YYZ is always a quagmire. Its high yielding route with a strong PDEW and looks like low-hanging fruit. Therefore, every couple of years DL or AA announce it, operate it 2-3x daily on RJs, and then quietly drop it 6-9 months later. On the Canadian end, it’s hard to compete for business travellers wi...
Jump to postThanks for the info. I’m guessing that the next possible routes might be IAH, YYZ, YUL, PDX, SDQ. Outside of those I don’t really see where else they would add given the hub isn’t really the best for connections. YYZ was announced by DL and never launched. That would be tough sledding for them vs. ...
Jump to postStarting in June CX will be going daily to BOS!! That’s a bit sooner than I expected and good news. I imagined them to slowly add back the frequencies (much like they did over their first year of service…, going from 4x weekly to daily… 9 years ago! WOW time flies!). Though now that I think about i...
Jump to postAccording to Canadian media, Lynx Air is shutting down on Monday. So, that’s one flight off the summer books. To be honest, I thought it would be a long shot to begin with. As much as there is a lot traffic between Boston and Toronto, no one aside from AC seems to have the magic recipe to make YYZ w...
Jump to postjspams20 wrote:Customs is open in Boston very early, GRU lands before 7am and STI/SDQ come in around 8.
If memory serves, that only leaves Hainan to Shanghai and RAM to Casablanca as the only intercontinental routes that were operating or announced prior to the pandemic that haven’t resumed or been announced. I’m not particularly bullish that either will come back anytime soon. Travel to Asia is stil...
Jump to postIf memory serves, that only leaves Hainan to Shanghai and RAM to Casablanca as the only intercontinental routes that were operating or announced prior to the pandemic that haven’t resumed or been announced. I’m not particularly bullish that either will come back anytime soon. Travel to Asia is still...
Jump to postBOS Nov-2023 numbers are out. The upward trend continues. Nov-23 Nov-22 % change Domestic Charter 1,729 2,020 -14.4% Domestic Commuter 298,256 264,736 12.7% Domestic Jet 2,375,292 2,300,761 3.2% Total Domestic 2,675,277 2,567,517 4.2% Bermuda/Bahamas/Caribbean 111,035 86,043 29.0% Canada 52,508 49,...
Jump to posthttps://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231218-skns24inc SAS goes back to a daily A330 in early-April for a few weeks before increasing further to the 359 in late-April. Not sure if this is related to the move to SkyTeam or not, since I don’t remember when that transition will happen but I didn’t think it wo...
Jump to postTurkish CARRIER Route Flights Seat Count Pax Count Cap % Rank TK ATL-IST 70 20069 16092 80.18% 12 BOS-IST 63 18207 16539 90.84% 1 DFW-IST 62 18600 15456 83.10% 11 EWR-IST 62 17918 16031 89.47% 5 IAD-IST 120 38254 32687 85.45% 8 IAH-IST 101 29138 24644 84.58% 9 JFK-IST 253 72486 63299 87.33% 7 LAX-I...
Jump to postSounds like BOS-ATH could see one or more additional frequencies next year. It was 4x weekly this summer up from 3x in 2022. Delta hasn’t updated the system yet (still showing 4x) for a random week next July), but this was announced today. One site I saw quoted daily service, but I have yet to conf...
Jump to postHearing rumors that the BA A380 will continue though the winter season That was the plan but the most recent schedule update sees the A380 removed, as well as cutting a substantial number of flights during the deepest of the winter lull. https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-pulls-airbus-a380-fl...
Jump to postOne Mile At A Time has a brief write-up about the new SkyClub in E. Not sure if these photos were previously released but it looks pretty spiffy… https://onemileatatime.com/news/delta-sky-club-boston/?fbclid=IwAR10JtDyUVPzBLd7bYa1mcKr1xopQVLStsAaBL2YvbTUE8WvJtXWXU45qR4_aem_ATP8Dyo7uhfSAYuaLNCOIUnQkH...
Jump to postGoing back to discussion of Spain, it’s been reported that the Valencian government is really trying to regain a North American flight. Apparently a delegation went to New York and met with JetBlue a few weeks ago. Of course, tourism ministers meeting with airlines is nothing new and often nothing c...
Jump to postWondering if anyone has insight why LATAM moved the return to GRU to a day flight. While it’s certainly better than having the plane sitting on the ground in BOS for 8-9 hours, it doesn’t make the flight very attractive for people whose final destination isn’t Brazil. Not sure of the minimum connect...
