This just in from AirTran about a big schedule re-do coming in late May which should help make day trips easier…and help improve on-time performance.
“As TICKET readers know, AirTran Airways operates a hub in Atlanta and that hub is built with banks of flights. Traditionally we would have flights come in from the outstations to the ATL hub and then have departures going out to all the stations. While this can be very efficient in collecting passengers and connecting them, it can leave holes in the local Atlanta schedule.
For example, with the first bank at 8 a.m., arrivals are coming in around 7:30 a.m. and then they start departing around 8:30 a.m. So, for example, the first flights on AirTran to the major business centers from ATL occur between 8:30 and 9:30 – which could be too late to get to a major city for a mid-morning meeting. Right now, ATL-BOS gets you in by lunch time.
After listening to our corporate fliers, we have decided to add early morning originators (EMOs) from ATL to key business destinations in the East and Midwest. We have also added later returns so it is perfect for an Atlanta business traveler to go out and back the same day.”
Airport most affected: Boston, Baltimore, Washington Reagan-National, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Ft Lauderdale, New York-La Guardia, Orlando, Chicago-Midway and Tampa.
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