Please support more flights to Cozumel

[DandyDon]

Or maybe it's May and they just haven't gotten around to loading all of the September information yet, or at least haven't made up their minds totally? They are wizards and handling yield management, their computers can now identify your personal machines even if you hide your IPs and simple changes to amount of shopping for fares online must alert to increased interests. If there are seats to be sold, they'll be in. I doubt that anyone needs to shop for charters.

 

[parrotheaddiver]

I am not surprised. I suspected big schedule changes now that Chicago is their new home - contrary to assurances that they gave. I will be sending email right now! I guess we can also expect a big fare increase as well. Is'nt consolidation wonderful. No price fixing here!

I read somewhere that CO is holding the reigns in this merger so I assumed :mooner: that they would maintain their hub in Houston I would assume at this point that mid Aug thru Sept is slow and that is why they have culled back daily flights from Houston...I don't like it for many of the reasons that Deb pointed out in her post

 

[ggunn]

I read somewhere that CO is holding the reigns in this merger so I assumed :mooner: that they would maintain their hub in Houston I would assume at this point that mid Aug thru Sept is slow and that is why they have culled back daily flights from Houston...I don't like it for many of the reasons that Deb pointed out in her post

It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. I was on Cozumel during the Great Swine Flu Scare of 2009, and while I was down there Continental cut back their flights to three a week. My flight out was canceled, so I had to stay another day. It was tough to handle, but I managed.

 

[iztok]

Hmmm, I just checked Continental's web site for mid August though September flight schedules and now they do have some mid week flights. Maybe they heard from their customers, and are making some compromises. It looks like there will be 2-3 midweek flights during this time. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

I posted whole COZ-IAH schedule a day or so ago. Here it is:

1220 1434 CO1698 757 6 0 S
Above Disc. 6/5
1220 1436 CO1698 738 X6 0 S
Above Disc. 6/9, Exc. 6/3 - 6/4, 6/7
1222 1436 CO1698 739 6 0 S
Above 6/12 - 6/26
1222 1438 CO1698 739 X6 0 S
Above 6/10 - 6/30
1224 1440 CO1698 757 45 0 S
Above 6/3 - 6/4
1230 1444 CO1698 739 6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/3
1230 1445 CO1698 739 X6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/1
1340 1554 CO1668 738 6 0 S
Above Eff. 6/12
1502 1715 CO1498 738 6 0 S
Above Disc. 6/5
1505 1720 CO1498 738 7 0 S
Above Disc. 6/6
1505 1721 CO1498 738 15 0 S
Above Disc. 6/7
1510 1724 CO1498 738 7 0 S
Above 6/13 - 6/27
1524 1739 CO1498 738 X6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/1
1525 1739 CO1498 738 6 0 S
Above 6/12 - 6/26
1525 1740 CO1498 739 X67 0 S
Above 6/10 - 6/30

X6 - except Saturday
6 - Saturday

 

[ggunn]

I posted whole COZ-IAH schedule a day or so ago. Here it is:

1220 1434 CO1698 757 6 0 S
Above Disc. 6/5
1220 1436 CO1698 738 X6 0 S
Above Disc. 6/9, Exc. 6/3 - 6/4, 6/7
1222 1436 CO1698 739 6 0 S
Above 6/12 - 6/26
1222 1438 CO1698 739 X6 0 S
Above 6/10 - 6/30
1224 1440 CO1698 757 45 0 S
Above 6/3 - 6/4
1230 1444 CO1698 739 6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/3
1230 1445 CO1698 739 X6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/1
1340 1554 CO1668 738 6 0 S
Above Eff. 6/12
1502 1715 CO1498 738 6 0 S
Above Disc. 6/5
1505 1720 CO1498 738 7 0 S
Above Disc. 6/6
1505 1721 CO1498 738 15 0 S
Above Disc. 6/7
1510 1724 CO1498 738 7 0 S
Above 6/13 - 6/27
1524 1739 CO1498 738 X6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/1
1525 1739 CO1498 738 6 0 S
Above 6/12 - 6/26
1525 1740 CO1498 739 X67 0 S
Above 6/10 - 6/30

X6 - except Saturday
6 - Saturday

Sorry, but all that makes no sense to me. Can you translate?