Jump to postInteresting timing last week regarding EK and YUL… https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-to-expand-global-network-with-launch-of-services-to-montreal-in-july/ Granted, I don’t think it’s going to change anything in BOS. Based on what’s been discussed here in the monthly stats, it seems EK h...
Jump to posthttps://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230323-lh388
LH A380 is officially on the schedule. Starting 1st June. There will be a frequency drop to 5x weekly over some weeks in June and July.
Of course there are loopholes. A person can buy a plane ticket to Canada and then buy another plane ticket to the U.S., and self connect. Or just drive across the border. U.S. officials would never know. But I don't think enough people will be doing that. I suspect immigration would be going over p...
Jump to postI feel its too late for that It's too late for just about every route from BOS but that won't stop airlines from adding service. At the of the day if they can fill the front of the cabin there's money to be made and and my feeling is that if their more premium customers ask for it, a route will be ...
Jump to postHow is it Boston cannot sustain service to Mexico City on AM, but YUL is? It looks like on some days AM runs MEX-YUL twice a day. Canada-Mexico traffic has also grown after Canada dropped its visa requirement for Mexicans. As such, tourism has been growing as more Mexicans take trips to Vancouver, ...
Jump to postAny plans from CM or JJ to eat up some of the lost AV traffic with either increase capacity or send bigger birds? I think you'll probably see JJ increase frequencies further before sending a 777 or 350. They've already added an additional weekly flight (announced before the draw down of AV), bringi...
Jump to postMy pick goes to Studio. Studio Gang is behind some of the more interesting towers that have gone up recently in Chicago, including Aqua and the Vista, which is just being topped off. SOM is reliable, though their designs are also a bit safe. However, they are also responsible for some iconic Chicago...
Jump to postAre the routes in red the ones that are slated to see the 220? Ones in blue are potential new routes with the 220? If I'm interpreting the text on the slide correctly in tandem with the map, that's effectively it. The blue lines are possible new routes that could be started using the A220. The red ...
Jump to postDOT Table 6 may have been updated without notifications on the main page. Here are top 10 (actually 11 due to tie for 10th) unserved markets from BOS for the Q2-2018. All numbers in PDEW. No surprise at #1 as usual but I think its lower than same quarter in 2017. I will do increases/decreases later...
Jump to postNot sure if this has been covered, but looks like DL will be upgauging BOS-LHR from the 763ER to the A332 next spring (based on a dummy booking I started for April). Will be the first DL A332 in BOS IIRC as BOS-AMS is an A333. The 332 was scheduled on the second AMS rotation a few summers back and ...
Jump to postI recall the days when DL served DFW with L-1011s, 767s, and 757s. Now we're wondering whether they can make a go of it with ONE A220 :hyper: Of course we all know the dynamics of the industry have changed fundamentally. On the same token, DL used to fly L-1011s to YUL and 767s to BDL. Not to menti...
Jump to post2) Why is LEVEL's schedule to/from BCN so horrific? Mo-We-Fr?? How about Fr-Sa/Su-We? Funnily enough, I lifted this from the thread on LEVEL cancelling LAX. At least based on the months operated, BOS had the highest average load factors on an annualized basis out of Barcelona of any long haul fligh...
Jump to postWhat kind of chaps my ass (no pun intended) is that I've put some effort in to getting hired as an F/A and have thusfar been unsuccessful. Then you have this guy who hasn't even been at the job long enough to be jaded about it throwing it away for what would otherwise be an unmemorable hook-up if it...
Jump to post... And BA goes daily with The Whale next summer.
https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280952/british-airways-expands-a380-boston-service-in-s19/
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3U (still not sure if this one will actually happen, we are steadily approaching December, and I cannot find any tickets being sold It appears, according to this PDF ( https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=DOT-OST-2016-0097-0008&attachmentNumber=1&contentType=pdf ), that th...
Jump to postLooks like someone at HA also has a touch of the whimsy, à la KLM. Intro fares start at $617.
Jump to postButts in seat does not always equal profits. But I remember flying on SN'S DC-10"S back in the 80'S. Good loads 80 to 90% loads factors(estimating). That being said after the demise of SN another airline tried the route with MD-11'S. (sorry forget the name of said carrier) service did not last...
Jump to postIt's been a frequent sub since the 777 started on the SFO route. Initially, it was a pretty frequent occurence, apparently for crew and aircraft familiarization (along with other transcons to EWR and IAD) as new 77Ws came online. Since then it's been a regular visitor.
