Great Job Delta!

Plus, jetways are not an inalienable right in the airline business.

Fly to Europe or Asia, there is a high probability you're going to be in remote parking.

Hell, some airports won't even let flight crew members in the terminal. So you're chugging your bags down a jet bridge to the ramp, dragging it through hardpack snow to enter the terminal where the baggage carts zip in and out, through a back door and having to wait 30 minutes, if you're lucky, for them to hand back your passport. and then through cavernous passageways to your hotel shuttle.

A… B… C…

COFFEE'S FOR CLOSERS!
 
Derg said:
I think it went over YOOJ. Went over great.

It was BEEG, real BEEG. BEEELIONS and BEEELIONS of really BEEG.

I can't stop imitating Trump. Eek!

But seriously, these things happen all the damned time and it's cool to see a US carrier on the other end of it for once. Try to, as a US carrier, fly to some of those countries, you've got to glad hand, dance, pay off, have the right political connections, kiss the proper butts and then you MAY be granted access. Conversely, the US is darned near "come one come ALL! Our voters want low air fares at all costs!"

This happens all the damned time. Hell, even the Brits trolled the world with Gatwick. "Sorry mate, you can only fly into an airport impossibly far from London, which is really in remote-assed Crawley, if you want to serve the market, unless, of course you grease the right palms…"

All the time.
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DERGLESS TRUMP 4 PREZIDINT! DERGLESS WILL MAKE TAKOS GR8 AGAIN! HE WILL BUILD A WALL TO KEEP TAKO H8TERS OUT!
 
Derg said:
Plus, jetways are not an inalienable right in the airline business.

Fly to Europe or Asia, there is a high probability you're going to be in remote parking.

Hell, some airports won't even let flight crew members in the terminal. So you're chugging your bags down a jet bridge to the ramp, dragging it through hardpack snow to enter the terminal where the baggage carts zip in and out, through a back door and having to wait 30 minutes, if you're lucky, for them to hand back your passport. and then through cavernous passageways to your hotel shuttle.

A… B… C…

COFFEE'S FOR CLOSERS!
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Shoot fly Allegiant and chances are you won't be seeing a jetway... jetways cost skrilla, cheddah, cabbage, greenbacks, or scratch... its all about controlling costs and ball bearings these days.
 
Avalon781ML said:
Shoot fly Allegiant and chances are you won't be seeing a jetway... jetways cost skrilla, cheddah, cabbage, greenbacks, or scratch... its all about controlling costs and ball bearings these days.
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C.R.E.A.M.

Get the money! DOLLA DOLLA BILLS Y'ALL!

(I really gotta stop drinking cans of Suntori Highball and visiting the forum before I go to bed)
 
Avgirl said:
Hey, the A380 is pretty impressive and I was kidding, BTW. I understand that. But, how many flights does Qatar have to Atlanta and how often? Do you even know and of those flights are they really hurting Delta financially when passengers don't have another choice? So, how is sharing a gate going to destroy the livelihood of Delta and all the American carriers? I don't agree with the way that those carriers in the middle east are being subsidized, but it doesn't mean that I have to play games and play stupid when the gate issue is questioned. Why couldn't Delta just say that they didn't agree with their policies, etc. instead of act coy about it? Oopsie, we coudn't give up those gates for an arrival that we knew about for at least three months? That is where I have the problem. If you don't like Qatar and you don't want them at your airport, just state it that way. I am specifically talking about Delta and their issue with the Atlanta airport. Not the all encompassing issue, which doesn't apply because they were allowed to fly into Atlanta. I am fully aware of the political issues behind what is going on in the middle east. But, that greater scope doesn't apply here. It was a gate, and playing dumb.. So, now it turns into a personal attack because I am the diplomatic one? Stick to the topic, and stop trying to insult me personally, because you have no business doing that, and it certainly isn't going to help me respect your position further. If you don't agree, leave it at that, but you aren't going to change my mind that Delta not facing the issue truthfully and instead pretending like they didn't know the gates were going to be conveniently occupied wasn't a dick move. I have no problem with Delta standing up to Qatar, just do it truthfully and stand ground without acting like a spoiled brat.
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You really don't have a clue.... I used to work for an airline that @ATN_Pilot luvs with all of his heart in ground ops. With far less than 200 arrivals/departures a day, we planned our gates out months in advance. It's not just as easy as "oh, nah bro, you can use this gate!"


Also, I hate to say it but I flew business to Prison Island from Dallas on the 380 and it was probably the nicest ride I've had on an airplane.
 
ctab5060X said:
It wasn't so much UPS not wanting to move as it was the lawsuit from the families in Depressington that we're going to be evicted via eminent domain. I understand that lawsuit was settled last year in a manner that was beneficial to all parties with no one being evicted. I recently heard that the new CEO of PHL has put the 5th runway on hold, saying it isn't necessary right now. Seems the current projects are lengthening 27L/9R by 1500', lengthening 8/26 to 7000', straightening taxiways, redesigning the Terminal B/C check-in area, and moving the control tower.
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All things that need to be finished yesterday.
 
Avgirl said:
I fully knew what I was talking about and stand by my opinion of the children at play and how Delta could be the diplomatic one which would probably serve a better purpose in the end. Are those your opinions or those of ALPA who you seem to be most loyal to? How is it wearing a collar and lead? Because, in my household the only thing that wears that is my dog. :biggrin:
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Okay, I started reading this from 1C on my way to pick up a Hawker for MX. Hope I can still fly one of those....


Wait, I read a few of your posts and cannot understand your correlations. First you start with how Delta is immature and should have given gate space or just said no from the get go. Then you bring in the theatre. Then, the whole gate space was shown that it was never about Delta and you say "it was never about that." When that was our first post?!

Then you proceed to attack someone whom I think of as good friend, granted my continual poking fun of his bad candid pictures and vacuum choices.

You have been here a month, have barely even stated who you are or what you would like to see in the industry, yet have such high opinions of what you think is correct or not. Okay, everyone has opinions. But to then attempt to belittle someone who has done more for the industry, someone who candidly asked me if I wanted help getting on at his shop after meeting in a terminal, someone who has helped to make regulations better for the industry?! I doubt you have a dog that awesome.
 
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DPApilot said:
Okay, I started reading this from 1C on my way to pick up a Hawker for MX. Hope I can still fly one of those....


Wait, I read a few of your posts and cannot understand your correlations. First you start with how Delta is immature and should have given gate space or just said no from the get go. Then you bring in the theatre. Then, the whole gate space was shown that it was never about Delta and you say "it was never about that." When that was our first post?!

Then you proceed to attack someone whom I think of as good friend, granted my continual poking fun of his bad candid pictures and vacuum choices.

You have been here a month, have barely even stated who you are or what you would like to see in the industry, yet have such high opinions of what you think is correct or not. Okay, everyone has opinions. But to then attempt to belittle someone who has done more for the industry, someone who candidly asked me if I wanted help getting on at his shop after meeting in a terminal, someone who has helped to make regulations better for the industry?! I doubt you have a dog that awesome.
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Yer on guard...
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
Yeah, I knew they got a new tower and international terminal, a while back. But a friend of mine who is a Civil engineer, in ATL said that his firm was putting out bids for the future expansion project the airport is planning. And said that they were building a new terminal, and possibly expanding the international terminal. Due to limited gate space.
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That would be the New Concourse G

http://www.myajc.com/news/business/hartsfield-jackson-to-begin-6-billion-expansion-pl/nqgxq/
 
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