WN says hurricanes to cost $100 million in lost revenue

[jimntx]

Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/28/news/companies/southwest-hurricanes-costs/index.html?iid=hp-grid-dom

 

[swamt]

Yes it will jim. Last numbers we were hearing was 60-80 mil., now hearing 100+ mil. 3rd Q will take a beating on results. Don't forget about that hurricane that hit Mexico as well as the earthquake. And the hurricane season is not done yet. Curious what the other airlines might be reporting that the weather hit them for the 3rd Q. Question is will they use this as a tool?

 

[B737 driver]

Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/28/news/companies/southwest-hurricanes-costs/index.html?iid=hp-grid-dom

Smaller profit sharing, why you don't wait forever to get a contract done.

 

[robbedagain]

100 Million loss for SWA UA I don't remember but Id say AA may take a huge hit at MIA as well as SJU and the Caribbean area

 

[jimntx]

It's interesting that the company (AA) hasn't said much about hurricane-based costs. As you said, a complete shutdown of the airport at MIA and closure of just about all Caribbean island airports is bound to hit the bottom line. Even the island airports that didn't close down were affected because as far as I know there is very little Caribbean service by AA except out of MIA.

 

[robbedagain]

AA goes out of CLT and PHL to the Caribbean but with SJU being severely limited and STT (who knows when that and) STX as well as SXM will reopen

 

[swamt]

Didn't Delta take some what of a hit in ATL?

 

[robbedagain]

yes they did but not sure how bad but they did when Tropical Storm Irma hit Ga area

 

[737MX]

That is the problem with working for an airline. There are so many factors beyond a company's control that can make or break them. Weather, war, fuel cost, etc. My advice is to stash away as much as you can during the good years because you know it's just a matter of time until you hit some bad ones. Best of Luck!

 

[B737 driver]

That is the problem with working for an airline. There are so many factors beyond a company's control that can make or break them. Weather, war, fuel cost, etc. My advice is to stash away as much as you can during the good years because you know it's just a matter of time until you hit some bad ones. Best of Luck!

Amen brother!

 

[swamt]

yes they did but not sure how bad but they did when Tropical Storm Irma hit Ga area

Ok. Thx. We will see the tallies soon. Gonna hit us big time. But, we will all get thru it.

 

[robbedagain]

absolutely correct about that bro

 

[jimntx]

AA goes out of CLT and PHL to the Caribbean but with SJU being severely limited and STT (who knows when that and) STX as well as SXM will reopen

Yes, but how many flights are there between CLT and PHL to the Caribbean? 1 or 2 a day? I'm not that familiar with Caribbean service. I could only find 1 or 2 flights per day to the "major" islands and none to the smaller islands that are served by MIA.

 

[robbedagain]

I thought out of PHL its 2 out of CLT may be 3 but I would have to double check that