UAL777,
Go to this web address.
http://ccbn.tenkwizard.com/filing.php?repo...K=100517&CN=UAL
to those too lazy to surf, this page is from an april 1994 SEC filing that outlines the short haul cost of UAL flying before and after the implementation of U2 (shuttle). It's no wonder the SWA guys agreed to the pay freeze. We arguably killed U2 by bringing it's pay scale to parity in C2K. It was also killed by Dutta's premium pax philoshophy that changed it to nothing more than a hub feeder. You said our costs were too high to fly the extra leg from some of our layover cities (IAH-MEX, MSP-MCO). Isn't it ironic that SWA just added a daily non-stop from MCO to DET? U2 will likely come back, and with it, even lower marginal costs. If you were a businessman wanting to take your family to the magic Kingdom, when would you want to leave? amybe 4 or 5 PM (after work) so you could get to a hotel and be ready to go the next morning? When would you want to come home? Late in the evening (9PM or so) after the kids enjoyed one last day of rides, so you could even make it to work the next day? We need to take a harder look at places we can get a little more revenue. Using an idle jet for late night runs goes contrary to the high yield philosophy of Dutta, but it could be one of the smartest things we've done in a while.
Go to this web address.
http://ccbn.tenkwizard.com/filing.php?repo...K=100517&CN=UAL
to those too lazy to surf, this page is from an april 1994 SEC filing that outlines the short haul cost of UAL flying before and after the implementation of U2 (shuttle). It's no wonder the SWA guys agreed to the pay freeze. We arguably killed U2 by bringing it's pay scale to parity in C2K. It was also killed by Dutta's premium pax philoshophy that changed it to nothing more than a hub feeder. You said our costs were too high to fly the extra leg from some of our layover cities (IAH-MEX, MSP-MCO). Isn't it ironic that SWA just added a daily non-stop from MCO to DET? U2 will likely come back, and with it, even lower marginal costs. If you were a businessman wanting to take your family to the magic Kingdom, when would you want to leave? amybe 4 or 5 PM (after work) so you could get to a hotel and be ready to go the next morning? When would you want to come home? Late in the evening (9PM or so) after the kids enjoyed one last day of rides, so you could even make it to work the next day? We need to take a harder look at places we can get a little more revenue. Using an idle jet for late night runs goes contrary to the high yield philosophy of Dutta, but it could be one of the smartest things we've done in a while.