Southwest to fly allnighters? Maybe

[msmb]

SW is becoming a "Legacy" like it or not. Come on in the water is warm....now.

 

[waveflyer]

OAK crew flying the first ship out of PHL is a "red-eye". Nothing new here...

Or a Vegas crew- report time is 2:30Am PST

 

[Jetjockey]

On long hauls, peanuts AND some crackers!

Awesome. Who says you guys don't get crew meals?

 

[DX Jake]

Try it the other way. It's not very fun. The article says 10-15 per night most likely, meaning you may do them someday.


Godspeed!


The OYSter

OYS, what do you mean by "the other way"? Not a flame. I didn't think that east-west flights were really red-eyes. Then again I'm not really sure (which is why I posited.) If a flight leaves relatively late on the east coast… doesn't it kinda still arrive "late" that same day (till bout 1-2am, respectively), as opposed to a full blown 6-8 am arrival (standard red-eye?)

 

[waveflyer]

Try it the other way. It's not very fun. The article says 10-15 per night most likely, meaning you may do them someday.


Godspeed!


The OYSter

I'd rather fly a west coast red eye that lands at 6am east coast time (3am PST here in Vegas) than get up and begin my day at 2am PST to make a 5:30am east coast time lobby

But thanks for looking out

 

[jp1030]

Awesome. Who says you guys don't get crew meals?

Be nice....remember who taught you how to open a container of yogurt in a pressurized cabin!

 

[redflyer65]

The article says 10-15 per night most likely, meaning you may do them someday.


Godspeed!


The OYSter

10-15 out of 4000 daily flights?

Nice find OYS.

 

[Jetjockey]

Be nice....remember who taught you how to open a container of yogurt in a pressurized cabin!

You obviously haven't seen my tie lately.

 

[Whataburger]

Be nice....remember who taught you how to open a container of yogurt in a pressurized cabin!

LOL. It' took me a few times to figure out this one. Thank gawd that the standard blue issue airline pilot ties hide stains!

My fix: Open away and at a 30ish degree angle so that the discharge gets on something that is not polyester.

 

[On Your Six]

10-15 out of 4000 daily flights?

Nice find OYS.

Sorry, didn't you say you guys would NEVER do them? I think you did. That's 15 more per night than you have ever done before. I do them now and then, and I don't like them. Maybe you will.


Godspeed!


The OYSter

 

[On Your Six]

Jesus, why are you such a negative nancy. If it improves the bottom line then it's a good thing for the company. And the pilots. You should really work on being more positive. You'll live longer.

I just pointed out via an article that SWA will be doing allnighters, and I stated I didn't particularly like doing them. This will be a big change for SWA, and previously they preferred more planes laying over at an outstation rather than having them fly allnight. Things are changing at SWA, and that's GREAT! Have a GREAT DAY!


Godspeed!


The OYSter

 

[waveflyer]

Sorry, didn't you say you guys would NEVER do them? I think you did.

Who did?
Ok OYS, there is no type of flying that Swa might not ever do-
Clear?
Like I said- a red-eye would be better than an east coast AM report for me- so if it makes money and sense operationally, then we should look at them