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Based on the actual quote from the article: “The big issue is that Florida is roughly 15% of our trips, but on any given day, upwards of 50% of our aircraft li
by A4ET8a8uTh0 5y ago
Based on the actual quote from the article:
“The big issue is that Florida is roughly 15% of our trips, but on any given day, upwards of 50% of our aircraft lines flow through Florida,” Jordan told TPG. “You’ve got all those lines that just stopped in Florida, so you’ve got a lot of aircraft caught up in that,” he said.
Are you telling me that SW is so unique that it is the only airline with so much flow in Florida? I genuinely don't know. Do you happen to know?
- ceejayoz 5y agoIt's a couple lines down. Read the whole thing. > Jordan said it was particularly the line-flow system that Southwest uses as part of a point-to-point network that made it harder for Southwest to recover than other airlines with heavy exposure in Florida, such as American, which has a hub in Miami as part of its hub-and-spoke network. Southwest is unusual in having this "line-flow" system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-point_transit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-point_transit
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoI am learning a lot today, so I feel I should thank you. The link you provided lists Allegiant Air as one of the other airlines that flies to/from FL ( and uses the same system ), but there is no report same issues as SW has/had. For the record, I don't really care one way or another, but I am not that big on taking executives word at face value; even outgoing ones.
- bellyfullofbac 5y agoGeez, rather than concluding "Allegiant uses the same system, they have no problems, therefore the SW CEO must be lying" (a conclusion that probably pleases you because that's another win for your pet theory that CEOs can't be trusted), why not do your own investigation as to why Allegiant might have escaped this problem? A good scientist tries to disprove her own theories to make sure it's robust. I saw several of your replies scrolling through this page, yeah, you need to learn a lot.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoI am first to admit that there are a lot of things I simply do not know, but because of this I am also willing to accept evidence presented once presented. Am I wrong to ask why two seemingly similar systemsrespond differently to an event that seemingly should affect them the same way? I do not think so. If the approach is wrong, then tell me that. I am not a scientist. I am just a guy on the interwebs, who sees flimsy excuse for an excuse and calls it out.
- OldHand2018 5y agoSouthwest had the most cancelled flights, Allegiant had the second most, and Spirit had the third most. I googled “Allegiant cancelled flights” and got dozens of news stories. The FAA problem was in Jacksonville. Wikipedia lists Allegiant’s top Florida destinations as Orlando, St Pete, and Ft Myers. Also, according to Wikipedia, Jacksonville is a minor city for Allegiant.
- HelloMcFly 5y ago> I am also willing to accept evidence presented once presented I think what rankles a bit is you are coming up with these pet theories that force others to present easily obtainable (including from TFA) information. So no, you're not wrong to ask the question, you're wrong to have demonstrated contrarianism rather than curiosity.
- addicted 5y agoHow about you start reading the actual article, rather than pushing a conspiracy theory by Just Asking Questions, that are answered in the article that is being discussed.
- addicted 5y agoYou're literally asking "Is geography so unique that only planes in a certain geography fly a large number of planes in a certain state".