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Old Apr 11, 2020, 12:38 pm
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Originally Posted by fumje
I don't know how this works specifically, but I have heard that Kirby and Munoz communicated internally that they are trying to be prepared with capacity at the ready, so that they can capture any demand spike in the next few months.

But I do agree that Kirby's definition of capacity probably means full planes and minimal on-board overhead (e.g., edible food).
True, and we will pass a point in time soon where flight crews will have to go through requalification training to be current again. That will create a huge logistics issue that could take a few months to even put planes back in the sky.
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