Parker says for the industry and his airline to make money, the business model has to change.
Las Vegas was an easy target because its leisure market position wasn’t as profitable as business travel markets such as Philadelphia. Today US Airways has about half the flights it once had in Las Vegas “Vegas was one of the hardest hit (destinations) in the system,†said Robert Isom, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “But any flights that we pulled were money losers.†The airline no longer refers to Las Vegas as one of its primary destinations,
“The majority of the employees that left were part-time workers just because of the nature of our operation there,†Paladini said. “A lot of those folks were working full time at hotels and part time with us to get the flying benefits.â€
Because many workers had other Las Vegas jobs, few accepted transfers.
Paladini is a seasoned slasher
No mention of the full timers that had to go part-time
Next round of cuts will be full timers(non CSS) seen it all before
What is USAirways business model?
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/0...-vegas-flights/
Las Vegas was an easy target because its leisure market position wasn’t as profitable as business travel markets such as Philadelphia. Today US Airways has about half the flights it once had in Las Vegas “Vegas was one of the hardest hit (destinations) in the system,†said Robert Isom, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “But any flights that we pulled were money losers.†The airline no longer refers to Las Vegas as one of its primary destinations,
“The majority of the employees that left were part-time workers just because of the nature of our operation there,†Paladini said. “A lot of those folks were working full time at hotels and part time with us to get the flying benefits.â€
Because many workers had other Las Vegas jobs, few accepted transfers.
Paladini is a seasoned slasher
No mention of the full timers that had to go part-time
Next round of cuts will be full timers(non CSS) seen it all before
What is USAirways business model?
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/0...-vegas-flights/