MSY-IAH Ship Passengers
Feb 16, 2013, 8:21 am
#16
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They probably also didn't want to steamclean a half dozen aircraft given that said 1500 people haven't showered in days and have been pooping in plastic bags.
Feb 16, 2013, 8:49 am
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DL and UA are separated by fewer than five teams in terms of NFL contracts, and DL apparently was the low bidder here.
Honestly, who cares?
Honestly, who cares?
Feb 16, 2013, 10:31 am
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Feb 16, 2013, 11:33 am
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Feb 16, 2013, 11:54 am
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In my book, there's a bit much of "I guess" and "maybe" in your posts in this thread - to the point where it loses any sense and substance.
Feb 16, 2013, 12:28 pm
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Seriously, Delta has been serving MSY for a very long time going back to the days of the Convair 880 and Douglas DC-8. And it wasn't that long ago that DL was operating B767-300s MSY-ATL. Plus, ATL is just a hop, skip and a jump away from MSY.
Feb 16, 2013, 12:44 pm
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Regardless of what really is behind this story, it seems to the uninitiated person out there reading his daily newspaper that DL again is doing things right. They are making pax happy, they win contracts, they buy a refinery, they begin re-configuring their aircraft, they buy into foreign carriers, they win news routes to Japan, they are on TV saying the right things and so much more. Seems DL is always in the news and not in a bad way. UA is also in the news but not in a good way. Nearly makes me feel bad that I left DL, but SM/Skypesos are just junk, so I guess I did right after all?
Feb 16, 2013, 1:13 pm
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Feb 16, 2013, 1:14 pm
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Feb 16, 2013, 1:58 pm
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Reading past threads from the OP, he seems to not like it when UA charters 777, 764, 762, 753 aircraft and leaves them sitting at said charter destination for idk 12 hours or so, he would rather have them fly revenue passenger flights while the football teams etc are playing their games and so forth.
Feb 16, 2013, 2:03 pm
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Feb 16, 2013, 5:35 pm
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