As of Friday Jan 21st the US AIRWAYS sale has brought in 16 million dollars according to Bruce Lakesfield daily message with the website and reservations combined. A 23% increase of last year for the same time period!! And continues over the weekend to bring in revenue for the company.

Way to go US AIRWAYS :) ^

As of Friday Jan 21st the US AIRWAYS sale has brought in 16 million dollars according to Bruce Lakesfield daily message with the website and reservations combined. A 23% increase of last year for the same time period!! And continues over the weekend to bring in revenue for the company.

Way to go US AIRWAYS :) ^

Even if the tickets sold are at a sale price, that's $16M that might have gone either unsold or to other carriers. This is excellent news & definitely a plus in the right direction... :cool:

That's certainly great news. Anyone knows whether those rock-bottom sale fares are enough to break even? I would have taken advantage of them if I had some time off.

LAX

Even if they're not profitable, being able to release a statement like this helps to instill some much needed confidence in US Airways for consumers. Right now, I think their primary focus is getting bookings from people, despite all of the doom and gloom that's been in the media.

Add in a few hundred for me by the end of the weekend.

Although I'm thrilled that USAir seems to have resolved all their immediate crises, I don't understand the excitement about doing $16 million in bookings.

Seems like a drop in the bucket to me. Weren't we talking about hundred of
millions of dollars in losses.

I think the main point Bruce was trying to get across is that it was a 23% increase over the same period last year.

Just take advantage of the sale while it lasts.

It's probably a good idea to offer seats at fire sale prices........the flights that I've been on lately (especially transAtlantic) have been EMPTY.

Although I'm thrilled that USAir seems to have resolved all their immediate crises, I don't understand the excitement about doing $16 million in bookings.

Seems like a drop in the bucket to me. Weren't we talking about hundred of
millions of dollars in losses.

The sale goes along way in helping the company get to or remain cash positive. That is the first step on the path towards sustained profitability. Roling the PHL hub and the continued effort to drive structural cost out of the enterprise. The FLL focus city effort are all part of the Plan of Transformation.

Can US Management pull it off? If they can get their arms around PHL I think the answer is yes. There operations managers IMO have yet to demonstrate that skill set despite having 20 to 30 years of aviation experience at the Sr level. The time for reasons has past, the is NOW for results.

............. If they can get their arms around PHL I think the answer is yes. .......

Bob,

I agree with your statement, but what chance does US have in rectifying the situation in PHL? They've been at it for a long time and the situation just gets worse in PHL.

I just hope the good news keeps rolling! GO US! :D

You can all but "book" (pun intended) another one of these sales next week, as they'll be trying to woo back the folks who are stranded wherever today, as a result of the ill-fated attempt to turn PHL into a omnidirectional connecting hub.

12 hour sale? Call it the 12" of snow sale.

Well people can't go and blame US for the closure of PHL. Heck many airports in the N.E. were closed down. Not sure if US will continue to have a sale just because PHL had to close down for the snow. And that part was out of US' control.

This is great news!

Well people can't go and blame US for the closure of PHL. Heck many airports in the N.E. were closed down. Not sure if US will continue to have a sale just because PHL had to close down for the snow. And that part was out of US' control.

Most people who buy airline tickets are not necessarily intellectually honest about it. They think "gee, US has tanked me at PHL twice in a month" and tend to forget that the second time was a snow event.

But let's assume they are a bit more enlightened, and not from Philly. Can one blame US for trying to turn PHL into a huge connecting hub? Absolutely, they can, because given the airport's operational constraints it was a dumb choice.

Cluebyfour,

I have to agree with you. I have even witnessed one time that DCA had a ground stop and I witnessed a person screaming at the gate agent that he demanded to see a supervisor because their flight was delayed until further notice. I was like HELLO?? A huge thunderstorm is outside. It is amazing how stupid some people are.

I also have to agree with you on turning PHL into a huge connecting HUB. Yes I love US Airways but I hate PHL airport. I am actually coming back from Spain tomorrow and of course I have to come through PHL. I wish I could go through CLT or PIT. PHL is a complete disaster.

If they pull it off and succeed the PHL decision will be hailed as brilliant. If they go bust it'll be just another nail in the coffin -- albeit perhaps a particularly large and rusty one ;)

If they pull it off and succeed the PHL decision will be hailed as brilliant. If they go bust it'll be just another nail in the coffin -- albeit perhaps a particularly large and rusty one ;)

Let's hope the mutual fund mantra of "past performance is no guarantee of future results" holds true for US' bet in PHL. So far it ain't so...

Well the transformation plan calls for PHL to be a rolling hub in February. I think US management gets that PHL is a problem. . .they are trying to do alot pretty quickly so lets hope PHL rolls sooner than later.

