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Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: Lucifer on March 25, 2020, 12:11:34 PM

Title: Airlines and the Covid19
Post by: Lucifer on March 25, 2020, 12:11:34 PM: It's starting to look like several airlines will be reorganizing and restructuring in the aftermath of all this.

I suspect major downsizing, eliminate non profitable routes and get rid of older airframes. The airlines are already going into contract concession modes.
Title: Re: Airlines and the Covid19
Post by: Rush on March 26, 2020, 03:42:52 AM: I just got a notice from American that they will no longer serve you anything on flights under 4 hours, unless you maybe beg them for a sip of water. Also they’ve “relaxed their seating policy”, whatever that means.
Title: Re: Airlines and the Covid19
Post by: Anthony on March 26, 2020, 07:44:34 AM: Quote from: Rush on March 26, 2020, 03:42:52 AM
I just got a notice from American that they will no longer serve you anything on flights under 4 hours, unless you maybe beg them for a sip of water. Also they’ve “relaxed their seating policy”, whatever that means.

Morons.
Title: Re: Airlines and the Covid19
Post by: nddons on March 26, 2020, 09:45:51 AM: Quote from: Rush on March 26, 2020, 03:42:52 AM
I just got a notice from American that they will no longer serve you anything on flights under 4 hours, unless you maybe beg them for a sip of water. Also they’ve “relaxed their seating policy”, whatever that means.
I see some airlines adopting the Southwest boarding model.
Title: Re: Airlines and the Covid19
Post by: Lucifer on March 26, 2020, 10:00:52 AM: Quote from: nddons on March 26, 2020, 09:45:51 AM
I see some airlines adopting the Southwest boarding model.

Yep, copy success. Cut out snacks and drinks, or reduce to just a small tiny cup. Open boarding, quick turns. Also reduce fleet types to reduce training cost.
Title: Re: Airlines and the Covid19
Post by: Rush on March 26, 2020, 01:35:47 PM: But you can still buy food right? It sounds like American is cutting out that option too.