It is a large O&D route, but there are quite a few connections that the <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> hub offers <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym> are...
Jump to postThis is the route I fly the most. Loads are usually quite heavy. Not uncommon for the plane to be nearly full. There seems to be healthy biz travel on the route with lots of "suits" traveling. There's also quite a bit of student travel as Boston is a major hub for students. Quite a few of the studen...
Jump to postCO already uses props from <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> to <acronym title="Abilene - Regional (ABI / KABI), USA - Texas">ABI</acronym>, <acronym title="Beaumont / Port Arthur - Southeast Texas Regional (Jefferson County) (BPT / KBPT)...
Jump to postJust like my name says, I am a <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> fan. I too go out of my way to fly with <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> even though I reside full time in <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS)...
Jump to postIAH has 70 international destinations if you include the 3 times per week flights to Luanda on World Airways. 69 on scheduled carriers. All of them are non-stop except for <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s one stop to <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR<...
Jump to postI was pulling for <acronym title="JetBlue Airways (USA)">B6</acronym> service to <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> because it's a much more interesting airport to spot at than <acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA -...
Jump to postMy guess is that <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> has more international destinations than <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> thanks to the 30 ...
Jump to postI used Sept 8th. If that represents the new fall schedule, then <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> remains the same in terms of # of flights (7 to <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL /...
Jump to postThe online version of the Houston Chronicle has an article on JetBlue starting service between <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> and <acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA - Texas">HOU</acronym> on Se...
Jump to postFurther proof that Aggieland truly is Berlin on the Brazos!
Just kidding. Count this former Texan as one of the millions who hate both the Longhorns and the Aggies!
Go Rice!
Personally, I hope the 762s stick around. Those are nice planes from a passenger standpoint (or at least mine). My favorite plane <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> flies is the 764 though. I prefer it over the 777. Can't wait for my next <acronym title="Continental Airlines (U...
Jump to postI may be rare, but I love living in the City of Boston and I love the airport. Name another major city in which you can get to the airport in a matter of minutes from downtown? Hell, when the weather is nice like today, you can take a friggin' ferry! I was born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I ...
Jump to postInteresting information. Would have never guessed that two of the top three and 3 of the top 5 would be <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> routes! Also interesting to note that the two supposed money losing routes from <acronym title="Hous...
Jump to postThat is really strange. Didn't they pull out of <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> in just the last few months? Of course, a route to <acronym title="Mexico City (- Licenciado Benito Juarez International) (MEX / MMMX), Mexico">MEX</acronym> w...
Jump to postMX returned to DFW already. They left about 3 days later.
Are you saying they are planning on coming back just a few short months after they pulled out?
I don't care what the CFO and COO at Delta have stated to the public. Haven't the last 10 years in this country made you wary of listening to the people at the top? Actions speak louder than words and right now the actions are; STILL <acronym title="MAT Macedonian Airlines (Greece)">IN</acronym> BAN...
Jump to postWhere did you come up with the idea that Dallas has stronger ties to Asia than Houston? From Census 2000 Asian population in city of Houston 114,140 Asian population in city of Dallas 32,188 Asian population in 9 county Houston region 228,275 Asian population in 12 county <acronym title="Dallas / Fo...
Jump to postAF has gone to 12 weekly flights this summer. They have a daily 777 and a 5 times weekly 330, which is the first time <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> has been regularly served by that type (it subs for the <acronym title="Lufthansa (Ger...
Jump to postActually, I am just a beer man. I wouldn't trust a margarita or a mojito out of a can. Some things are better left unexplored.
Jump to postNo, it isn't the old Enron Building. Continental leases out of two buildings further South (Allen Center complex) than the old Enron digs. The newest Enron tower has been leased out to Chevron Texaco already. The older one from the 80s is realtively empty still.
Jump to postWhat the hell is a signature cocktail? A mojito without the fresh mint carefully grinded into the mix is like a fruit cocktail without the fruit. It's pointless. Plus, last time I checked, mojitos were BIG about five years ago. Like all things trendy, they're on their way out. Trying to sell a signa...
Jump to postChetumal was one of the cities I was thinking of too! I also see eventual service to Culiacan, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Minatitlan, Ciudad Victoria, Poza Rica, and a retry of the Hermosillo and Zacatecas routes. Other possibilities include Ciudad Obregon, Cuernevaca, La Paz, Loreto, Puerto Escondido, Ciuda...
