General Lee
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Do you even read what you write, Gen? Can you actually read at all?
"Pan Am had no feed... DAL has tons.......-let's park all our feed!" To paraphrase....
BTW-It may help you to read a little bit more than what you can find on this lame site. The "oil rich" countries which you reference in Africa are all covered up with terrorists, they are unprofitable hell-holes...... Of course, there are all the tourists who would love to head over there and get shot in the butt by one of these freak terrorists-NOT! Also, the price of crude is no longer at such high levels that many of these places could rightly be considered "oil rich."
You truly are an exceptionally stupid individual, Gen. I am convinced that DAL mgmt. is not only over-extended into Africa but into all of Europe. Europe's economy is in far worse shape than the U.S. economy... What do you really think that will do to international bookings-especially Africa? And, while you claim RJs are a waste of money, what do you think it costs to send a half-empty 767 back and forth to Nigeria? Hmmmmm.
Also, enlighten me on the mgmt. logic of "competing more aggessively" with AirTran. If I were on the board, I would be getting DAL to buy all AirTran's bonds to prop them up.... What-praytell, do you think will happen the very instant AirTran folds? them funny-looking 737s flown by all those "leather-jacket-wearing-discount" pilots you love to try and denegrate will come into ATL faster than you can send crap through a goose, and they WILL drive you right out of business....... Mark this paragraph and save it, then get back to me in a few years!
DAL is doing itself no favors these days.... Charging for bags, screwing people on their "frequent flier" miles, hosing smaller markets-especially from places like CVG. People remember these little things, and they are chomping at the bit to have an alternative-one day soon, they will. Lots of "little" planes with a true nationwide network will come into ATL and smack your arrogant butt right where it counts! It will just be unfortunate for all the non-toolbags who happen to work at DAL!
BTW-I have been in this industry far longer than you assume. I have seen DAL in good times and bad, but mark my words: These decisions that your vaunted mgmt. is making right now WILL destroy the company.. It is just a matter of time.
-One consolation for all of us will be seeing your arrogant, egotistical, self-obsessed, miserable butt have to go and get a real job and work for a living! I hear Jiffy Lube has great benefits!
Okay, a little slower for you now. Pan Am didn't have any direct feed, and at the end did mostly point to point. We are happily getting rid of 50 seat RJs (not enough though), and we are still keeping some CR9s and E170s, to go to the smaller cities. A lot of our feed will be trimmed, so instead of 8 flights a day on DCI from Knoxville to ATL, we might have 5. We are also going to add some mainline planes back to some cities, and take RJs away all together. People will be happy about that.
You really don't know much about Africa, do you? Did you know World Airways has 2 weekly flights from IAH (that's Houston Intercontinental for you) to Luanda, Angola? Why would they do that? Oil companies pay big bucks for that. It is probably World Airways' most profitable charter. And, we will offer twice weekly service (via SAL) to Luanda as well, along with some other Capitals that want the service. But, you knew that.....
You talk about what we should do with Airtran. Well, we are currently trying to "Pound" them, but not kill them. We already deal with a LCC that undercuts our flights (Airtran), and Southwest would be the same. You see, we have 70% of ATL traffic, and a lot consists of CONNECTIONS from places Airtran doesn't go to. From around the world, places you don't know even exist. (like Brazil) I know you were excited to go WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI last week. Good for you. So, you want DL management to buy Airtran's bonds and then take them over after they go away? Did you call up Kramer and ask him that question? You love CNBC, don't you?
You mention CVG and people there who may not be happy with our service. Great example there chief, we fly 90% of the flights out of CVG. IF they want to go nonstop anywhere except ORD, DFW, or DEN, they have to fly on us. The first thing we can do to make them happier is to take away some of the cramped RJs. We are on our way to doing just that.
So, you have been in this industry a long time, eh? What, 8 months? Sounds like it. And I am glad you know a lot about Jiffy Lube. I suggest you go there and buy a quart of Quaker State and keep it for yourself. It will make the next year or so go "smoother" for you.
Bye Bye--General Lee
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