DMN: Southwest Airlines reverses course on schedule
Oct 30, 2014, 10:22 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TUS/PDX
Programs: WN CP/A-List, AS MVPG75K
Posts: 5,798
Landed 20 minutes early tonight from BNA, and last week I landed 40(!!) minutes early from CMH. Light headwinds helped for sure. Glad we had a gate in PHX both days. All but two flights in October were on time. The delayed flights were only by about 10-15 minutes so not really a big deal.
Two flights out of 3,500 or so each day does not make a pattern. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Not always. I've had late inbounds on DL and AA leaving a hub. It happens. WN does swaps pretty routinely (they happen more in the "hub" cities--I see them regularly in PHX).
Not always. I've had late inbounds on DL and AA leaving a hub. It happens. WN does swaps pretty routinely (they happen more in the "hub" cities--I see them regularly in PHX).
Oct 31, 2014, 8:42 am
#17
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Florida
Programs: sw
Posts: 145
They also added more -800s to the fleet and still blocked them for and attempted 30 minute turns when it was more like 50-60 minute turns. I avoided all -800 flights except for first of the day in order to have a chance to be on-time.
It wasn't just one of these factors alone but instead the combination of all of them that tanked WN's timelines.
It wasn't just one of these factors alone but instead the combination of all of them that tanked WN's timelines.
There has not been a 800 scheduled for a 30 minute turn in the history of WN.