 

[iztok]

Sorry, but all that makes no sense to me. Can you translate?

Sure

Here are two examples:

1230 1444 CO1698 739 6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/3

1230 - departure time
1444 - arrival time
CO1698 - Continental flight # 1698
739 - Aircraft type (737-900)
6 - frequency (Saturday)
0 - number of stops
S - meal (Snack)

1230 1445 CO1698 739 X6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/1

1230 - departure time
1445 - arrival time
CO1698 - flight #
739 - aircraft type
X6 - except Saturday
0 - no stops
S - snack

Hope it helps now.

Obviously there would be a reverse option IAH-COZ:

0910 1120 CO1696 739 67 0
Above 6/12 - 6/27
0910 1125 CO1696 739 X67 0
Above 6/10 - 6/30
0916 1124 CO1696 739 67 0
Above Disc. 6/6
0916 1129 CO1696 738 X67 0
Above Disc. 6/9
0920 1130 CO1696 739 67 0
Above Eff. 7/3
0920 1135 CO1696 739 X67 0
Above Eff. 7/1
1025 1235 CO1670 738 6 0
Above Eff. 6/12
1200 1407 CO1642 738 6 0 S
Above Disc. 6/5
1200 1412 CO1642 738 157 0 S
Above Disc. 6/7
1209 1420 CO1642 738 7 0 S
Above 6/13 - 6/27
1215 1430 CO1642 739 X67 0 S
Above 6/10 - 6/30
1216 1427 CO1642 738 6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/3
1219 1434 CO1642 738 X6 0 S
Above Eff. 7/1
1220 1431 CO1642 738 6 0 S
Above 6/12 - 6/26

 

[parrotheaddiver]

It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. I was on Cozumel during the Great Swine Flu Scare of 2009, and while I was down there Continental cut back their flights to three a week. My flight out was canceled, so I had to stay another day. It was tough to handle, but I managed.

I am sure you did with your toes in the water, your :mooner: in the sand and a cold beer in your hand

 

[DiverG]

Well I just received this email from the Continental Rep, and noticed several familiar names that also received it. I do not know how much if any of this was because of us, but I am sure it did not hurt our cause. Here it is,

To all, thanks for your sincere interest in Continental and our service to Cozumel, Mexico. We’re very proud of our long-standing commitment to Cozumel, and know that our mutual success relies heavily on the partnership we’ve built over the years.

As you’ve noted, we recently reduced our schedule for the month of September in an attempt to better match supply with the historically low demand we see during that time of the year. While this seemed straightforward enough, your concerns and those echoed by your community have helped us better understand how we can serve Cozumel better. As a result, we’re proud to be adding a Thursday roundtrip designed to allow for multiple day trips to the area.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It’s made a difference. Please pass the good news along, and help us show that there’s healthy demand to Cozumel in September after all!

Sincerely,

Alex Savic
Sr. Director Business Development
Latin America and Caribbean Sales
Continental Airlines

 

[BTravlin]

Yes, I got the e-mail as well. Good to know they're listening. Sept & Oct are fairly quiet in Coz due to it being peak hurricane season but I think the extra flights on Thursday will be helpful to everyone.

 

[DiverG]

Yes, I got the e-mail as well. Good to know they're listening. Sept & Oct are fairly quiet in Coz due to it bring peak hurricane season but I think the extra flights on Thursday will be helpful to everyone.

Post #39 in this thread from me,

Hmmm, I just checked Continental's web site for mid August though September flight schedules and now they do have some mid week flights. Maybe they heard from their customers, and are making some compromises. It looks like there will be 2-3 midweek flights during this time. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

Maybe we did make a difference afterall.