SWA or DAL

[afhercdriver]

So you'll be the richest non oil man in Lubbock for a short 12 hour layover. Who cares? You're still laying over in LBB. Yippy. 6 legs to go until your Boise layover.

What's wrong with Lubbock? Have you ever been there? I spent a year there in the early '90s and it wasn't too bad.

Now can someone at SWA get me a class date!

Jim

 

[General Lee]

What's wrong with Lubbock? Have you ever been there? I spent a year there in the early '90s and it wasn't too bad.

Now can someone at SWA get me a class date!

Jim

Why haven't you been back there since? I thought so. Don't worry, if you get hired by SWA, you will be back often.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[BVT94]

Why haven't you been back there since? I thought so. Don't worry, if you get hired by SWA, you will be back often.


Bye Bye--General Lee

20 lines out of 508 in MDW have LBB overnights in April. One night a pairing, most pairings only occur once on each line. I would not consider that "often".

 

[General Lee]

20 lines out of 508 in MDW have LBB overnights in April. One night a pairing, most pairings only occur once on each line. I would not consider that "often".

Hey, that is a lot more often then the rest of the Major or legacy pilots.....You can have LBB, and enjoy it. Texas tech is there, right? Sweet!

My point is that SWA flying and layovers do not appeal to everyone. Some may enjoy seeing the world when they have to be away for 3 or 4 days. With Southwest though, you do get to see a lot of the USA, every trip. Good for you guys. Everyone has a choice, and some may want the SWA lifestyle and pay. If so, great. Not everyone does, though.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[mach zero]

Hey, that is a lot more often then the rest of the Major or legacy pilots.....You can have LBB, and enjoy it. Texas tech is there, right? Sweet!

My point is that SWA flying and layovers do not appeal to everyone. Some may enjoy seeing the world when they have to be away for 3 or 4 days. With Southwest though, you do get to see a lot of the USA, every trip. Good for you guys. Everyone has a choice, and some may want the SWA lifestyle and pay. If so, great. Not everyone does, though.


Bye Bye--General Lee

And you have to realize that going to work for a bankrupt airline and risking furlough or worse all for the eventual prospect of international flying does not appeal to everyone either.

 

[afhercdriver]

Why haven't you been back there since? I thought so. Don't worry, if you get hired by SWA, you will be back often.


Bye Bye--General Lee

I was in AF Pilot Training at Reese AFB and I haven't had a reason to go back. Until now!

Jim

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

Hey, that is a lot more often then the rest of the Major or legacy pilots.....You can have LBB, and enjoy it. Texas tech is there, right? Sweet!

My point is that SWA flying and layovers do not appeal to everyone. Some may enjoy seeing the world when they have to be away for 3 or 4 days. With Southwest though, you do get to see a lot of the USA, every trip. Good for you guys. Everyone has a choice, and some may want the SWA lifestyle and pay. If so, great. Not everyone does, though.


Bye Bye--General Lee

How long are your international layovers?

 

[FDJ2]

How long are your international layovers?

Most Europe layovers are 24 hours, most South American layovers to EZE, GIG, GRU, SCL are 36 hours. Central America and the Carib. vary.

 

[bravodude]

Hey, that is a lot more often then the rest of the Major or legacy pilots.....You can have LBB, and enjoy it. Texas tech is there, right? Sweet!

My point is that SWA flying and layovers do not appeal to everyone. Some may enjoy seeing the world when they have to be away for 3 or 4 days. With Southwest though, you do get to see a lot of the USA, every trip. Good for you guys. Everyone has a choice, and some may want the SWA lifestyle and pay. If so, great. Not everyone does, though.


Bye Bye--General Lee

I tell what I will take LBB if you take Lagos. oh wait you already do. hold on what- how about those productivity brakes in ATL you do that to. Gimme a break!

 

[General Lee]

And you have to realize that going to work for a bankrupt airline and risking furlough or worse all for the eventual prospect of international flying does not appeal to everyone either.

Wow, aren't you high and mighty? I guess you don't know our future plans? Things will be getting good, and remember, good ole Continental was in BK once or twice, and they are doing well now. We have gotten rid of the terrible management (Leo and the gang), brought our costs down and debt down, and have a plan to make plenty of revenue. If you want to fly the same plane the rest of your life, more than 4-5 legs a day on average, and fly to cities that aren't very fun with fairly short layovers, then do it. That doesn't float my boat, sorry. Your pay is great, but that may not be there in a few years. We had higher pay than you did, with more money in the bank, and look what happened. If Colleen Barret takes over for Gary Kelly you may be sunk.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

I tell what I will take LBB if you take Lagos. oh wait you already do. hold on what- how about those productivity brakes in ATL you do that to. Gimme a break!

Those long breaks in ATL are pretty much gone. And, I will take Lagos and Johannesberg over Lubbock and Midland Odessa any day. 3 guys stay in Lagos (or will stay in Lagos) a night when we do start that later this year, but I bet a lot more of you stay in Lubbock per night. But hey, at least you get to go onto Boise later the next day (after ABQ, PHX, SLC, PDX, and GEG). Enjoy that!

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Quimby]

layover = beer & a hotel bed.

why is it again that you guys are so wrapped in in where you stay?

and you can have Lagos!

 

[General Lee]

Most Europe layovers are 24 hours, most South American layovers to EZE, GIG, GRU, SCL are 36 hours. Central America and the Carib. vary.

We have a 24 hour layover in NRT (from ATL) which equates to a 28 hour 3 day trip, and the JFK--BOM trip has a 48 hour layover, and the leg from BOM to JFK can be 17 hours nonstop, with two full crews and an upper deck crew rest facility with bunks.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

layover = beer & a hotel bed.

why is it again that you guys are so wrapped in in where you stay?

Talk about jaded. You probably avoid talking to crew members and run to your hotel room after buying beer. Great. And Lagos probably has great roasted Zebra or Rhino. Yummy. I'll take mine with Fiesta salsa!


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Quimby]

Talk about jaded. You probably avoid talking to crew members and run to your hotel room after buying beer. Great.


Bye Bye--General Lee

I so jaded! :smash::beer: Once again, GL knows all. Will you sign my logbook?