Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18848 posts, RR: 54 Posted (5 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 2856 times:
As you know, you can find details of WN´s top 10 airports, ordered by the number of daily flights, at: http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/factsheet.html. But does as anyone know what its 11th-15th busiest airports are in terms of daily flights? Thanks.
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Super80DFW From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 1637 posts, RR: 12 Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2507 times:
I'm happy to see that with the strict route restrictions put on DAL that it is still 7th place!
Right now there is an AA MD-80 flying over my house.
Bond007 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 5098 posts, RR: 8 Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2495 times:
LoneStarMike From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 3644 posts, RR: 38 Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2458 times:
In the Nov. 4 Timetable, SJC was up to 80 flights per day. The May schedule changes result in a net increase of 1 flight, so they should be up to 81. Not sure where that fits in with relation to the other cities, though.
JustPlaneNutz From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 428 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2392 times:
The link says Orlando was established in 1996. Surely that is wrong--didn't they pickup Orlando when they bought Muse in 1985? They didn't take an 11-year hiatus when they liquidated Transtar did they? Please tell me I'm not losing my mind here.
Boslax From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2361 times:
Top 20 Southwest stations based on average daily departures, February 2008, based on the OAG
TWAL10114ever From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 62 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2331 times:
No, you are losing your mind! LOL 1996 is correct. I actually started with Southwest in Orlando back in 1997 and the station was very new. It is amazing to see the MCO operation today and how much it has grown. Three little gates back in the days.........for those who flew in/out of MCO back then you'll remember gates 5, 7R and 7L.
LoneStarMike From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 3644 posts, RR: 38 Reply 12, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2315 times:
There were 4 stations opened in 1996. TPA and FLL opened on 01/22/1996 followed by MCO on 04/07/1996 and PVD on 10/27/1996
JustPlaneNutz From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 428 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2274 times:
OK, but that just doesn't seem right. Muse/Transtar did serve MCO, though, right?
TWAL10114ever From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 62 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2252 times:
JustPlaneNutz From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 428 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2208 times:
That just makes me feel old--1996 seems like yesterday. My recollection was that as it liquidated Transtar in 1987, WN quickly substituted its own service. 1987 was in the midst of WN's California conquest, so I guess it did take a decade for them to get back to Florida.
STL1326 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 494 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2029 times:
Actually STL will be at 79 daily flights by March/April 2008.....
Bond007 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 5098 posts, RR: 8 Reply 18, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1733 times:
Quoting STL1326 (Reply 16): Actually STL will be at 79 daily flights by March/April 2008.....
Then we'll repost the list again then
Quoting Boslax (Reply 10): Top 20 Southwest stations based on average daily departures, February 2008, based on the OAG
I was pretty close, eh?
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N200WN From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 783 posts, RR: 7 Reply 19, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1610 times:
Quoting Boslax (Reply 10): Top 20 Southwest stations based on average daily departures, February 2008, based on the OAG
Those numbers are just a little off from the current Jan-Mar schedule. Anyway, here are the exact numbers for the summer schedule that starts May 11th, 2008. Also, I made it the top 25 just for fun and added the list of stations with less than 20 flights.
Bond007 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 5098 posts, RR: 8 Reply 20, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1588 times:
Quoting N200WN (Reply 19): Those numbers are just a little off from the current Jan-Mar schedule.
They actually were exactly the same as mine. My data was purely adding up actual WN flights over the past 14 days.
Sure give us May 11th numbers, but I guarantee they won't be 'exact' if/when we revisit the list in May (another 3 months yet!)
Jimbo
I'd rather be on the ground wishing I was in the air, than in the air wishing I was on the ground!
LoneStarMike From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 3644 posts, RR: 38 Reply 21, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1549 times:
Quoting Bond007 (Reply 20): They actually were exactly the same as mine. My data was purely adding up actual WN flights over the past 14 days.
Not in the case of DAL they weren't. I'm looking at a November 4, 2007 printed timetable and DAL shows 137 daily (at least M-F) departures. Your list shows DAL at 124. Has WN eliminated 13 daily flights between November and the last two weeks? (They haven't)
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Quoting Bond007 (Reply 20): Sure give us May 11th numbers, but I guarantee they won't be 'exact' if/when we revisit the list in May (another 3 months yet!)
Yes, actually, they will. If WN cuts frequencies in other markets, they won't take effect until after the end of the current booking schedule which runs part way through August. With regards to discontinued flights, once WN opens up their schedule, it's set in stone.
If WN decides to add new flights, the next round of "new" flights would probably begin in June or later. So May's totals (if N200WN counted right) should be exact.
Bond007 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 5098 posts, RR: 8 Reply 22, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1533 times:
Quoting LoneStarMike (Reply 21): So May's totals (if N200WN counted right) should be exact.
I might give you that one
I was just being pedantic (as usual) ... about in May it'll be this, XXX will add 3 flights next month so this will be different ... of course, I didn't note where the data originated from for the 'official' WN list
You're all correct .... brown nosing now!
Jimbo
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