Getting the Truth out about Mesa

[I Hate Freight]

Getting the Truth out about Mesa.

Good article!

 

[dbchandler1]

linky no worky

 

[Flyer1015]

Link doesn't work. It got truncated when you tried to insert the link here.

 

[say again]

The truth is they SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[I Hate Freight]

Sorry guys, try this one.

Or here it is:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101201887.html?sub=AR

 

[AWACoff]

Wow. Just wow.

 

[sqwkvfr]

Let me ask you airline guys a question:

I fully understand that there will be people who don't show up for flights or people who don't make connections leaving empy seats on aircraft, but what in the hell is up with oversold flights at outstations?

I was booked on a flight out of Redmond, Oregon on Horizon on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I showed up to learn that I was not on the flight because they were oversold and that the next flight out wasn't until the next day.

I had a contract with FedEx Ground to run a P and D route the next day. If I didn't get back to PHX and to work before Monday morning at 0600, I would loose my contract and the $42K that I paid for it.

I could not freaking believe that Horizon/Alaska had oversold a Dash out of Redmond on that particular day. I could understand overselling a flight from PHX-LA or the like wherein I could be bumped to another flight later in the day, but I don't understand how they could justify stranding me in central Oregon by overselling a 34-seat Dash on Thanksgiving weekend.

In the end, a husband/wife couple couldn't board because the husband has lost his wallet and they needed to find it....but by the grace of God was I not financially destroyed AND out of work.

Who makes the decision on how much to oversell a flight and how do they do it? I can easily see this someday soon becoming a national issue that will cause congress to move as quickly as they did to pass the "no call list" if overselling continues to be an issue.

 

[I Hate Freight]

It's always been my opinion that overbooking is a shady business practice and should be outlawed. No airline should be able to sell more seats than are available.

 

[wscrj]

OK, but then the other side of the coin is if you miss your flight and it's not the airlines fault, then you buy ANOTHER ticket to get on ANOTHER flight.

Now if you missed the flight because of the airline...whole different ball game.

 

[wscrj]

I am well aware of Mesa's version of what constitutes good customer (and employee) service.

However, suggesting that the airline is to BLAME in this lady's death is, for lack of a more eloquent word...retarded.

Let's try on personal responsibility for a change shall we?

 

[relief tube]

this has nothing to do with mesa- it would have if the flight had cancelled or been 2 hours delayed cuz of mx or no crew....it's all airways on this one.

.......but mesa still sucks

 

[On Your Six]

Mesa represents the GUTTER of aviation. Its management has a terrible reputation. The airplanes are old and delapidated. The agents and ground crews, like most regional employees, are underpaid and, as a result, often resentful and disrespectful (what do you expect from minimum wage employees?).

I am sure there are fine people who work at Mesa who are just trying to do their jobs. I feel bad for them - hopefully the pilots will get their 1000 PIC and then quickly depart.

I hear that Netjets REFUSES to allow any of its employees (including pilots repositioning to various aircraft) to fly Mesa because of its cost-cutting and "unsafe" reputation. I wonder if that impacts a Mesa pilot's ability to work for an outfit like Netjets? You never know.

 

[9rj9]

UPS will not book you on an any small jet if something bigger is available. The public is slowly understanding the bait and switch that all the majors engage in. SWA and JB don't oversell or stick you on some subpar contractor, why can't everone else ?

 

[Exskydiverdrivr]

SWA oversells.

 

[paid4training]

I'd say kcuf uair if I was gonna miss a contract. I'd write rule 120.20 and go to another airline and make usair pay for a full y class...beatches!

 

[XPOO]

I'm not a Mesa supporter, not even close. But I can't believe anyone would try to use that girl's story to try and discredit Mesa. There has to be some truly legit stories out there instead of having to twist this one to make it sound like Mesa's fault.

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Mesa: the four letter airline

 

[RP170]

I hear that Netjets REFUSES to allow any of its employees (including pilots repositioning to various aircraft) to fly Mesa because of its cost-cutting and "unsafe" reputation.

Yes that is true. I belive TSA/GoJet is also on the no fly list.

 

[ratherbeflyen]

Do Mesa ground crews and gate agents work in PHX or is it all main line?

 

[sqwkvfr]

Do Mesa ground crews and gate agents work in PHX or is it all main line?

Ground crew in PHX is Mesa.