I think they are very far from BK but I think having Carl there is a major driver in getting the airline in good shape. If not he will obviously push to have them removed if he hasn’t already started that. It’s literally in his playbook that it’s all about getting real management. Guess we will see...
Jump to postI doubt very much they will stay independent especially if we have an administration change. But you are correct about spending money to make money and that was always the problem and where I did agree with VD. They would spend money on ANYTHING other than the operation. We were presented will all ...
Jump to postHeard nothing about anything going with second lounge. I would think that AA could support an Admirals Club here with TWA’s history then blended into AA that there would be a large enough loyalty to AA here. On SWA, I think I remembered hearing or reading something years ago that SWA liked to run t...
Jump to postRestored DC capacity in the coming years will enable such a focus city approach in AUS (and RDU for that matter). I wouldn't put a whole lot of hope behind DL Connection growth from the current baseline. Plus I'd expect greater benefit to the DL network from restoring the capacity lost at hubs (par...
Jump to postOdd to see cuts at Maui like this: Alaska: Kahului – Los Angeles 31MAR24 – 30SEP24 Reduce from 7 to 1 weekly. 737 MAX 9 operating (-900ER from 18MAY24) Kahului – Portland OR 31MAR24 – 12JUN24 Reduce from 7 to 1 weekly, 737-900ER/MAX 9 operating Kahului – San Francisco 16APR24 – 15MAY24 Reduce from ...
Jump to postSorry I dont know the gate situation at BNA, does WN have 29 gates? If so that means they are looking to grow from 29 - 39 correct? They have 20 at the moment, they’ll add another 9 once Concourse A is reconstructed come 2027/2028. But I’ve often said they need around 40 to realize their full poten...
Jump to poststl07 wrote:American is interesting. A casual 22% increase out of nowhere.
I do not know the specific story of each airline but the fact that jetBlue also had issues seems to indicate it is not a business model root cause. I still would not worry much yet as the economy keeps booming and today's January jobs adds confirm that. Also, airlines did better in Q4 2023 than the...
Jump to postBoth of you are correct. Instead of allowing Spirit a humane "death" (via merger into JetBlue), this anti-free-market administration (which has publicly declared itself so) have decided to throw Spirit, Spirit's employees, fliers and the industry segment it occupies into chaos. This is de...
Jump to postWhat are the frequencies in all of these city pairs? Daily? Twice weekly?
Jump to postThere are very few, if any, ‘good’ options for a mid-continent or even mid west hub. Most of the markets with plenty of available gates such as STL, MCI, CVG (at a stretch you could add PIT as mid west) are no longer hubs for a reason: they are relatively small cities that lack the economic strengt...
Jump to postMX will not survive 2024 unless Neeleman completely changes the route structure of the entire entity to a hub and spoke model with multiple flights to several cities from the hubs. Any further investment in this airline at this point would be foolish .... Is Allegiant Hub and Spoke? Is Avelo Hub an...
Jump to postThere's one airport I think that Breeze could do really well in; ITO (Hilo, HI). Should be able to make it work 2 or 3 times a week to/from LAX or SFO. United couldn’t make ITO-SFO work even as the only mainland service at the time it operated. WN and HA route their traffic through connections on O...
Jump to postAs i posted last week in response Fflyer83 comments and opinion is that most Southwest Flight Attendants are not " DISPOSABLE " employees who can be replaced by a Temp Service. Many of the FA's have a passion for what they do and charisma as well. Passion & Charisma are 2 parts of a p...
Jump to postsrg2023 wrote:Southwest isn’t doing any favors for MCI, even with the new terminal
klwright69 wrote:Funny, DL, AA, and WN in this feeding frenzy at AUS. That's 3 out of the 4 big U.S. carriers. At least UA had sense to stay out of the whole fray.
I can't remember if this has been discussed or asked...with HA having only 12 789's on order it's going to mean at least that many of the 332's will be staying in the fleet for quite some time (many years)...does anyone know if HA is planning on upgrading the 332 interiors to have the new Leihoku S...
Jump to postIs anyone able to confirm whether there are any slot utilization requirements at SNA? And if so, what are they? Thanks in advance.
Jump to postI just am hoping that the HA/WN competition in HI doesn't turn into a long-term bloodbath where HA is likely the be loser as their cost structure won't allow them to match WN's lowest fares without losing money. We already saw one bloodbath when Go! entered the market and IIRC they're largely blame...
