Originally Posted by
Kevin AA
They were Chicago based. They announced it.
They could not have possibly flown for eight hours in a day before taking a flight that leaves at 1:30 PM. Why is it that Allegiant manages to fly from a hub to an outstation and back with the same crew (never an overnight layover) but AA can't?
Even if they started their day at 6 AM and flew constantly and the 1:30 PM flight puts them at the 8 hour limit in one direction, then why doesn't AA find someone else to fly there and back on the same flight? It just makes no sense to have crew overnight when it is completely unnecessary.
Unclear whether you are talking about pilots, FAs, or both but can you really not see a scenario where taking 3-4 seats out of inventory AND having to count hours spent deadheading crew to SUX as duty time winds up being a lot more expensive than just paying for hotel rooms in SUX???
Airline crew scheduling is as complicated as yield management when you think of all of the factors that go into developing an optimal crew schedule for the month.
AA's network is far more complex than Allegiant's. Allegiant won't even sell connecting itineraries, right?