Dtw mem commute?

[WMUSIGPI]

Sucked hard back in '99-02. You had a chance if one of the wingtip flights in the early afternoon bank in MEM was a 727. Too many NW FA's. Jumpseat never vacant. It got good for awhile when they were repositioning a DC-10 to do the AMS evening flight out of MEM. I usually found the 2245L out of DTW and the 0630L out of MEM to have the lightest loads. Shocking, I know. How any of this is relevant to you today....I have no idea.

Thanks for letting me re-live some great times. Best wishes and good luck!!!

Well since there isn't any US scheduled passenger airlines operating anything with 3 engines anymore, coupled with the last flights either direction leaving about 6pm, your info is basically completely irrelevant. That commute is lousy, thankfully I haven't been getting sent to MEM lately. Look at taking bridge flights through CVG, IND, BNA ect...

 

[whaleroast]

Hi guys, I may have to do the dtw mem dtw commute soon and wanted any info on your experience from xj or 9e guys thanks

Use Fedex.

 

[Flybet3]

Use Fedex.

i second that

 

[MesabaDriver]

Fedex.

 

[xjlifer]

how do you get from main terminal to fedex?
I know a cab will take me there....but how about for a cheap penny pinching pilot?

 

[Limeyflyer]

There is a phone that directly calls fedex down by the ground transportation.

 

[xjlifer]

thanks...and they come pick you up?

 

[MesabaDriver]

xjlifer. pm me. ill give u all the numbers and things for fdx commute. cyyya

 

[Limeyflyer]

thanks...and they come pick you up?

Yes, they take you to the Fed-Ex terminal

 

[i fly boxes]

DTW MEM is going down to 2 dc9's and 2 crj900's starting in may. With all the deadheads alone that 9e does for training events between the 2, that commute is going to be full every single flight