i wish them well with the "startup"...all of the airlines are struggling now,whethr they have a small or a large route structures,or whether thy have older or newer aircraft..this seems like odd timing..some regionals have just gone out of business completely...

(Written on 2020/10/27)(Permalink)

COVID CASES ARE GOING UP,NOT DOWN IN THEU.S...GERMANY HAS ALSO HAD AN UPTAKE IN CASES...ITS GREAT TO WELCOME A FLIGHT FROM EUROPE,BUT ARE THERE QUARANTINE PROCEDURES IN PLACE? WE CANNOT JUST "WISH AWAY" THE VIRUS,JUST BECAUSE WE ARE TIRED OF RESTRICTIONS...

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respectfully..if a person chooses NOT to follow the factual information with the cases rising rapidly and hospitals in some places running out of bed space,you can live in blissful ignorance..covid is surging once again in european countries, and it is hitting home in the u.s. at places that thought they would be considered immune because of more land space and more rural areas.if you,your family,and any friends you have have not been affected by covid,either with job loss or financial hardship or hospitalization or worse, i wish you well,but reality is reality,and we are not turning a corner or rounding a curve and wont be as long as people do not listen or continue to take precautions..there is a definite distinction between "people being led by the nose" as you stated,and staying informed with the truth and the facts,and not political rhetoric...

(Written on 2020/10/26)(Permalink)

cases of covid are climbing rapidly at this time, and the expected total of those with it as well as those who might die from it are increasing as was anticipated..everyone is tired of it, so unfortunately,lots of people are ignoring the fact it is still rampant and there is yet no vaccine..the airlines are in a quandry because they are running short on funds,have already laid off thousands and have cut routes..southwest has so far not been included in layoffs,but i just dont see how they will be "filling up" their planes..

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when you look at the video,the woman who refused to wear a mask, actually had one on,but it was pulled down around her neck.it doesnt appear the flight attendnant did or said anything verbally abusive to her..all the woman had to do was say.oh im sorry,put the mask back over her face and comply..would she also not want to fasten her seat belt?it ws just very selfish,thug like behavior,and in the video, she appears to have some travelling companions..

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WHEN AIRLINES STARTED EXPANDING SERVICE AND INCORPORATING REGIONALS,AS WELL AS OPENING UP NEW ROUTES (IN THE 1970'S/80'S)MOST IF NOT ALL WERE DOING THE MAJOR HUB AND SPOKE THING,WHERE ALL ROADS LEAD TO DFW TO CONNECT,OR ORD OR ATL..POINT TO POINT WAS FOR LONG HAULS OR INTERNATIONALS WITH NO STOP IN BETWEEN NOR ANY CHANGE OF AIRCRAFT..SOUTHWEST HAS BEEN USING HUB AND SPOKE FOR A FEW YEARS AS WELL,WHERE YOU MUST GO THROUGH DALLAS LOVE AND CHANGE PLANES..ITS ERELY A MARKETING CONCEPT TO INCORPORATE MORE AIRCRAFT,MORE EMPLOYEES AND MORE DESTINATIONS TO A ROUTE STRUCTURE..

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none of the carriers listed in the article are american or u.s. based airlines..recently there was an article posted on this site regarding the "demise" of the 747, and united,amerian,delta have not flown them for a while..i live in a city with an international airport and the carriers who used to come in with 747's for overseas flights,no longer use them..klm,lufthansa for example..

(Written on 2020/10/16)(Permalink)

well...we knew the standard of safety would change soon because the airlines are in need of money and passengers...i do hope they are still doing thorough cleaning and sanitizing however,or else give each passenger boarding sanitary wipes or a small can of lysol!!

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these are very trying times for al of the airlines,and also very different circumstances than they have encountered before..even with pending strikes by unions, or the awful circumstances of 9/11,airlines have bounced back because passengers came back rather quickly..covid 19 is such a scary unknown to everyone,that people are NOT as of yet,flocking back to take vacations or go on that business trip,and even the holiday season seems very uncertain..these pilots should be happy to take a pay cut in order to keep the company in business, and help out their fellow employees..it has been done before by other airlines and proved successful..southwest employees are just not used to the real up and down financial situations as they have managed to stay profitable,have had good management,and not needed to do layoff or furloughs nor offer "early out" packages...

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southwest is merely "reintroducing" its service to and from iah...about 15 years ago, they pulled the existing service thay had from iah and consolidated everything to hou,and also made an agreement with the city to build a big,new customs facility at hobby airport..hobby and interecontinental are about 40 miles or more apart,so its good to give travellers on the norhtern side of town and up into montgomery county, the option to fly wn and not drive down towards galveston..sotuthwest reportedly is holding off having furlougs or layoffs of its employees, as opposed to del,ua and aa..i wish them luck...

(Written on 2020/10/13)(Permalink)