SWA starts proviing runs to SJU

[Ty Webb]

Well, I give up . . . Apparently, my post wasn't very clear.

The point that I was trying to make is that it's not quite as simple as it was being made out to be in this thread ("what's the problem, if you need gas, just drop in on a tech stop, etc."). Just dropping into an airport that isn't as simple as it sounds, especially if you don't have a way to get all the things we take for granted- approved Wx, DX, approved Fuel vendor, performance planning, charts, etc.

There are many details that need to be worked out and put into place in advance, and the proving runs are to demonstrate that it works.

Regards,
Ty

 

[madjack]

I'm not an international expert (I will leave that to others) but it seems SWA has really been slow in capitalizing on the overseas markets...but for years the mantra here has been "there are plenty of opportunities in the Domestic market" that will be developed b4 SWA makes a foray across a pond...

 

[Metrojet]

Ty,

I'm don't understand your post. Then why is Southwest flying an 800 to SJU all week then? By the end of the year we will have around 22 737-800s with ETOPS (not that you need that for SJU), and each of those 800s are fully equipped. Pretty much every option you could order from Boeing...including printers/HF/etc, etc.

As Lear stated, STX is close by and there will be international contingency airports. It ain't rocket surgery.

"It ain't ROCKET SURGERY" ????? Pardon my ignorance there Red - i am going to have to google what you mean by that comment

Metrojet

 

[Metrojet]

"It ain't ROCKET SURGERY" ????? Pardon my ignorance there Red - i am going to have to google what you mean by that comment

Metrojet

Found it!


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[redflyer65]

Wow Metrojet. I'm glad you took the time to look that up. It's a very simple term to state something isn't as hard as it seems. You want to take it farther than my intent, then have at it.

And just for the record, I wasn't using it to demean Ty..just proving a point. I get what Ty was saying and I was just pointing out a different point of view. Very simple.

RF

 

[Dumb Pilot]

. Just dropping into an airport that isn't as simple as it sounds, especially if you don't have a way to get all the things we take for granted- approved Wx, DX, approved Fuel vendor, performance planning, charts, etc. Ty

I don't mean to argue with you Ty, I just don't understand why you assume that this is an issue, if you are flying from any point A within the lower 48 to any point B, SWA doesn't have operations personnel in all the airports available on that route, an emergency diversion into an airport that is not within their system will be handled the same way in this route than in any other airport that is not in their system, unless they divert to a crop dusting field..., this route will take them over the Bahamas, many airports there that service several airlines and are fully equipped with WX, maintenance, ground handling etc. the same goes for the Turks and Caicos, the Dominican Republic also has fully equipped facilities in Puerto Plata and Punta Cana that have several handling companies, there have been many diversions into these airports over the years and they go quite smoothly actually, you are not diverting into Lybia or Somalia, it's the Caribbean.