AirTran to cut service!!!!!

[metroplex]

they will leave MKE pretty soon . They were hoping to get Midwest out of there, but they are losing tons of money. I guess they will shift to more profitable routes, running half full out of MKE just is not cutting it. I wish Airtran the best .

 

[TV9Driver]

hmmm.... talking to our CP last week, he said we were doing great out of MKE....

 

[Captainjerky]

Ticket Prices

Like people have said before, we need to raise prices! With very few exceptions, my flights are always running close to or at capacity. Are these people flying on $69 fares? Who cares if the seats are full if we aren't making enough money to pay for the flight?
The public has grown accustomed to cheap tickets, and I am sure there would be the requisite whining and complaining if ticket prices went up. But people need to GET OVER the fact that those days might be over. The airlines just MIGHT have to charge more in order to take you and your family on vacation, and it'll STILL be cheaper and easier than a cross country road trip. Business travelers still need to do a face-to-face to close the deal, etc. So buck up, and let's all just admit fares need to go up so we can all stay airline pilots and come to Flightinfo to complain and rumor-monger!

 

[Kharma Police]

Actually,I prefer to be called Sebd.

Ha! Ha!, you still live in Stockbridge or you and the family move to NJ?

 

[spitfire1500]

If you guys look closer at the fare sale, it only applies to Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Thats great but gas isn't cheaper on Tue or Wed and most families vacationing in the summer are very flexible. So each family moving to fill this tue/wed slot was a customer you just lost a Thur through Mon full fare on that probably wont fly again until vacation next year.

 

[tailhookah]

Cutting service and airplanes coupled w/ a rock bottom fare sale? Include the stock/bond offering of 65 million... it equates to Airtran being very cash poor, worse than what they're saying and need money, quick liquidity in order to stay out of BK...

'hookah

 

[CatfishVT9]

You guys who are ready to stomp on our grave are probably a bit premature. Regardless of how you think these guys are with regard to labor tactics, I'd put them up against anyone elses management team during tough economic times.

Incidentally, every time we sell a 737 delivery, we make money on it and Boeing likes it because they sell it at a larger profit as well. A win-win.

Stay tuned.

 

[CitationLover]

hmmm.... talking to our CP last week, he said we were doing great out of MKE....

My signature line is what our chief pilot said one month ago. They are clueless.

 

[CatfishVT9]

If it's going to be your signature, you should spell "imminent" correctly.:beer:

Cheers.

 

[Wesb737fo]

Cutting service and airplanes coupled w/ a rock bottom fare sale? Include the stock/bond offering of 65 million... it equates to Airtran being very cash poor, worse than what they're saying and need money, quick liquidity in order to stay out of BK...

'hookah

And which three major airlines do you think are not in danger of filing for BK when kerosene goes to $4.oo/ gal....I'll give you a cookie if you get it right.

 

[captain dad]

Selling off aircraft options is a stop gap. You want to survive, you have to be profitable. What happens when fuel is $150?

Good luck.

 

[scarlet]

What do you think DL/NW with in 6-8 months with 1200-1400 aircraft (with all the rjs) will do?

UAL? CAL? AA? Alaska? JB? Virgin? Spirit? What do you think they will do?

 

[b82rez]

If it's going to be your signature, you should spell "imminent" correctly.:beer:

Cheers.

Not when the CP doesn't know how to spell it.

 

[CatfishVT9]

DOH!!!:laugh:

 

[gt1900]

Scarlett... Your going to have to get off the Alaska kick. They are hedged second only to SWA and have a huge amount of cash. As a matter of fact I believe they did a stock buy back not to long ago because they were getting close to 1 billion in cash on hand. Thats a ton of cash for someone the size of Alaska...