Swa atl ops

[Bill Nelson]

I heard today that nearly every one of our flights are going out full or oversold. Looks like the SWA brand is already a hit in the ATL.

Go SWA.

 

[waveflyer]

+1
Mine was. -
And turns out ATL wasn't any harder to get in and out of today than 6 years ago -
And my captain had never been- he didn't even throw up out of nervousness before- cool cat, ya know.
36 min turn-
Not awful

 

[redflyer65]

Family trying to non-rev in and out...

No seats to be had.

 

[General Lee]

I heard today that nearly every one of our flights are going out full or oversold. Looks like the SWA brand is already a hit in the ATL.

Go SWA.

I read it was closer to 50% on most of the initial flights. The Holiday weekend probably helped fill the recent ones. What I read also said you were dropping 6 cities AT served, and decreasing total daily flights from 215 per day to 175. Regardless, welcome to ATL.



Bye Bye----General Lee

 

[redflyer65]

50% ?

Not even close. The pent up demand was more than we expected. I was in Denver when they were pulling non-revs for Atlanta that day.

 

[General Lee]

50% ?

Not even close. The pent up demand was more than we expected. I was in Denver when they were pulling non-revs for Atlanta that day.

Just repeating what I read. Maybe someone had friends watching? People saw GK get on a DL flight, so someone out there was paying attention. I bet this holiday weekend was packed for the both of us. Great news.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[anewunion]

I'm sure the SWA operation will be a success in ATL. The product they offer is superior to any other airline.

 

[gobyebye]

Flew in there during first week, we had 40 in and 40 out.

 

[Saluki Dawg]

I'm sure the SWA operation will be a success in ATL. The product they offer is superior to any other airline.

Thanks. I couldn't agree more!imp:

 

[Crash Pad]

I read it was closer to 50% on most of the initial flights. The Holiday weekend probably helped fill the recent ones. What I read also said you were dropping 6 cities AT served, and decreasing total daily flights from 215 per day to 175. Regardless, welcome to ATL.



Bye Bye----General Lee

Dropped cities are due to strong labor unions. I wouldn't brag about your lack of a strong union.

 

[anewunion]

Thanks. I couldn't agree more!imp:

In fact, B. Williams was sitting on the floor in ATL waiting for his flight playing angry birds just yesterday.

 

[SWA717]

You have to realize that passengers on SWA cannot connect on FL flights, due to no SOC. I'm sure these SWA flights will fill up as soon as we start code sharing.

 

[outerlimits]

You have to realize that passengers on SWA cannot connect on FL flights, due to no SOC. I'm sure these SWA flights will fill up as soon as we start code sharing.

Speaking of that, I guess my date of March 1 st. For SOC is not happening . Any news on when it will happen ?

 

[redflyer65]

I think we will still get SOC on March 1st. Then the flights and schedules can be connected.

 

[kwick]

I'm sure the SWA operation will be a success in ATL. The product they offer is superior to any other airline.

You're kidding right?

Cattle car seating and peanuts?

Airtran has a far superior product.
That's why SW bought them.

 

[scoreboardII]

don't feed the trolls

 

[jackjack]

No, feed the trolls-cause trolls need to eat too!!

 

[JT12345]

Grade school mentality. My airline is better than your airline. Why do u guys waste your time with this.

 

[PCL_128]

Speaking of that, I guess my date of March 1 st. For SOC is not happening . Any news on when it will happen ?

According to all of the internal communications, it'll still happen on March 1st.

 

[outerlimits]

According to all of the internal communications, it'll still happen on March 1st.

Thanks,

What does SOC exactly mean? Can either side fly to the others cities?

What will change as soon as you get the SOC?

 

[redflyer65]

Start marketing flights together is a big one. Basically integrate everything on the GO schedule. The certificate will be Southwest Airlines that also operates AAI. The AAI certificate will be surrendered.

 

[Whine Lover]

" The product they offer is superior to any other airline."

Kazahkstan has superior potassium.

All other potassium is inferior.

 

[johnnyb]

I'm sure Soutwest will be just as successful in ATL as they were in PHL.

 

[redflyer65]

or possibly DEN, or BNA, or STL, or....

 

[JT12345]

..... MKE


via proxy AT

 

[SWA/FO]

You're kidding right?

Cattle car seating and peanuts?

Airtran has a far superior product.
That's why SW bought them.

true dat.

 

[vixin]

What does SOC exactly mean?

Single Opperating Certficate. Basically we can sell tickets on each others flights, passengers can connect on both SWA and AAI and the AAI Certificate is gone, all falls under 1 POI(I think he is in DAL). We are 1 happy family.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Only President's Day weekend was packed for WN out of ATL, up to that load factors were 50% at best.

 

[Just thinking]

How can AT's certificate be surrendered if SWA does not have the international portion on their certificate and approved by the FAA? I understand how they can sell tickets all the way through to wherever the customer wants to go on either city list but I thought SWA would have to have the international operations approved before the AT certificate is surrendered.

 

[PCL_128]

No, they've gotten the FAA to approve a "partition" style operation that has some differences in the ops specs for each side of the partition. While the certificate is surrendered, there will still essentially be two airlines for a few years while the operations are slowly integrated.