Jump to postFrom my understanding, the service to JFK is successful simply due to business traffic (energy related) heading to destinations not served by <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym>. With the energy market the way it currently is, it's not surprising that they had to increase the se...
Jump to postThat's going to be very tight. Luckily, if you are just transiting the airport on a German passport, things should run quickly but you just never know. So much will depend upon the actual agent you run into. I cannot wait for the stupid knee-jerk legislation that requires folks to clear customs even...
Jump to postIn the last 2 years, <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> has started service from <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> to Boise, Bonaire, Buenos Aires, Cali, Chattanooga, Del Rio, Durango (MX), Flores/Tikal, Huatulco, Li...
Jump to postIt's an improvement for sure but the seats do appear paper thin. Also, it looks as if there is zero space between the seats from that photo so I can't imagine how tight it must actually be. Talk about bumping elbows... As for the tiny 757s <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> fli...
Jump to postCo is up to SIX weekday flights between BJX and IAH. One 735 and the rest ERJs.
This route has exploded over the years.
The rain is driving me NUTS. I walk to work and I am running out of shoes to ruin!
That said, I love Boston and Bostonians. They may be harder to warm up to, but they make great friends in the end, and this is coming from a native Texan.
Congrats, Nick!
You can read my screen name to know how I feel about CO! Best of luck on your new life.
Phil in Boston
CO is running 2-3 767-200s between <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> and <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym> this summer. On most days, it's two but I've seen 3 around the July 4th ...
Jump to postI hadn't heard that <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> was considering adding a PrivatAir flight to <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym>. They serve <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Te...
Jump to postThanks for the CLO U.S. market share information. Does anyone know how the <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> flight to <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> is doing? There were rumors it was doing poorly at first but i...
Jump to postI know <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> and <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> codeshare via <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>. I wonder if the proposed route to <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Interc...
Jump to postThat's good to know. I have several <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym> to <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym> connections in the next few months so I will defin...
Jump to postI transfer through <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym> quite a bit out of my homebase in <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>. I was worried that having to transf...
Jump to postDidn't <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (USA)">AS</acronym> use to serve <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> via a tag on from <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>? I could have sworn I...
Jump to postI too found the rumor of <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> to <acronym title="Ciudad Juarez - Abraham Gonzalez International (CJS / MMCS), Mexico">CJS</acronym> a little odd. <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> Expres...
Jump to postOn a side note, <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> Express is up to 15 midweek departures per day to <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> from Love Field. I've flown the route a few times when I needed to be in downtown...
Jump to postAnd lest we forget that <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> has more 777s and 787s coming online to aid with future expansion. What does <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> have planned for the future? Many of her 767s are old and worn. You seem to like to play y...
Jump to postDL was actually my favorite airline growing up. They used to have a much greater presence in Houston when I was growing up and we flew them quite a bit. Back in my college days, I used <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> through <acronym title="Covington / Cincinnati - Northern Kentu...
Jump to postI prefer to read on a plane. So, my complaint with the 733s and 735s on the <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>-<acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> route has ...
Jump to postAF and <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> don't codeshare on <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym>-<acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym> but that hasn't stopped the route ...
Jump to postI agree, ScottB. I fly <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>-<acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> around 15 times a year and it amazes me that the route is flown...
Jump to postWorldTraveler- Yes, Delta is expanding her international route network and trying to build up a <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> hub. It's not the first time for either of these things. Will they be successful this go rou...
Jump to postWorldTraveler-
Does every thread have to become a DL vs CO battle?
Give it a rest.
Longhorn- You wont see <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> fly <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>-<acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA - Texas">HOU</acronym>-<acronym title="OLD: Austin - Robert Mueller Municipal...
Jump to postI am sorry Jumbojet, but most of the American public CANNOT find the state of Louisiana on a map. That was a news story based on actual polling from about two weeks ago. That said, I am fairly certain that 95% of the American public wouldn't know the difference between a 763 and a 752 even if you al...
Jump to postThe only problem I have with the garage are all the chain smokers getting their fix before their flights. It's nasty, especially on a hot and humid day (see May through late September).
I prefer to just walk from E to C and look at the progress of the Terminal C upgrades!
Not sure I would say that international flying out of <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> is VERY limited. You've got every Mexican destination possible. Three cities in Canada. Belize City, Tegucigalpa, Roatan, San Pedro Sula, Flores, Guat...
Jump to postI think the real problem is the schedule. <acronym title="China Airlines (Taiwan)">CI</acronym> leaves <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> pretty late at night for <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washing...
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