How AA are flight loads being affected by Coronavirus?
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Sep 12, 20, 6:07 pm
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Originally Posted by airdude35
Why is AA insisting on full flights during a pandemic just curious! makes no sense !
Sep 12, 20, 7:22 pm
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Originally Posted by airdude35
Why is AA insisting on full flights during a pandemic just curious! makes no sense !
Sep 12, 20, 8:50 pm
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Originally Posted by enviroian
Because they can't afford to operate planes with empty middles like Delta can.
Sep 12, 20, 9:25 pm
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Originally Posted by airdude35
Why is AA insisting on full flights during a pandemic just curious! makes no sense !
If people turned away in droves and stopped flying AA entirely because they don’t block middles, AA might change their mind. But clearly there’s a sizable demographic that doesn’t really care about that.
Honestly, I think the bigger question is why is DL (and the others) still blocking middles? Do they think this is going to generate goodwill amongst customers beyond the time they start opening middles back up? I somewhat doubt it.
Sep 13, 20, 1:48 am
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Originally Posted by airdude35
Why is AA insisting on full flights during a pandemic just curious! makes no sense !
Sep 13, 20, 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by cmd320
Honestly, I think the bigger question is why is DL (and the others) still blocking middles?
Sep 13, 20, 10:18 am
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Originally Posted by enviroian
The clock is ticking when this non-sustainable gimmick will come to an end.
Sep 13, 20, 11:34 am
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Originally Posted by MiamiAirport Formerly NY George
I arrived at the MIA AC yesterday afternoon to do some work before a 7PM flight and it was dead. About an hour later after a call I looked up (around 5PM) and the MIA D30 AC was packed to the gills. Looked like typical pre COVID 19 days, even with few evening International flights. The terminal was also packed albeit with a reduction in the flight banks I've noticed there's a much more pronounced ebb and flow with crowds.
The biggest problem however was potential superspreaders at baggage claim at Miami -- all bags were being routed to two or three shared carousels, which were slow (as usual) but heavily crowded (not usual). Most people had removed their masks, and were milling around the carousels for 15 to 30 minutes. No announcements about which flight to which carousel. And the arriving car traffic was the heaviest I have seen since February.
Sep 13, 20, 11:38 am
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Originally Posted by fastflyer
The Miami situation is growing untenable. Arrived yesterday evening on a nearly full flight (F was full, coach had a few empty middles in the front -- bags were gate checked -- pax were only partially compliant with the mask rules).
The biggest problem however was potential superspreaders at baggage claim at Miami -- all bags were being routed to two or three shared carousels, which were slow (as usual) but heavily crowded (not usual). Most people had removed their masks, and were milling around the carousels for 15 to 30 minutes. No announcements about which flight to which carousel. And the arriving car traffic was the heaviest I have seen since February.
The biggest problem however was potential superspreaders at baggage claim at Miami -- all bags were being routed to two or three shared carousels, which were slow (as usual) but heavily crowded (not usual). Most people had removed their masks, and were milling around the carousels for 15 to 30 minutes. No announcements about which flight to which carousel. And the arriving car traffic was the heaviest I have seen since February.
Sep 14, 20, 5:45 pm
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AUS-DFW and DFW-CVG on Friday. Both flights completely full in both cabins.
CVG-DFW on Sunday. 3 empty seats in F, Y completely full.
DFW-AUS on Sunday. Completely full.
CVG-DFW on Sunday. 3 empty seats in F, Y completely full.
DFW-AUS on Sunday. Completely full.
Sep 14, 20, 6:20 pm
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ONT-DFW was completely full on the 738
DFW-IAD had a total of 89 pax out of 160 with a few empties in FC too.
DFW-IAD had a total of 89 pax out of 160 with a few empties in FC too.
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Sep 14, 20, 6:24 pm
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Originally Posted by AANYC1981
ONT-DFW was completely full on the 738
