Christmas Meltdown 2024

[Autothrust Blue]

People complain about the dysfunctionality of the new place. I just laugh.

Only people with good, solid senses of humor survive working at a ULCC for an extended period.

"Every day is like the first day!" Especially if you've contracted your ground service (above and below wing) out almost everywhere with minimal supervision during an explosive period of growth.

 

[CFI A&P]

FIFY

A few years ago when there was a cold weather event in ATL, I was waiting for parts that passing through Atlanta and delayed considerably. After a while I finally got a hold of USPS customer service to see what can be done about the delivery that’s holding up the return to service of that aircraft.

“I’m sorry but the snow is just…”

“What’s that phrase within the postal service? ‘Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…’

The clerk didn’t find it amusing.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

A few years ago when there was a cold weather event in ATL, I was waiting for parts that passing through Atlanta and delayed considerably. After a while I finally got a hold of USPS customer service to see what can be done about the delivery that’s holding up the return to service of that aircraft.

“I’m sorry but the snow is just…”

“What’s that phrase within the postal service? ‘Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…’

The clerk didn’t find it amusing.

Not applicable to their contractors, evidently!

 

[CFI A&P]

Not applicable to their contractors, evidently!

They probably had to deal with way too many Karens waiting on their Etsy orders, so I was treading carefully but still had to take the shot.

 

[Malko]

Southwest having trouble already in Minny. Look at the taxi time from left the gate. And its not really snowing barely.

 

[Hammertime]

Meijers...

You've just dated yourself. Do you have family that works at Fords?

 

[ChasenSFO]

Ahhh, they're small potatoes. At most a few people out of Minny won't get to Mexico on time....That or they will get left there....

Winter 2024/25 route map, not so small anymore...

 

[Malko]

Winter 2024/25 route map, not so small anymore...

….in comparison….

 

[ZapBrannigan]

….in conparison….

Comparison. From the root compare.

 

[Malko]

Comparison. From the root compare.

M/N close on the keyboard.

 

[N826AW]

I think we need an 'all of the above' because this year's meltdown will take place in the New York area due to ATC. No one except Silver, Sun Country and anyone else with limited exposure to the northeast is safe.

 

[invadertim]

I'm pretty certain someone is going to have a bad Thanksgiving over this...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/travel/stowaway-delta-newyork-paris-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[MikeD]

I'm pretty certain someone is going to have a bad Thanksgiving over this...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/travel/stowaway-delta-newyork-paris-intl-hnk/index.html

Interesting. A Russian citizen who is a U.S. LPR. Love to know the background behind that one.

 

[killbilly]

I think we need an 'all of the above' because this year's meltdown will take place in the New York area due to ATC. No one except Silver, Sun Country and anyone else with limited exposure to the northeast is safe.

Given our propensity to put our eggs in the JFK/BOS basket I’m reasonably certain we will suffer the wrath of the Gods as we try to move people between the Northeast and Florida or the Caribbean.

 

[Skåning]

Winter 2024/25 route map, not so small anymore...

But how many of those are like twice a week.
P.S. didnt they almost have a PDX base recently? Guess that didnt pan out?

 

[Roger Roger]

But how many of those are like twice a week.
P.S. didnt they almost have a PDX base recently? Guess that didnt pan out?

Wasn’t/isn’t PDX Amazon freight only?

 

[ASpilot2be]

Wasn’t/isn’t PDX Amazon freight only?

They were trying to grow the passenger side out of PDX.

 

[Roger Roger]

They were trying to grow the passenger side out of PDX.

Ah, guess I remembered wrong

 

[ASpilot2be]

Ah, guess I remembered wrong

Not entirely. They do have a sizeable Amazon presence there. But the base talk came during passenger expansion. I used them to commute to Vegas a few times. They were awesome.

 

[azmedic]

But how many of those are like twice a week.
P.S. didnt they almost have a PDX base recently? Guess that didnt pan out?

Most of those are Thurs/Sun routes. PDX was on the table once but SCALPA has always shot any base beyond MSP down.


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