Jump to postThe only “Southwest affect” I’ve seen in Hawaii as a long time resident here is the change they brought to Waikiki in terms of low-value tourism. But that’s neither here nor there I suppose… Actually, it very much is. The term Southwest Effect was first coined after new customers were brought to ma...
Jump to post19 seems a little tight for both of them. It's about what they are using now. I suppose with growth potential bleeding over into phase 2 may work, but both have been wanting to expand. WN currently uses 11 gates and DL uses 6. With 19 gates in new T1, each could get 1 gate to expand, but I'm guessi...
Jump to postIt’s still showing flights on the website. I had booked my return flight to MCI months ago for the middle of Oct and they killed it. I got refunded. We were driving to MCI to avoid connections, especially ones at JFK. I'm not trusting them to book BOS again even if it shows service in NOV onward. I...
Jump to postWill be interesting if AS manages to crack the ethnic sales channels for the GUA route. They failed with LAX-GDL and MEX. Such markets are very much in the hands of ethnic consolidators and travel agents, with much smaller direct point of sale component. They still fly LAX-GDL and SJC-GDL. It might...
Jump to postQuestion from an admittedly uninformed outsider: with all the attention around AUS and should/shouldn't it be a focus city for any of DL/AA/UA/AS/B6/WN/basically anyone who sells tickets on N-registered aircraft. :lol: Is there any carrier with a crew base in AUS? I know some airlines run satellite...
Jump to postAt first glance, there doesn’t seem to be many changes. It’s just status quo for the most part. However, there are noticeable frequency reductions across the west coast (SAN/BUR/SJC/LAX/SMF). I also noticed frequency bumps in key Colorado ski markets (smart move). DEN-MTJ/HDN both go from a single d...
Jump to postJetBlue has agreed to divest all holdings (gates & slots) of Spirit Airlines at LGA to Frontier. https://news.jetblue.com/latest-news/press-release-details/2023/JetBlue-and-Frontier-Announce-Divestiture-Agreement-in-Connection-with-JetBlues-Combination-with-Spirit/default.aspx Never knew NK was...
Jump to postI’m curious to know what others’ predictions for future AS growth looks like. I think they’ve found a niche in SAN with flying where WN struggles (smaller secondary tertiary cities like FAT using the E170s, longer hauls to the east coast). I think they’ll continue with this strategy until they build...
Jump to postFlew B6 recently in coach on two transcons and both flights were operated with their classic Mint 1.0 aircraft. Overall a decent product, but must say the old seats are uncomfortable for a shorter person (they seem to be quite high in height, and the adjustable headrests don’t really help with comfo...
Jump to postHA is doing so poorly financially right now I think the mostly likely scenario is Southwest buying HA and doing to HA what it did to FL and AS did to VX. This will immediately eliminate a competitor and instantly make their interisland operations very lucrative w/ their monopoly pricing power and g...
Jump to postI’m curious about what WN’s long term plans for LAX are. Presently they have 96 weekday departures with the new April schedule. October shows 102 weekday departures, but still a far cry from the ~130 daily flights pre-Covid. Frequencies to their NorCal stations are still fewer than existed before, p...
Jump to postAS definitely came out on top after consolidation. Delta also came out on top as well by sheer luck due to COVID-19, enabling them to fasttrack Terminal 3 reconstruction. Air Canada did not move from Terminal 2 to TBIT. They moved to Terminal 6 (I think) Air Canada is in T6. Outbidding B6 for VX al...
Jump to postCurrently tracking a China Airlines flight from BZE on final into LAX as flight CI 1587 operated by ship B-18917. Is this a charter of some kind?
Jump to postIf you look at KE’s schedule between ICN and BOS (JL’s primary competitor between BOS and Asia), their departure from ICN is in the AM and doesn’t allow for as many connections (in theory, I haven’t checked all itineraries) as JL’s late afternoon departure from NRT. KE’s BOS bound connections in ICN...
Jump to postHere are analyst estimates for Q1. Lots of red ink. AAL: $13mil ALGT: $36.5m ALK: (-$57.4m) DAL: $211.6m HA: (-$138.8m) JBLU: (-$130.9m) LUV: (-$118.9m) SAVE: (-$81.8m) SNCY: $30.8m UAL: (-$75.3m) ULCC: (-$19.6m) Hopefully airlines provided enough guidance that actual numbers dont surprise as much ...
