Thursday, January 8, 2009
YEG-SEA going back to CR7s April 1, 2006
Wonder where they are getting the equipment.
Beware that customs may close 60 min before departure as the QX flight is the only one at 6pm unless there are charters.
Most likely it never got off the plane at SEA, as the plane continued on to FAI from SEA.
Guess it's time for a remedial reading course for the Menzies (sic) folk, since they seem to have confused FAI for YEG. :o
Wonder where they are getting the equipment.
New aircraft.
The OP's SFO aircraft did not continue to FAI.
Exactly. If yields were higher and loads were lower, utilization could drop without negatively affecting the bottom line.
You also have to remember that weather in PDX and GEG has been wrecking havok on the schedule the past few days resulting in delays (2 hours for me yesterday as well).
Also, now it will be 2 CRJs and one DH4 later in the summer.
On November 8th I went 3-for-3 on 2319 to spend an evening in SEA rather than connect to 448 to ONT. If I try this again I may pre-book a room at the Comfort Inn.... :td:
Last night on 2318 we left at 22:00 or so rather than on schedule.
Or is a schedule change being planned to reduce frequencies, which requires more capacity per flight?
Or is a schedule change being planned to reduce frequencies, which requires more capacity per flight?
AS2319 is the bounce back of AS2316 SEA-YEG so this is just pathetic service as the final flight of the day SEA-YEG is 2318.
AS2319 is supposed to feed connections especially LAX or the Disneyland route. Lots of families end up stranded overnight in SEA and can't re-connect until the third or fourth flight out (i.e., AS292) since the first flights are always sold out. It's absolutely sad to see AS/QX start out so many peoples' vacations with their young families on such a sour note.
Me, I need the points to re-qualify for CO Gold but after three overnights in SEA in a row I'm sick and tired of it. HP at least gets me to ONT when promised....
P.S. Raise fares!! :eek: Run some sample fares YEG-ONT or LAX and see what they charge already before you encourage them....
"Flight status is updated as new information becomes available. Please check back often for the latest information.
Flight: 2318 Alaska Tracker will be available when flight is airborne.
From: Seattle to Edmonton
Departing first city on Thursday, December 01, 2005
Gate Departure Time Gate Arrival Time
From Scheduled Actual To Scheduled Actual
Seattle 9:00 PM 12:04 AM Edmonton 11:50 PM 2:50 AM"
Why is this happening all the time. I am on this flight in 2 weeks and I will NOT be pleased if I arrive at 3AM!!
This is the second time in a row that AS/QX has not delivered my bag to me upon arrival. Poor IMHO.
Just for fun I ran these flight numbers through the flightstats database:
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Rating/queryProcess.do
AS 2319 has an overall rating of 0.3 out of a possible 5 (i.e., very poor). With regard to delay flightstats reports:
"This flight has an average delay of 43.0 minutes with a standard deviation of 51.85 minutes. Statistically, when controlling for sample size, standard deviation, and mean, this flight has delay performance characteristics better than 0% of other flights."
I'm pretty sure better than 0% is another way of saying last place.
AS 2318 is slightly better with an overall rating of 1.1 out of 5. Here's the blurb about its delays:
"This flight has an average delay of 28.0 minutes with a standard deviation of 35.94 minutes. Statistically, when controlling for sample size, standard deviation, and mean, this flight has delay performance characteristics better than 15% of other flights."
Hopefully the new equipment helps.
From: Edmonton to Seattle
Departing first city on Sunday, December 04, 2005
Gate Departure Time Gate Arrival Time
From Scheduled Actual To Scheduled Actual
Edmonton 5:55 PM ETD 08:21 PM Seattle 7:00 PM ETA 09:05 PM
Inbound arriving at 8:08pm so no way its leaving at 8:21, more likely at 8:50pm.
Really BRUTAL.
PS - yesterday this flight was scrubbed altogether!
Sorry to hear about your troubles Altaflyer but :D for the comment SEA_Tigger...
This is the second time in a row that AS/QX has not delivered my bag to me upon arrival. Poor IMHO.
Were you traveling from FAI or did it mysteriously end up there?
I was travelling from SFO-SEA-YEG!! :confused:
That really is poor since there are no direct flights SFO-FAI and the airport codes aren't even remotely similar.
You should ask for the miles your bag earned. :D
Well, we probably wouldn't have these problems if airfares weren't at historical lows (in inflation-adjusted dollars). Otherwise, see sxf24's comments above. It's not fun to be delayed for hours, but if we want to pay Wal-mart prices...
I truly hope they go for a n/s to LAX as this market could really use such a service.
I was travelling from SFO-SEA-YEG!! :confused:
Also, on a Sat. night, how long are the lines and the customs clearing formalities at YEG? I guess knowing that they are ALWAYS late may be advantagous for me this one time, as I will be cutting it close.
Thanks for your response.
It is being addressed. QX is stretched very thing and mechanicals can send ripples through the entire system, especially with DH4s (maintenance hogs). A better on-time percentage could be achieved through less utilization, but that means fewer flights and much higher fares. QX is doing the best to give passengers what they want (more frequencies, lower fares) with the equipment they have.
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