Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Where did the KIAH-KSAT go?

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Where did the KIAH-KSAT go?

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651 legs, 3,806.1 hours
472 legs, 2,922.9 hours online
565 legs, 3,319.5 hours ACARS
8 legs, 18.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 10:18 ET by Nicholas Carpenter

I've flown th KIAH-KSAT route before, but I haven't seen it in a while. Anyone know what day it will come back? Need this to help complete my around the country tour. Thanks.

Nicholas Carpenter

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1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs, 767.8 hours online
1,107 legs, 1,674.5 hours ACARS
55 legs, 114.8 hours event
195 legs dispatched, 134.4 hours

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 10:28 ET by Andrew Kaufmann

Nicholas, sometimes routes are only available certain days of the week. If you find the flight again, save it, you can fly it anytime within 2 weeks. Your other option is to request an exception to senior staff for that flight.

Andrew Kaufmann (DVA3931)

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1,041 legs, 3,309.1 hours
997 legs, 3,153.7 hours online
1,020 legs, 3,263.5 hours ACARS
21 legs, 38.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 10:28 ET by Dean Shultz

Wasn't that a COA flight? Delta no longer codeshares with Continental so you will not find any of their flights in the schedule.

Dean Shultz (DVA2701)

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 11:00 ET by Nicholas Carpenter

How do I save that flight?

Nicholas Carpenter

Senior Captain, B747-400

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 11:04 ET by Nicholas Carpenter

One other q, why did delta ditch the continental flights? I enjoyed the Corpus-Christi Houston route. Now I can no longer fly to Corpus as an approved flight leg. Any hope of getting them back?

Nicholas Carpenter

Senior Captain, B747-400

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 11:08 ET by Andrew Kaufmann

Nicholas, in the Pilot Center, if you search the Find a Flight section, and check it and save it to your log (through that section) it will show up in your log book for flight when you have the time.

Find a flight link is in the PILOT CENTER under the Delta Virtual Airlines FLIGHT SCHEDULE section:
http://www.deltava.org/findflight.do

Andrew Kaufmann (DVA3931)

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477 legs, 700.4 hours
468 legs, 686.6 hours online
254 legs, 389.4 hours ACARS
3 legs, 3.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 12:27 ET by Trevor Bair

Sorry, I think it's gone for good with COA departure from Skyteam. See this thread: http://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x15116

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1,177 legs, 3,327.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 18:14 ET by Quinlan Cao

Yep, COA flights will only come back when they decide to codeshare with Delta again. Considering they just joined Star Alliance, I don't think they're going anywhere anytime soon.

Quinlan Cao (DVA4031)

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56 legs, 288.5 hours online
25 legs, 221.2 hours ACARS
1 legs, 5.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 30 2009 18:19 ET by Kevin Cornish

Nicholas, to answer your question, Delta didn't decide to end their codeshare agreement w/ COA. Continental ended it because they decided to leave Sky Team and join Star Alliance.

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723 legs, 1,492.6 hours online
859 legs, 1,966.3 hours ACARS
163 legs, 384.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 02 2009 14:56 ET by Martin Pettersson

Then why can't they be kept under HISTORIC flight?

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153 legs, 206.0 hours
108 legs, 149.6 hours online
149 legs, 200.2 hours ACARS
11 legs, 20.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 02 2009 15:10 ET by Jack Urie

Doesn't "historic" apply for aircraft no longer in service instead of routes no longer in service?

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240 legs, 553.9 hours online
1,984 legs, 8,155.9 hours ACARS
75 legs, 196.3 hours event
2,362 legs, 9,497.7 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours

Posted onPost created on December 02 2009 15:34 ET by Luke Kolin

It can mean both, but it's important to remember that our goal is the best simulation of Delta Air Lines. Code share flights are something we throw in as a bonus to our pilots, but it's not seen as a core mission and the simulation of Continental is best left to the numerous Continental VAs out there.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

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