In a message dated 12/18/2003 10:04:54 AM US Mountain Standard Time, dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx writes: > >The record for chewing up the most runway was held by Cactus when > >they flew their 747-200s to HON with full pax and fuel. > > You mean the flight actually left with a full pax load once? ;) > There were plenty of Cactus customers who reedemed their Flight Fund rewards and flew to Honolulu. Once they were taken care of, that left low yield paying customers. Honolulu was not only a destination, but a stopping point on the way to the Far East for AmWest. What they lost in revenue on the way to HON would be made up on thru service to Japan. One little problem here...Ed Beauvais somehow thought after losing Tokyo rights, businesss travelers would be just as happy flying to Nagoya. That leg of the route is where crewmembers at times outnumbered passengers and Ed found out quickly how expensive an empty B747 can be to fly! RT Simpson Phoenix