Luisde8cd From Venezuela, joined Aug 2004, 2518 posts, RR: 34 Posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2067 times:
"vivaAerobus is expected to commence operations to Austin, Texas by Spring 2008, pending the completion of a new, low cost terminal. The carrier changed its original start date in Nov-07 to Spring so that it may launch its services out of the new terminal rather than provide interim service from Austin-Bergstroms main terminal..."
"Cancun, Guadalajara, León, Monterrey, Puebla, and Queretaro are new scheduled destinations from Austin that vivaAerobus has applied for US DOT authority to operate."
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 2068 times:
Mikey711MN From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1380 posts, RR: 8 Reply 3, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 2068 times:
This is actually a delay from the original plan of service to begin later next month due to logistics behind the development of the ULCC terminal in AUS. In other words, VivaAerobus will not be using the main Barbara Jordan terminal that all the other airlines will use. A very bare bones facility is planned for development by GE Aviation to be accessible from the south end of the field.
Should be interesting to see how it turns out. Certainly Skybus has their eyes set on these developments as well.
ModernArt From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 2068 times:
This plan is overly ambitous for a market that has little no sucess with scheduled Mexico services. It will probably be very short-lived. But to Austin's credit, they have an airport that can get things done apparently.
Seventy five miles down the road, San Antonio, a city that has had continuous service from Mexicana for 50 years, and has established need for VFR air services to Mexico (not necessarily the entire market this venture is chasing) might have been a better choice for this operation. However, the city has been 'dicking around' for almost seven years expanding its terminal facilties. A new terminal might come on line in 2009 and than will likely be undersized for the needs of the servicing air carriers.
Ghost77 From Mexico, joined Mar 2000, 5130 posts, RR: 53 Reply 5, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Well, Viva is holding their take-off a bit due to some fleet shortage and other issues going on at the moment... but sure Viva will have a total success landing at AUS from all points except BJX.
Quoting ModernArt (Reply 4): This plan is overly ambitious for a market that has little no success with scheduled Mexico services. It will probably be very short-lived. But to Austin's credit, they have an airport that can get things done apparently.
Hi ModernArt! Mexico's aviation is growing at a 15%-20% rate every month wherea's Viva's is growing in a 30% each month. Three months ago they average 94 passengers from the 130... they must be averaging 120 pax per flight in their WHOLE system.
Viva's is having and making a WN effect.
g77
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Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Quoting Ghost77 (Reply 5): Hi ModernArt! Mexico's aviation is growing at a 15%-20% rate every month wherea's Viva's is growing in a 30% each month. Three months ago they average 94 passengers from the 130... they must be averaging 120 pax per flight in their WHOLE system.
Really good news Ghost. let's hope it satys that way.
Quoting Pe@rson (Reply 2): Puebla has a metro pop of 2.1m and is only about 110kms from Mexico City.
Leon is Mexico's fifth-largest city, with a metro of 1.5m.
EddieDude From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 7253 posts, RR: 45 Reply 7, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Quoting Juventus (Reply 1): Cancun, GDL, and MTY. But Leon, Puebla and Queretaro, humm I just don't know
CUN is clearly a sign that there is sufficient demand for low- to mid-priced fares for leisure travelers from Austin and AUS' catchment area. I think vivaAerobus should do fine.
As for GDL, BJX, PBC and QRO, I think the main focus here is ethnic travel, with a little bit of shoppers and businessmen thrown into the mix too. Would you guys agree with me? Querétaro is booming, so this could be a promising new route.
MTY is probably being launched in order to cater to the middle- and upper-class Regios who like to do their shopping in Texas; if I am not mistaken, Austin has a brand new high-end shopping center... if you add this to the close location of San Marcos, many Regios will be happy to have this flight.
Quoting Pe@rson (Reply 2): Puebla has a metro pop of 2.1m and is only about 110kms from Mexico City.
True. But I think the merits of Puebla are limited to the size of its population and the fact that many Mexican-Americans have their roots in the state of Puebla... the PBC airport is not very accessible from most of Mexico City. For the majority of DFeños and the people from the suburbs (save the eastern suburbs), in order to get to the highway to Puebla you need to drive near MEX.
Quoting ModernArt (Reply 4): However, the city has been 'dicking around' for almost seven years expanding its terminal facilties. A new terminal might come on line in 2009 and than will likely be undersized for the needs of the servicing air carriers.
I saw at SAT 2 weeks ago several posters of what the airport will look like once the construction of the new terminal is completed. These same posters show that an expansion of the new terminal is planned whenever traffic demands such expansion. I also saw some construction going on outside T1, so I think the works are underway now, isn't it?
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15813 posts, RR: 50 Reply 8, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 7): As for GDL, BJX, PBC and QRO, I think the main focus here is ethnic travel,
EddieDude From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 7253 posts, RR: 45 Reply 9, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Quoting MaverickM11 (Reply 8): Austin isn't one of the bigger origins/destinations for ethnic travel.
Agree, but if the price is right, viva at AUS can steal a lot of passengers from MX at SAT. These guys will take buses or drive all the way to AUS if it is cheaper than flying ex-SAT with MX... so consider that not just the Austin metro area is the target market, but the combined metro areas of SAT and AUS, plus some nearby regions... I am sure there are hundreds of thousands of Mexican-Americans in the area.
