MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Posted (7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago) and read 1959 times:
Now I know they just annouced SAT as a focus city, but things are getting sort of interesting with UA down here in New Orleans.
As of May, UA and/or UA Express will fly nonstop to: ORD, DEN, LAX, OKC, SAT, STL, and IAD. Service to SFO is expected to resume in the Fall.
UA currently has 3 gates, and has the chance to get two to three more easily, since Concourse C here is so underutilized now, now that F9/TA/B6 are either gone or, in the case of B6, moved to a different terminal.
I don't forsee a huge hub or anything, but I can easily see something along the lines of what they are doing in SAT....point-to-point nonstops to underserved markets with some connecting oppurtunities available.
It's interesting to note that UA now schedules a connection through MSY on its IAD-OKC and IAD-SAT routes.
With the somewhat strange addition of a new flight to STL in May, it would seem that UA may be seeing an oppurtunity in New Orleans.
MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Reply 6, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1873 times:
Quoting ATLgaUSA (Reply 3): Any idea of when/if WN is planning to resume BHM-MSY flights?
I have no idea. I'm very surprised that they haven't brought at least two or three back already.
Quoting Ejmmsu (Reply 4): Does WN currently offer MSY-BNA?
Yes, two daily 735's.
Quoting Dalb777 (Reply 5): Off topic, but what concourse does B6 now operate out of? Are they back in D?
Whose left in C besides UA, AA, and FL?
Do you know how many flights is UA planning to operate out of MSY?
B6 is operating out of gate D2, which was a former DL gate.
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 7, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1861 times:
Quoting MSYtristar (Reply 2): PS - Additional Sunday-only LAX flight starts in May...and the regular LAX flight gets upgraded to a 320 westbound.
320 only westbound? How do they manage to swing that? I am guessing the Sunday is a United Cruises feeder. What are they planning on flying? Also, what is with the 757 subs from DEN lately?
Quoting Dalb777 (Reply 5): Off topic, but what concourse does B6 now operate out of? Are they back in D?
They have been squeezing into D2
Quoting Dalb777 (Reply 5): Whose left in C besides UA, AA, and FL?
That's it at this point. Taca is strongly rumored to becomming back.
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MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Reply 8, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1839 times:
Quoting N1120A (Reply 7): 320 only westbound? How do they manage to swing that? I am guessing the Sunday is a United Cruises feeder. What are they planning on flying? Also, what is with the 757 subs from DEN lately?
The LAX flight routes IAD-MSY-LAX (and vice versa). They are upgrading the IAD-MSY-LAX flight....return stays a 319.
The new Sunday-only will be a 319.
The DEN 757 operated for a period of about three weeks due to high loads...it's a 320 now.
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 9, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1838 times:
Quoting MSYtristar (Reply 8): The DEN 757 operated for a period of about three weeks due to high loads...it's a 320 now.
They need that 757 coming from LAX
Quoting MSYtristar (Reply 8): The LAX flight routes IAD-MSY-LAX (and vice versa). They are upgrading the IAD-MSY-LAX flight....return stays a 319.
The new Sunday-only will be a 319.
Looks like things are returning to normal. At least one of the LAX flights used to do the same thing.
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Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 4009 posts, RR: 23 Reply 10, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1635 times:
Quoting MSYtristar (Thread starter): It's interesting to note that UA now schedules a connection through MSY on its IAD-OKC and IAD-SAT routes.
You can also pick schedules where an OKC connection is available from DEN/ORD to SAT/MSY and back.
Any opinion/comment posted is that of my own and not that of Southwest Airlines Co.
Stirling From Italy, joined Jun 2004, 3943 posts, RR: 27 Reply 11, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1606 times:
I am wondering how much more potential there is around the country for the these types of focus cities like those that have sprouted up in SAT and MSY?
Tom in NO From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 7194 posts, RR: 40 Reply 13, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1372 times:
Off-topic, but effective May 2, NW adds an additional flight from both DTW and MSP. Both flights arrive late in the evening, overnight, and fly out the following morning.
Tom at MSY
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N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 14, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1348 times:
Wouldnt any MSY focus city be operated by TransStates, who would take all the risk and use the UA brand?
The plan we have involves a lot more United/Ted mainline, as well as a mix of RJs and turboprops to feed a focus city/mini hub. At this point, the market, yields and excess traffic are all there to do it, it is just a matter of United pulling the trigger.
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Tom in NO From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 7194 posts, RR: 40 Reply 15, posted (7 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1284 times:
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