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The only way you'll see a "LH" flight to BDL is if it's this: https://www.privatair.com/aircraft/boeing-737-700-lufthansa-20c-66y Believe it or not that was how MUC-BOS got started :) MUC-BOS? I thought CPH-BOS. When was MUC-BOS on a 737? It was used the first year of MUC operations while...
Jump to postI am sure ATL is ahead in passengers, I think we might eventually have a split #1, operations vs passengers. That used to be the case until about 10-15 years ago, or so. ATL then consistently held both banners. 2015 (I may be off by a year), if I remember correctly, saw ORD regain the mantle for #1...
Jump to postAlso, at least more recently, with a partner and investor in Azul/David Neeleman and the close relationships with Airbus there, it's unlikely they'll change tack anytime in the near future.
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There were two S4 arrivals today; one from TER (the A310 you saw) and one from PDL (the A321neo).
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The source is definitely questionable, on Boston Logan's Wikipedia page it also claims that China Airlines Cargo, Eva Air Cargo, LATAM Cargo Chile and Saudia Cargo also fly to Boston, and in all my years of flying, and spotting I have never seen one of those airlines, I could be wrong, but I wouldn...
Jump to postLATAM opened its GRUBOS flights for booking as follows: EFF 01JUL18 JJ8164 - GRU 23h55 - 09h10 BOS - 763 - _34_6_D JJ8165 - BOS 18h05 - 05h25 GRU - 763 - 2_45_S_ Nice! Not a bad schedule. Glad it's direct and the frequency seems about right. Got a source for this? The flights are open for sale on L...
Jump to postThe propose[sic] fee is for Boeing aircraft overflying Canada, not any aircraft that is touching Canadian soil. You do not want to tax trans-boarder flight, as it might negatively effect Canadian airlines as well cross boarder business. All U.S bound flights originating in Europe or Asia will get n...
Jump to postNot many remember the ATH-MAN-BOS on the A300-600R either. That too flopped. Nothing to remember; the flights never got off the ground. It was announced and OA even got so far as to putting out advertising for the flights, targeting both the Greek community looking to travel to Greece as well as th...
Jump to post...so for example the new 788 which will be delivered to British Airways next month will carry G-ZBJI, and easyJet's next A320neo will be G-UZHC... I know that Virgin is quite playful with their names and registrations but I don't get the joke on these two regs. Or isn't there one at all? BA have a...
Jump to postTo bring up this old chestnut, but what's the feeling on BOS overtaking MSP this year? MAC hasn't released June data yet but if comparing May, MSPs YTD growth clocked in at under 2%, or 213,000 on the year. Comparatively, by May Logan's YTD growth was over 7%, gaining an additional 1,036,000. At the...
Jump to postBA59 LHR-CPT (World Traveller Plus) 747-400 11:25 mins in air The return trip from JNB is a close second, also on a 744 but flown in Club World. The third spot goes to AC92, flown twice, both on 763s, the first time in November 2005 in a middle seat in Y, the second in April 2013, in J. Flight time ...
Jump to postHow do you read the loads on BOS-FRA? FRA is one of the largest hubs in Europe and the load factor to FRA is lower than the other major hubs of LHR, CDG and AMS. Because of the economic synergies between the two cities, Lufthansa will always enjoy a healthy load factor in the front. That's the reas...
Jump to postThe LH 748 and KL 777 were IAD bound, which got hit before NYC. If they didn't have enough fun already after departing they had to fly 2/3rd the way to Montréal then west to Saratoga before heading south to get a clean path through storm front.
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Almost right. TP suspended their service to BOS in 2000(?), and IB restarted their service to BOS in 2008. So there was about an 8 year hiatus. SATA has been serving the route 1-2x weekly (non-stop seasonally), all along. Sorry if I wasn't clear. I wasn't implying there weren't flights to Spain or ...
Jump to postCompletely agree on Asia, Could CX increase to 10x weekly if daily is successful (if they have the capacity to do so), or of course the long hoped for BOS-ICN route... i think the December numbers for T-100 have been released, I will take a look and post the capacity factors later this evening. If ...
Jump to postThe inaugural Air Europa flight is en route. An interesting thought just occurred to me which is that eleven years ago, much like the Far East market which was nonexistent, the only flight from the Iberian Peninsula was the seasonal, 1-2x weekly SATA flight to LIS. Unless I'm missing something it is...
Jump to postI would however love to see LAX go on an international spree and retake the #2 USA int'l gateway position, which it held for so long, back from MIA. It already did that in 2016. LAX 11,088,300 MIA 9,921,000 Oh....... well then, mission accomplished. :biggrin: :bigthumbsup: Out of curiosity, how far...
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