Originally Posted by
cavokblues
With the greatest respect, people keep saying the 737NG would be restricted out of SOU yet it operated out of SEN which has a shorter TODA. Whilst the Canaries etc would be too far, there is no technical reason they can't do the likes of Malaga etc.
And with all due respect back to you,
to put it simply, if you have some 737-800 Pilot
mates then just ask them if they can
crunch the numbers for you on a SOU-AGP flight with 189 pax on, plus bags, and they will give you the answer.
Also ask them if they could do an immediate return to land with one engine out, or say a fire on board.
The Computer will say No.
It's too heavy and too fast and doesn't stop too well.
I trust that clarifies why.
Plus to confirm, Mr O'Leary said a few years back to the SOU Airport Management
''We cannot go to SOU'' even with the Runway Extension.
I see that TCAS_FAN has already answered to you recently but I was going to quote his sage knowledge.