYZ traffic etc.
