The rising turn-time impact at Southwest Airlines
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The rising turn-time impact at Southwest Airlines
Southwest has upgauged from ~65% 737-700 to ~65% 737-800/MAX 8. This change has significant implications. Whereas the airline typically used to carry 143 passengers (assuming a full flight) on the -700s, it carries 175 on the larger airplanes (assuming a full flight). Southwest has to process 22.4% more people per flight on the larger airplanes. Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest, frequently cited the 10-minute turnaround as a competitive…
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