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I saw the story recently about Qantas airlines doing something called a flight to nowhere
where they basically do a sightseeing type flight. I'm in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area
and there are tons of things I haven't seen yet ... not to mention right now it's peak fall
colors and can you imagine seeing the fall colors in Door Country from the air? There
are areas like the Apostle islands, Door county colors, light houses, Wisconsin Dells, the
shoreline, The Mississippi and more. Many people will never get to see so many nooks
and crannies of the area in their lifetime.. I think the idea of a flight to nowhere brilliant.
obviously you would fill window seats, and for families maybe more since they could share.
Rather than cut back and furlough I think innovative idea's may be good. You could pack
seats and make money creatively. Oh by the way, you couldn't fly at 30,000 feet, hopefully
but since there are not many flights at the moment seeing southwest in the air would be
brilliant advertising as well.
Just my two cents.
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I do think they would be cool however I'm not sure how much that would cost an airline to operate a flight to nowhere. I also think it would be a good idea for those who might still be on edge with flying maybe a quick how it's going now flight will help ease people's minds and in turn might bring more profit for those who become comfortable enough for a real flight. Personally I thought even pre covid a quick flight to nowhere was a good idea to help ease people's minds of flying for those who have a fear of air travel and it can be a good lesson for kids to show how it's done.
Since this is primarily a customer to customer forum I would send your suggestion to Southwest through one of these contact methods: Submitting a Suggestion and/or Complaint that way they can pass on the idea to the appropriate teams.
-Blake
Re: Flights to nowhere idea
Re: Flights to nowhere idea
10-19-2020 03:28 AM - edited 10-19-2020 03:54 AM
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In theory, I think the concept is good.
However, I’d like to respectfully throw a monkey wrench in it.
I live in California, and I can imagine the outrage here if Southwest implemented these types of flights.
Yes, we have plenty of natural attractions that can be appreciated from the air, but the idea of flying commercial airplanes, with the resulting Climate Change damaging emissions, simply for the viewing pleasure of a few privileged customers… well, I think Southwest would face backlash from powerful West Coast “green” groups.
Also, please keep in mind that airlines received significant federal financial support due (in part) to the essential nature of the service they provide; so, if they start engaging in this sort of pleasure flights, they may find themselves in hot water.
That’s just my humble prediction.
The flip-side is that if they offered sightseeing flights over, for example, Yosemite and/or Lake Tahoe, in a heartbeat I would book a window seat. 😉
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I believe the reason for the flights to nowhere is to keep crews current. They actually have to fly an aircraft to keep current. They have to be current to fly aircraft with passengers.
So the 2 options are
1) Fly an empty aircraft or
2) Fly an aircraft with some passengers to help cover the cost of keeping current