P.S. I think it is great that US has made such great progress with their fare sale. The very cheap fares that they are selling are very limited (most of them to the T bucket). But I would wager that they are getting alot of folks into the store for the cheap fares and that people are buying up if there preferred times/flights are unavailable. So it is great news.

Well the transformation plan calls for PHL to be a rolling hub in February. I think US management gets that PHL is a problem. . .they are trying to do alot pretty quickly so lets hope PHL rolls sooner than later.

P.S. I think it is great that US has made such great progress with their fare sale. The very cheap fares that they are selling are very limited (most of them to the T bucket). But I would wager that they are getting alot of folks into the store for the cheap fares and that people are buying up if there preferred times/flights are unavailable. So it is great news.


Since the baggage/utility/mechanics have signed the new contract, one of the provisions of the deal is to start with PHL. They are "supposed" to outsource most of those positions and hire 200 new employees. Add in the rolling hub and maybe things will start working smoothly....finally. We will see.

You can all but "book" (pun intended) another one of these sales next week, as they'll be trying to woo back the folks who are stranded wherever today, as a result of the ill-fated attempt to turn PHL into a omnidirectional connecting hub.

12 hour sale? Call it the 12" of snow sale.


Sorry to burst your negative bubble but I left PHL (8:15PM) tonight with relatively little hassle. We were late getting off the gate due to getting someone to dump a lav in 19 degree weather, Otherwise business as usual. I saw no ugly confrontations or an excess of misconnected luggage. Sorry to disapoint.

Question for you? Since you mentioned on usavaition.com that you redirected $25,000 worth of business AWAY from US Airways, why exactly are you a moderator on the US Board?

I came to this thread looking to discuss a fare sale and it's more PHL bashing.

Granted, PHL sucks, but can we keep that commentary contained to the already plentiful PHL sucks thread?

Sorry to burst your negative bubble but I left PHL (8:15PM) tonight with relatively little hassle. We were late getting off the gate due to getting someone to dump a lav in 19 degree weather, Otherwise business as usual. I saw no ugly confrontations or an excess of misconnected luggage. Sorry to disapoint.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/4122695/detail.html

It seems as if some published reports, and an implicit admission from US itself may disagree with your assesment.

Question for you? Since you mentioned on usavaition.com that you redirected $25,000 worth of business AWAY from US Airways, why exactly are you a moderator on the US Board?

Because Randy asked me to. Besides which, I've been at all 3 elite levels within the DM program (currently US1), and despite the reduced spend still had over 50k BIS miles in the most recent year. That said, the moderator mission on FT is to keep things running smoothly for the benefit of all FT members, not to be cheerleaders for a particular program--there are program forums moderated by individuals who are not heavy users of that particular program.

I will warn you, however, that any further discussion of this will be taken in PM to myself or Randy (per the board owner's instructions and wishes on the subject). (see http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376034)

Well people can't go and blame US for the closure of PHL. Heck many airports in the N.E. were closed down. Not sure if US will continue to have a sale just because PHL had to close down for the snow. And that part was out of US' control.

You are right about the weather but....

I was stranded by US this weekend and ended having to buy a new ticket home.

Let me explain... I don't fly US often ( i do fly 100K + on others each year) but I did use them for DCA to MSY last weeknd. Sure enough MSY to DCA flight home on Staurday night cancelled. Not US fault and I actually packed few extra clothes based on the weather report before I left.

US left mea vocie mail with a phone number to call and the web site said to call US for itn change. I called and called and called. Three time I was on hold for nearly and hour and no answer.

Since I could get no answer from US I booked a one-way Dl flight fully refundable and the next morning at 3:45 am I headed to the airport. Of course, the US desk was closed and when I called again the with time at 4 am was 58 minutes. I could not wait to see if US had actually rebooked me on a flight that day or not. Who know they may have even had me on the 6 am non-stop top DCA but I couldn't take a risk that they did.

So I went home on DL.

This storm was well known many days in advance. US's inability to handle rebooking, one of the basic functions of any hub airline, is indication to me that in fact the airline is not operating as a going concern.

I fully expected while I was waiting online and hearing about usair.com for the billionth time that the message was going to change to...

Thank you for calling us air, we have just ceased operation have a nice day.

I will never fly this airline again. I have been stranded by weather many time on different carriers--that's part of the glamour of business travel. And several times have had to with for the next day but in every case I have at least had the information about what flight I was on and the opportunity to possible make another arrangements (go into BWI or IAD if they could offer better timing) but never had airline I couldn't contact at all.

I am going to request US pay for my DL ticket. Aint going to happen but going to ask anyway.