ModernArt From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 9): I am sure there are hundreds of thousands of Mexican-Americans in the area.
Probably closer to 1.5 million or more.
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 7): I also saw some construction going on outside T1, so I think the works are underway now, isn't it?
The SAT parking garage is mostly done. Work has started on the elevated terminal roadways as well site prep work for the new 8-gate terminal. SA went through a city manager change as well as an airport director over the last few years slowing this project substantially.
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 7): MTY is probably being launched in order to cater to the middle
What happened to the rumor of MX re-starting SAT-MTY?
UAL777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 1492 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Quoting ModernArt (Reply 10):
The SAT parking garage is mostly done. Work has started on the elevated terminal roadways as well site prep work for the new 8-gate terminal. SA went through a city manager change as well as an airport director over the last few years slowing this project substantially.
There is also a third runway going in. M7 and Wright Flyers are going to be moved to the approach end of 12L.
N405MX From Mexico, joined May 2004, 1378 posts, RR: 11 Reply 12, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1662 times:
Quoting ModernArt (Reply 10): What happened to the rumor of MX re-starting SAT-MTY?
First days of december, with MX and probably later with QA, departing MTY-SAT early morning, returning (arriving) almost at midnight at MTY.
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 7): As for GDL, BJX, PBC and QRO, I think the main focus here is ethnic travel, with a little bit of shoppers and businessmen thrown into the mix too. Would you guys agree with me? Querétaro is booming, so this could be a promising new route.
BJX focuses on California and ORD, also QRO, PBC not too much, but mainly as you say, the idea is the shoppers, specially regios.
Saludos
Life is what happens when you have other plans.....
Luisde8cd From Venezuela, joined Aug 2004, 2518 posts, RR: 34 Reply 13, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1655 times:
Quoting N405MX (Reply 12): First days of december, with MX and probably later with QA, departing MTY-SAT early morning, returning (arriving) almost at midnight at MTY.
Logan did I understand right? Will the plane spend almost 12 hours idle in SAT?
Saludos desde Monterrey,
Luis
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LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22241 posts, RR: 51 Reply 14, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1633 times:
This could be interesting as I hear LAWA is in talks with a Mexican carrier to build an operation at ONT and Viva Aerobus has previously stated it would focus on border states specifically Texas and California.
Anyhow, good luck to them. Nice to see Mexican LCCs grow across the border.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
Commavia From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 10225 posts, RR: 62 Reply 15, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1630 times:
Anyone back in AUS know what gate they'll be using? I assume 2, the international arrivals-equipped gate, but I thought I remember hearing that XJet and/or Frontier and/or Midwest was using that gate, too.
Quoting ModernArt (Reply 4): This plan is overly ambitous for a market that has little no sucess with scheduled Mexico services.
Agreed - this is way too much service.
I could definitely see 2-3x weekly CUN, probably maybe 2-3x weekly GDL, and maybe even a 5x/week-daily flight to MEX, but not much more than that.
Mikey711MN From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1380 posts, RR: 8 Reply 16, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 1614 times:
Quoting Commavia (Reply 15): Anyone back in AUS know what gate they'll be using?
MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6251 posts, RR: 51 Reply 17, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1595 times:
F9 did terrible on AUS-CUN. Some flights went out with single digit passenger counts. How will this one be any different?
N405MX From Mexico, joined May 2004, 1378 posts, RR: 11 Reply 18, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1480 times:
Quoting Luisde8cd (Reply 13): Logan did I understand right? Will the plane spend almost 12 hours idle in SAT?
Nope, it wont, the flight will depart MTY early morning to SAT, then will go to other place, not so sure right now, maybe MEX, or other destination, later will return to SAT, and back to MTY, the plane will sleep in MTY.
Saludos
Life is what happens when you have other plans.....
TCFC424 From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 488 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 1430 times:
F9's CUN return was at 3 am....a little inconvenient....
SkyyMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 1418 times:
Quoting Juventus (Reply 1): Austin is a good market for Cancun
Quoting MSYtristar (Reply 17): F9 did terrible on AUS-CUN. Some flights went out with single digit passenger counts. How will this one be any different?
Quoting TCFC424 (Reply 19): F9's CUN return was at 3 am....a little inconvenient....
Right. The OAG's I have showed F9's arrival around 22:00, I've not seen where they ever had this arrival time (03:00) but it may have happened. Aerocaribe also tried this route and couldn't make it work. I love Austin and would love to see the airport grow, but I think some of this service will never actually get off the ground, or if it does, may not last very long.
Ghost77 From Mexico, joined Mar 2000, 5130 posts, RR: 53 Reply 21, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1386 times:
NEWS... VIVA just reached its passenger 1M only after 10 months of operations. What a milestone for VIVA... and only with 5 frames... of course, they have sub-leased from other airlines but they're making big economies of scale!
If they haven't started AUS it has been due to aircraft shortage, but 6 more frames are on their way.... if all have failed, I'm sure pretty much Viva won't fail.
g77
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Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 22, posted (5 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1343 times:
Quoting Ghost77 (Reply 21): NEWS... VIVA just reached its passenger 1M only after 10 months of operations
Congratulations to VIVA. For those kind of numbers their load factor must be high.
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