Spirit Furloughing

[alaskadrifter]

Down here I’m noticing that as we go later in the fall the trips are tending less productive. Great if you like 19-20 hour layovers to get out and about, but it does start to eat into days off after a while.

It’ll pick up for the hollandaise.

 

[JordanD]

Oh I read it. Dumb government doesn’t know Frontier operates up to 3x daily DEN-DCA?


“The department ruled that Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines weren’t eligible because Congress limited the contest to carriers that already operate flights at Reagan National.”

Five new flights named at Reagan after bitter fight in Congress

The Department of Transportation awarded five new round-trip flights at lawmakers’ favorite airport, thanks to a major aviation bill that Congress passed over the summer and President Joe Biden signed

gazette.com

When considering the applications, preference went to flights that “enhance options for nonstop travel to beyond-perimeter airports that do not have nonstop service,” according to the legislation.

Seems fair to me and more beneficial to people to connect to AS’s way bigger route network. Shouldn’t you be happy about this?

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Five new flights named at Reagan after bitter fight in Congress

The Department of Transportation awarded five new round-trip flights at lawmakers’ favorite airport, thanks to a major aviation bill that Congress passed over the summer and President Joe Biden signed

gazette.com

Seems fair to me and more beneficial to people to connect to AS’s way bigger route network. Shouldn’t you be happy about this?

I’m happy my shop seems to be getting a new route.

Still, despite the merger, I don’t pretend my shop is in the realm of the big 4. There’s the big 4, and then everybody else. And the govt allowed them to become what they are today, while attempting to squash the little guys.

 

[Roger Roger]

Five new flights named at Reagan after bitter fight in Congress

The Department of Transportation awarded five new round-trip flights at lawmakers’ favorite airport, thanks to a major aviation bill that Congress passed over the summer and President Joe Biden signed

gazette.com

Seems fair to me and more beneficial to people to connect to AS’s way bigger route network. Shouldn’t you be happy about this?

For the record, seems silly to me. Go to IAD and take the silver line. DCA is a •show.

 

[Roger Roger]

It’ll pick up for the hollandaise.

I mean I don’t miss short backs but I got a 24 hour IND and

 

[Skåning]

FTFY

“Seattle Time”

 

[Kingairer]

For the record, seems silly to me. Go to IAD and take the silver line. DCA is a •show.

DCA is one of the most convenient metro airports in the country, if not the most. IAD is still an hour away on the metro.

 

[JordanD]

I’m happy my shop seems to be getting a new route.

Still, despite the merger, I don’t pretend my shop is in the realm of the big 4. There’s the big 4, and then everybody else. And the govt allowed them to become what they are today, while attempting to squash the little guys.

I don't think this is the case at all in this instance.

 

[JordanD]

For the record, seems silly to me. Go to IAD and take the silver line. DCA is a •show.

I've been bid avoiding that airport for a while. Getting out of there is just a massive pain every time.

 

[killbilly]

Five new flights named at Reagan after bitter fight in Congress

The Department of Transportation awarded five new round-trip flights at lawmakers’ favorite airport, thanks to a major aviation bill that Congress passed over the summer and President Joe Biden signed

gazette.com

Seems fair to me and more beneficial to people to connect to AS’s way bigger route network. Shouldn’t you be happy about this?

Goddammit. We wanted one of those for a new DCA-SJU leg.

 

[killbilly]

DCA is one of the most convenient metro airports in the country, if not the most. IAD is still an hour away on the metro.

So true. In the time it takes me to drive to the IAD employee lot, park, shuttle, TSA, gate, I can Metro to DCA and be on board a flight to JFK or LGA and at LEAST halfway there....

 

[killbilly]

I've been bid avoiding that airport for a while. Getting out of there is just a massive pain every time.

DCA or IAD?

 

[JordanD]

DCA or IAD?

DCA. IAD I'm kind of indifferent to, I haven't been through there in at least 5 years.

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

I mean I don’t miss short backs but I got a 24 hour IND and

I did that layover on Halloween a few years ago and had an absolute ball. I brought a costume

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

I thought the Alaskan circlejerk was in another thread?

 

[word302]

I thought the Alaskan circlejerk was in another thread?

Well the mods close or lock every thread so.........

 

[Autothrust Blue]

DCA. IAD I'm kind of indifferent to, I haven't been through there in at least 5 years.

I like Dulles. Spent a lot of time going into/out of there due to going to Valo (ALPA office at Tyson's Corner). I realize it sounds somewhat de minimus but I'll happily spend the time to save the dues-payers the need to pay for a rideshare or cab.

I do dislike how far from the terminal the Silver Line is, I really do - it makes taking that train entirely too much of a bag drag and it makes the Sound Transit Link 1 Line connection at SeaTac (the distances involved from the station to the terminal is longer than it needs to be there, too, due to post-September 11, 2001 hysteria and no other valid reasons) look positively excellent by comparison.

 

[killbilly]

I've been bid avoiding that airport for a while. Getting out of there is just a massive pain every time.

I haven’t actually operated there but I’ve jumpseated plenty and I haven’t gotten the impression that it was any worse than any other Class B. What am I missing?

 

[Roger Roger]

IAD is great. DCA is a •show IMO especially in a guppy tanked up for the west coast.

 

[SteveC]

I thought the Alaskan circlejerk was in another thread?

Well the mods close or lock every thread so.........

Well, I guess I’ll set up a dedicated thread in the Lav for the Alaska Kilkenny cats to have their “fun”.