Originally Posted by
JoeFlyer
Also, Southwest crews cannot fly red-eye flights. AirTran crews can. Southwest is motivated to keep this ability on-line to maximize utilization of aircraft.
Off topic but I noticed the change of MKE-SEA. It went from 2x per day on FL both PM with high loads to one per day 12:30pm only enabling morning connections from the few flights they run. I'd be surprised if that route survives.
Redeyes work West to East.. And with the FL purchase they've expanded East in a big way. I can only hope SWPA approves something allowing it. Those incoming FL pilots being several notches down in seniority are afterall used to redeyes.