HoustonMidtown Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Ha.....Deborah Wrigley saw it too !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) Not-a-drone.png LOL - stupid salesman !!! Edited September 24, 2014 by HoustonMidtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Drone video of Presevons La Creation in midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Finally these passengers that show up at the gate with huge bags are being charged. It pisses me off when they think they can get away from it. Women have the largest bags I have ever seen. There could be a baby or dog in that bag! Now they are being caught at the gate to go back to the counter to pay for there bags. United and American have the had held devices that charge them at the at the gate. Watch out, Spirit has agents where you put your bag in the slot and catch them. On United from lets say from ABQ to EWR via IAH. They think they got away with it and get caught at IAH. Southwest Airlines is rethinking this, as jetBlue will be charging now and add more seats. It is all about making money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hallelujah! It pisses me off too and I have half the nerve to cause a scene about it. If I have to pay, you have to pay. Period. I've noticed that more and more people are catching on to this and I'm glad it's being halted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Old news. Southwest is sending out surveys asking how people would feel if only one free bag was allowed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Not too surprising for WN to do that. There is revenue to be had from the traveler with an extra checked bag. I suppose the first free bag is a big part of WN's brand identity right now. However, they have gone away from the "bags fly free" campaign to start disassociated themselves from that identity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Where do you get the idea that Southwest will change their policy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 The CEO did a interview on CNBC and said they are looking into the policy of charging for bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban909 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Webcam: www.earthcam.net/projects/houstonairport/internationalterminals/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Definitely southwest ceo wants to charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 They're on pace so far looks like with the garage and terminal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 This is great two International Airports and Spirit making IAH a mini hub. This will attract more companies moving to Houston. With all the non-stops we will have it is very enticing! Going to Santiago, Chile in January cannot wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Question-- My best friend and I have decided to take a two week trip to Australia in July. Actually it's Fiji, New Zealand and Sydney. Being an aviation enthusiast, I've always wanted to fly on the the 747. Yet I am sad to read headlines that many of the domestic carriers are ditching them---and quick. Of all the routes in the world, I thought for sure the LAX to Sydney would be a 747 but it's not. Everything is on the much less impressive/boring 77-3. I want to pick a place where I can hit as many of the wide-body, long range aircraft as possible. Say something like fly out on a 47-8 from LAX to SYD, the 767 from SYD to Auckland and then maybe fly on the A380 from there home. Regardless, my main question is, where do the domestic carriers send their 747s? I've looked at the Europe routes and can't find them. Delta, United and American all send the 777 to Sydney. I'm very disappointed. The biggest plane I've ever been on is the DC-10 and the 757. Even Houston to Hawaii was on a 57. So with such a big trip planned, I wanna do it right. Thoughts? Edited November 25, 2014 by wxman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 United did fly a 747 to Sydney with a 12 hour stop and continue to Melbourne. Now that they are flying the 787-900 directly to Melbourne from LAX they are now using a 777 to Sydney. United has 23 747-400 that go to the Asian markets they do so well filling up the plane. Australia and Auckland are small markets. Houston has a larger population then New Zealand. I would fly to DFW and take Quantas A380 non-stop to Sydney which is much larger then the 747. Lufthansa Airlines has the new 747-800 but they using those planes to the Gulf States. United order the Airbus-350X to replace the 747s and 55 more 787-8-9 and 10s. Have a good trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Lower jet fuel prices with bags fees! $$$$$$$$$$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Seatguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Nope. Here's what he said: On free checked bags Kelly said, "Now, we have got this incredible distinction, which is a gift from our competitors to be different by not nickel and diming customers. Customers hate bag fees and Southwest Airlines is a beloved brand... We carry more customers in the United States than any other carrier by far and Bags Fly Free as a major reason for that."Kelly revealed that Southwest's research shows that there aren’t many monetization opportunities available for stuff that the airline offers for free and that if it would start charging for baggage, it will lose more revenue than it will gain because that will result in losing customers.Read more: http://www.benzinga.com/media/cnbc/14/11/5026994/southwest-ceo-gary-kelly-explains-why-they-dont-charge-for-bags#ixzz3K9MRFiOl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 If you are interested a quick domestic trip just to ride on a 747, Delta has a ATL-MSP-ATL run on the 747 scheduled for November 30th. I don't know if any seats are left. They are flights DL 744 (ATL-MSP) and DL 1799 (MSP-ATL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 http://mjontravel.boardingarea.com/2014/11/20/southwest-bag-fees/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToryGattis Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Just flew the Qantas A380 from LAX to Sydney and it was awesome. Highly recommended. Air New Zealand has some nice 787's too with the big windows. I saw a lot of 747s at the Sydney airport. If you want to fly one, foreign carriers (especially Asian) are probably better than domestic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Airbus disclosed today they have no more orders after 2018. At this time they are building current orders. They say they might stop production of the 380. Is this the end of the mega plane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Southwest announced the first international destinations out of the new Hobby international terminal today... http://southwest.investorroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1966 Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico City, Los Cabos, San Jose (CR), and Belize City starting in October pending government approval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Possibly. Demand for the 747 has dropped, too. Airlines want long range, twin engined widebodies. It looks like the it may be the end for the four-holer jet as a whole outside of military and cargo operations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie21love Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Any update photos on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 First international flight came into Hobby from Aruba over the weekend. There are rumors another airline is being courted to move in with Southwest to the new terminal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) i snapped a few terrible updates in january I meant to post here, but thats the best i would be able to do. it should be a very nice addition to modernize the airport. Edited March 11, 2015 by cloud713 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 ^^^ great illustrations cloud713! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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