Bummer about PVD-BNA. Was hopeful it'd come back in Summer '12 like it did this year...but apparently not, I guess.
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Just wondering - when will the flights utilizing the remaining ten EWR slots be scheduled?
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Thank you for this, Brian - I always learn something new from your posts!
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@Dan - thanks for the EWR info!
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In the what's not in the schedule department - any estimate as to when EWR schedules will be coming out?
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I am both incredibly excited and disappointed. It's great that SWA is participating, but unfortunately I'm leaving on Thursday!
Brian - I know the main event is Saturday but will there be SWA people around the whole week?
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Well, I am very bummed about PVD losing a BNA nonstop - really hope that comes back.
Interesting that BDL all of a sudden gets an FLL nonstop and an increased MCO now that JetBlue has joined that party. I really wonder how long Delta's Florida service from Hartford will last.
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Isn't this a devaluation of RR drink coupons? I know members who don't drink so the Monster drink was the only option to use the coupon. Can't there be some way to log the number of monsters ordered with coupons? (Perhaps with the same system for cashless cabin?)
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So with all the new service announced yesterday and today's DEN announcement...what's the plan for fleet growth, if any, next year?
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Just to make sure I'm understanding the SMF-SNA and SNA-SMF rules. No plane can fly SMF SNA until after 3 and SNA-SMF until after 4, or can we mix in as long as the times don't match?
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11-09-2007
06:45 AM
1 Love
One point that everyone seems to focus on is the equal treatment that SWA provided and how the A-List changes it.
I, too, liked the equal treatment because EVERYONE on the flights I have been on is treated like an "elite" Southwest customer, which is what makes the inflight service so special. The new policy kind of slaps this tradition in the face.
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11-08-2007
06:19 AM
1 Love
"We should not take for granted that what worked in the 1980s and the 1990s is going to keep working forever. LetÃ
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11-07-2007
11:41 PM
2 Loves
I am seriously confused right now.
I just tried to book a flight, but I see the exact same fare choices as before - how exactly am I supposed to book at "Business Select" ticket?
I, too, am disappointed with the new Rapid Rewards system. What really baffles me is the new credit system based on trip length, especially for an airline that focuses on O&D passengers and whose average trip length is only 630 miles. Also, I liked Rapid Rewards because it didn't penalize those who frequented the shorter routes (think of all the short flights out of BWI). It also just makes the math more confusing. I knew I was getting 4 credits for a roundtrip, or one credit per direct flight. Pretty simple stuff.
If anything a lot of these changes are bringing SWA closer to the legacies I wish to avoid.
On the positive note, the new gate areas are fantastic.
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Who here still misses the old Spirit?
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10-01-2007
11:25 PM
1 Love
Moderator - just a repost as I made a few errors!
1. 132 Pounds!
2. It depends when the wingless were added on (in production or later on). According to the APB website 334 lbs is added for -700s prior to L/N 1545. Everything after L/N 1545 adds 241lbs (retrofit) or 220 lbs (production). These numbers may be per wing as many are citing numbers in the 400s, I'm not sure.
3. 8 feet, 2 inches like everyone has said
4. IÃ
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10-01-2007
11:07 PM
1 Love
1. 132 Pounds!
2. It depends when the wingless were added on (in production or later on), but in the 380-480 pound range. Personally I think two answers can be accepted here as winglets have been added both as a retrofit and in production for Southwest!
3. 8 feet, 2 inches like everyone has said
4. I've seen different figures for this one, both from Aviation Partners Boeing! Their ad on the back of Airways magazine says 100,000 gallons for the NGs, but the website says up to 110,000 gallons for the -700 and up to 100,000 for the -300s.
5. 116 Pounds!
6. Like the -700 mostly, about 350-480.
7. Seven feet
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