Originally Posted by
SeaHawg
I'm glad I'm not the only one who despises WN- I still have the Companion Pass, but I used to fly them and United exclusively. Southwest lately has been trash, and United seems to be one bad PR move away from imploding.
Once I burn off the last hundred thousand or so WN miles and numerous delay/cancellation vouchers, I'm going to move away except for the shortest of hauls. Their operations have been bad almost every time I fly them, and cutesy flight attendants handing out a thimble full of peanuts and a half a cup of water don't cut it when my day is screwed up.
Rant off- Back to the 73, had WN wanted the 75 to be better developed, it would have relegated the 73 to the ash heap of history long ago.
The 75 is just a far superior plane that no one has been able to replicate.
I already finished my purge of WN vouchers etc. Never, ever again. Glad we both got that off our chests
It's a shame about the 737's continued existence though. I'd guess Ryanair had a similar influence.
I'm delighted that Delta has ordered the CS100 and would love to see them convert orders into the CS300. If Bombardier could do an even larger 3-3 model with up to 180 seats I think it would really pressure Airbus and Boeing to do better in the segment. After all both companies cheaped out on the neo and MAX with no new fuselages and little new passenger-facing technology like the A350 and 787 (despite that plane's horrible economy seating). I'm nervous Boeing would do a horrible clean sheet with 16.5" seats totally geared towards LCCs, but I think Airbus could do incredibly well in the segment with a totally new wing and some composites. Sadly both are stuck with in current designs for likely a few decades
