We'll see if this actually happens...service to FLL is also apparently planned. MSY-BZE used to be served by TA back in the day before those flights were switched to MSY-SAP.
MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Reply 2, posted (2 years 1 month 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2584 times:
Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 1): Be nice but what equipment would they use?
In one of the other articles I found online it said a leased 737.
jetskipper From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 352 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 1 month 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2541 times:
Having been to San Pedro, I can imagine that the runway can handle a 737. I don't believe a 737 could even turn around at the end of the runway without use of a tug.
DesertAir From Mexico, joined Jan 2006, 1389 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 years 1 month 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 2360 times:
Aviateca used to fly MSY-GUA on 727s. Also SAHSA flew to San Pedro Sula from MSY and 737-200s. MSY was once a gateways for a lot of Central American flying. This might have had to do with the range of the planes the Central American airlines had in service. I liked seeing the Sahsa blue and white planes with the big stars at the gate.
I wish this new service well.
mtnwest1979 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 2120 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (2 years 1 month 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2257 times:
Air Florida also flew 737s into San Pedro Sula as well.
a300 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 453 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 years 1 month 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2084 times:
Quoting jetskipper (Reply 3): I don't believe a 737 could even turn around at the end of the runway without use of a tug.
I was flew into and out of San Pedro, Belize, last January. The flights were on a Cessna 208. There would be simply no room on that strip for a 737 of any variety!
yellowtail From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 5159 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (2 years 1 month 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 1962 times:
You're are all right.....this is jsut gossip. MW is in serious financial trouble right now. Their BZE-CUN/GUA/SAP service is bleeding money (2 of the 3 ATRS were "taken back"), the domestic service is being hammered by PM (I think MW only controls about 30% of the overall market now), and the principals of the company are up to their necks with the bank.
IMHO, this is just a publicity stunt ill-conceived to see if there are any interested buyers for the company. Anyone who has ever sold a company , will tell you that if you can make it look like it is growing, you get more interest.
Not to mention, the owners of MW have a lot of family in FLL and MSY, so they would be able to use it!
Regardless, service was planned for MSY-BZE ...not MSY-SPR>.
Quoting jetskipper (Reply 3): Having been to San Pedro, I can imagine that the runway can handle a 737. I don't believe a 737 could even turn around at the end of the runway without use of a tug.
It can't.
Quoting sccutler (Reply 6): I could imagine (as a foolish business decision) Maya flying to BZE from US points. Not destined to succeed, I think, but one never knows, do one?
I won't succeed or happen IMHO
Quoting USXguy (Reply 7): btw - is Elvi's Kitchen still open?
Yes
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