I just got off a flight where they were looking for 88 throughs.
Jun 26, 2013, 9:39 pm
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Happens all the time at ELP and ABQ. I saw the FA count to 77 on a flight a couple of months ago.
Not sure how big a hit their flight schedules will look after the Jim Wright Amendment goes away in 2014, and DAL pax can fly direct to PHX and LAS.
Not sure how big a hit their flight schedules will look after the Jim Wright Amendment goes away in 2014, and DAL pax can fly direct to PHX and LAS.
Last edited by Texas Booster; Jun 27, 2013 at 9:20 pm Reason: grammar
Jun 26, 2013, 9:49 pm
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Albany? ABQ, maybe.
Jun 27, 2013, 10:59 am
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Wrong. Currently its the only way peeps can fly from DAL to LAS because of the expiring Wright Amendment. MDW-MCI-DAL (and reverse) flights are always packed for the same reason but I used to get off in MCI.
Jun 27, 2013, 11:09 am
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Pretty much any flight which either came from or is headed to DAL can be subject to this phenomenon. I am very careful when I book MCI-MDW or STL-MDW as a result.
The worse I've ever seen not involving DAL was this past Good Friday, where the ATL-LAS at the gate next to me had 78 thru from ORF. Then I got on my ATL-MDW and had about 30 thru from of all places PHX!
The worse I've ever seen not involving DAL was this past Good Friday, where the ATL-LAS at the gate next to me had 78 thru from ORF. Then I got on my ATL-MDW and had about 30 thru from of all places PHX!
Jun 27, 2013, 12:21 pm
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Often the last flight of the day LIT-DAL is a BWI-LIT-DAL flight. Often for that flight I'll get a BS number on a WGA fare, because the plane is already pretty full and there's <30 boarding in LIT. Gotta love the Wright amendment. Pretty sure that's a stop that'll end in 2014.
Jun 27, 2013, 12:28 pm
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Well there are other ways, you could go DLS-LBB-LAS or DLS-ABQ-LAS or DLS-ABI-LAS ( I am flying similar end oc Oct/Begining November and yes I know all anout the Wright admenmendment
Jun 27, 2013, 1:46 pm
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I didn't know that WN started serving Columbia Gorge Regional in Washington. But it is a good way to get to north-central Oregon, even thought the runways are a bit short for a loaded 737.
Jul 1, 2013, 3:34 pm
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But getting back on topic, I can see why there would be a lot of thu passengers any flights from Dallas, I was jus wondering did they have a hard time only finding 88?