Jump to postThat isn’t the same situation that Porter is in right now, what’s the similarity between WN and Porter? I find zero relevance to this comment, not bashing anyone “Other than some LCCs in the late 90s/early 00s nobody else has taken 50 aircraft in less than 24 months.” Just illustrating that there a...
Jump to postWN was slated to take delivery of 114 Boeing jets last year but due to supply chain issues they only received 73 planes. They’re slated to receive 90 new jets this year, as well as 86 each in both 2024 and 2025. They still have hundreds more on order in the years after 2025. That isn’t the same sit...
Jump to postMy only guess is Porter got a too good to refuse deal on the E2s because Embraer had a number of empty spots available for quick delivery. Other than some LCCs in the late 90s/early 00s nobody else has taken 50 aircraft in less than 24 months. I had expected Porter to face staffing issues but not s...
Jump to postMy only guess is Porter got a too good to refuse deal on the E2s because Embraer had a number of empty spots available for quick delivery. Other than some LCCs in the late 90s/early 00s nobody else has taken 50 aircraft in less than 24 months. I had expected Porter to face staffing issues but not s...
Jump to postSo far we’ve given Delta all of A, every cargo facility but UPS, the entire E expansion, and now we’re moving into terminal B. Might as well give them a few gates at C to round things off. Gotta wonder…do people actually like Logan or aviation, or is it just Delta? Great airline, no doubt. But look...
Jump to postRemember the short lived Sun Country “focus?” Kinda reminds me of that. They couldn’t compete on the most of the WN routes. Now they’re only left with MSP, and a seasonal flight to LAX/LAS last I remember. Spirit never brought back BWI/MSY as well. Breeze as a whole is underperforming on many route...
Jump to postNot if you’re in regular Y. WN gives you far more leg room, free drinks and snacks, and no carry on bag fees. Plus if the flight cancels, you won’t be stuck until the next day. I agree WN will have more options to get you to your final destination if a flight is canceled however the seats on the A2...
Jump to postWhen I say under utilized I mean building a 8 gate concourse where they can only use half of them at a time... That's objectively a huge waste. And according to alasizon, AA also has gate adjacency issues as well. Granted, they operate multiple fleet types. How do we officially know that WN is resp...
Jump to postThey for sure should have started the T3 North Sat a while ago, however T3 South couldn't be fully used until T2 was gone. F9 just announced they are cutting PHX-MSP/FLL/PHL, wouldn't be surprised if more were to come. What should be done, IMO, is moving AS & B6 over to T4, its ridiculous that ...
Jump to postYou answered your own question. UA has established themselves at EWR for years and NK has a healthy presence. B6 took advantage of COVID to enter some new markets. Fighting for 3rd isn’t a winning strategy and it’s not like many frequent travelers would actually consider switching from Star Allianc...
Jump to postThey for sure should have started the T3 North Sat a while ago, however T3 South couldn't be fully used until T2 was gone. F9 just announced they are cutting PHX-MSP/FLL/PHL, wouldn't be surprised if more were to come. What should be done, IMO, is moving AS & B6 over to T4, its ridiculous that ...
Jump to postTerminal 3 keeps getting busier and busier. They need to either utilize the bus pads near the former Terminal 2 site and/or start work on the Terminal 3 satellite concourse ASAP unless these flights will use the CUTE gates in the N4 concourse of T4. So it seems like maybe tearing down T-2 wasn't su...
Jump to postSo it seems like maybe tearing down T-2 wasn't such a great idea. I would have to agree... not until they had something to replace it like that T3 satellite you mention; speaking of which, remind me what that's going to be & where? They for sure should have started the T3 North Sat a while ago,...
Jump to postBob Jordan and Andrew Watterson did an interview with WSJ (Paywalled: https://www.wsj.com/articles/southwest-airlines-outlines-plan-to-handle-severe-weather-problems-49d2b406). ⋅ Buying additional de-icing trucks, and securing pads and fluid at key airports ⋅ Update technology t...
Jump to postLAXintl wrote:Ending service to Rochester, New York on May 8.
Also 14-routes cut starting April/May
https://thepointsguy.com/news/frontier- ... oute-cuts/
WN opened a brand new Command Center in HNL. This is unheard of for a station this size, and one of only 18 in the rest of the system. Interesting to note that the MAX7 is not only being considered for long haul to Hawai'i, but as a better sized aircraft for interisland. "Southwest Airlines is...
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