There are some reasons why 737 is so successful and 757 will not be able to capture turn around times such as 737. First off, 737 has a shorter body. Last weekend I was on a NW 757-300 and gates agents were always reminding people to abide the row numbers and they couldn't emphasize more the fact that the airplane is a looong one. 737 is much lower than 757s. This is an advantage in terms of the baggage guy getting under the belly faster while someone else is driving the conveyor belt to the plane. Believe me every second counts on this. You can drive a refuleing truck to a '37 and get on top of the stair of it and fuel the aircraft away.. This is not the case with a 757. DL will never be competitive enough with these 757s, I was wishing that they would go with 737-800s. But that is not the case. The only low cost operators who are able to make money with 757 ops are European charters.... BAHA ACUNER - CFI,CFII,MEI www.bahadiracuner.com -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of RT Simpson Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:26 PM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: DL's 757 Turn Time In a message dated 11/21/02 9:32:50 PM US Mountain Standard Time, mamula@oz.net writes: > I've always wondered about using the 757 in a low cost operation. This will be a first domestically. One of the reasons the B737 has proven so crucial to Southwest's success is the aircraft can be turned around rather quickly. I don't think Delta will find that the case with the B757. RT Simpson Phoenix > >