MEM-DCA service
Dec 21, 2001 | 7:17 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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MEM-DCA service
Northwest to Serve Washington Reagan National from Memphis
Friday the Department of Transportation announced that a group of identified airlines would be able to serve communities in a series of phases within phase three of the re-opening of Washington Reagan National Airport. Northwest and Memphis are among the airlines and cities included in phase one of phase three.
In responding to The Memphis Commercial Appeal, Northwest commented, "We'd like to thank the entire Tennessee and Memphis delegation for their support on reinstating service to Washington Reagan National from Memphis. Their support, under the leadership of Representatives Ford and Bryant, and in conjunction with the airport authority, helped make this possible. Because we did not expect to receive word on the start of phase three until sometime in January, we contacted all of our customers booked to travel to Washington Reagan National through Jan. 30 and advised them that they would be flying to Dulles Airport. At this point we can confirm that we will offer three frequencies in the Washington Reagan National market beginning Jan. 31. We are in the process of developing our operational plans and will evaluate whether or not we can begin service prior to the Jan. 31."
Friday the Department of Transportation announced that a group of identified airlines would be able to serve communities in a series of phases within phase three of the re-opening of Washington Reagan National Airport. Northwest and Memphis are among the airlines and cities included in phase one of phase three.
In responding to The Memphis Commercial Appeal, Northwest commented, "We'd like to thank the entire Tennessee and Memphis delegation for their support on reinstating service to Washington Reagan National from Memphis. Their support, under the leadership of Representatives Ford and Bryant, and in conjunction with the airport authority, helped make this possible. Because we did not expect to receive word on the start of phase three until sometime in January, we contacted all of our customers booked to travel to Washington Reagan National through Jan. 30 and advised them that they would be flying to Dulles Airport. At this point we can confirm that we will offer three frequencies in the Washington Reagan National market beginning Jan. 31. We are in the process of developing our operational plans and will evaluate whether or not we can begin service prior to the Jan. 31."
Dec 23, 2001 | 3:39 pm
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Arlington VA
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This news release is a spin story on reality. NW sold flights to passengers, including myself, for flights between Dec 17 and Jan 31 for some time. After we were locked into these flights, the flights were cancelled and we were rerouted through Detroit. Kind of a bait and switch tactic. It would have been much easier to have been able to have bought a non-stop on United or American from Dulles rather than having to fly through Detroit. The changes were made by NW too late to buy reasonable priced alternative flights. It would have helped if NW had left the IAD to MEM flights in place until the DCA to MEM flights were operational. This didn't happen either. Yet another example of why time based pricing rather than transportation based pricing is such a poor way to do business for many passengers.