Re: New Orleans Aviation - 2024

Nice to see some ULCC growth again at MSY with F9 adding CLE and IND and NK adding SJU and returning to BWI. It does strike me as odd that these adds are coming in the summer when things usually slow down. SJU in particular is a pleasant surprise. Anecdotally, NK captures a lot of traffic to SJU via...

Re: New Orleans Aviation - 2023

MSY has issued a notice that it is planning to add 5 gates. It sounds like this will be a mirror of concourse A, where one gate will be removed from C and a six gate concourse D will be built.
https://louisianapublicnotice.com/notices/340869

Re: New Orleans Aviation - 2023

They most certainly would do that if it wasnt for the future rail link between Baton Rouge and NOLA stopping on the south side .. pretty sure its all about that The rail link is years away if it even happens. An entire wooden trestle over the spillway has to be rebuilt which there is no money for. ...

Re: New Orleans Aviation - 2023

For $100 million you would think they could build the required parking at or near the new terminal. They most certainly would do that if it wasnt for the future rail link between Baton Rouge and NOLA stopping on the south side .. pretty sure its all about that The rail link is years away if it even...

Re: New Orleans Aviation - 2023

I still dont quite understand where this road is going and how it will tie into the airport without being really close to the runways? https://www.nola.com/news/business/new-orleans-airport-gets-8m-for-road-to-connect-terminals/article_20f59c26-bc71-11ed-9f99-1bc736acce3d.html It's a good question ...

Re: New Orleans Aviation - 2023

In case anyone missed it, Breeze announced twice weekly nonstop service to BDL and LAX starting in May. One-stop "Breeze-thru" service will be offered BDL-MSY-LAX. LAX is a bit of a surprise for Breeze, but I think it goes to show how thin some of the larger carriers are stretched at MSY. ...

Re: RUMOR: Copa Airlines to SAT

It is already loaded in copa.com 4X week CM715 PTY 0915 AUS1402 MON/WED/THU/SAT CM716 AUS 1532 PTY 2016 MON/WED/THU/SAT Effective July 6th my initial seach Kudos to CM for (1) Not choosing evening PTY-AUS and early morning AUS-PTY times like it did in MSY, and Interesting you say that as I thought ...

Re: Breeze Airways - News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Still nothing for PIT... just cuts... Breeze hasn't added anything from ISP PBI OKC PIT since they began I wouldn't be surprised to see PIT cut altogether. Very odd choice of destinations other than CHS. No one has been able to make BDL/PVD or ORFwork from PIT. They got subsidies for BDL/PVD but dr...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Thanks for compiling this. It's good to see such high load factors in the summer here. As far as I can tell, demand seems strong going into the fall busy season. One thing I've noticed is that NK is offering 2 daily flights on many more routes. In addition to MCO and FLL, which have been double dail...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

May 2022 domestic and February 2022 international load factors and passenger numbers by route have been calculated. February international route seat count(% change), pax count(%change), and load factor(change): Airline............Seats.........Pax...........LF NK...............10,192........3,776....

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Are the constraints on movements or total passengers (which would prevent upgaging)? Would constraints at AMS really lead to more secondary routes out of CDG? Has AF launched regular service after one-offs like this before? And do they have available frames to make this route potentially profitable...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Great to see. With LHR and other airports being constrained, now might be a great time to finally give MSY-CDG a chance at regular service. You know, the governor just wrapped up a trip to France and the Netherlands. It included some meetings with major businesses in the area. One can imagine a visi...

Re: Frontier and Spirit to Merge!

I think many of you are ignoring the obvious. As a shareholder, I believe F9s offer severely undervalued NK and I feared that F9s crazy dartboard wielding leadership would destroy the value of NK's network. I don't think B6 is a great match, but at least you get your money's worth.

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Noticed this interesting bit in the minutes of the Southern Rail Commission's March meeting, with regards to the status of the New Orleans-Baton Rouge passenger rail project. The Airport is interested in developing a stop and they want to pursue federal funding such as highway, aviation and railroad...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

I wonder if AS got wind of someone else like Breeze considering the route. They'd certainly have plenty of data on PDX traffic from the SEA flights. Combined with the 2 SEA flights that are on the schedule, including a redeye SEA-MSY to complement the afternoon turn, AS would have a really nice amou...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Breeze has extended their schedule to Feb 14 and CAK, CMH, and ORF indeed resume in February. There's also a big bump around the holidays with some flights going daily for the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. They also successfully launched A220 service today, so hopefully we'll see ...

Re: "Air Gumbo" continues to renew webspace, tweek investor relations

Maybe they're holding out hope that B6 will try to buy them

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Speaking of international service, AF is offering a pair of round trips CDG-MSY in December: https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220515-afdec22msy Apparently it's for a medical conference, but hopefully some execs are on board to work out a deal for regular service. I also saw that the Louisiana tourism offi...

Re: JetBlue bids 3.6B for Spirit

JetBlue announced today cutting more summer flights. BDL is getting slaughtered again with cuts. B6 cutting BDL-PBI/TPA/CUN/MIA/LAS/SFO only operating BDL-MCO/FLL/SJU/LAX(3-4 days a week). Also more cuts from FLL B6/FLL lost nine domestic routes today - BUF/ATL/BQN/PHL/PHX/SAN/BNA/AUS/MSY - but som...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Looks like MX is increasing JAX to 5 weekly in July. Good to see except I can't imagine Silver hanging on much longer in that route.

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Looks like Breeze extended their schedule into November. Doesn't appear to be great for MSY - CAK, CMH, and ORF don't seem to make it past September. That's puzzling as ORF was one of their best routes and CAK and CMH have been doing very well recently. In fact all of the Sunday MSY-CAK flights in A...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

November 2021 domestic and August 2021 international load factors and passenger numbers by route have been calculated. Thanks for doing these. It's been busier than usual, but I always enjoy looking at the data. SAN has been a consistently strong route even though WN usually has high fares. I am su...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

MSY-JAX on Breeze is official now, Mon/Fri, starting May 27. Also seeing "Breezethru" being offered for MSY-RIC-BDL/PVD, so maybe testing those waters as well. Would like to have seen RSW added in this latest expansion, but didn't expect much given the summer lull here. Hopefully we'll see...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

I hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere, but it looks like Silver is increasing JAX to 4 weekly (Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday) for April through July 4. I've seen rumors that Breeze may be announcing JAX soon, so maybe it's a preemptive add.

Re: Breeze Airways - News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Would love to see MX enter RSW market. Would welcome a Saturday seasonal MSY>RSW. breeze isnt doing good on MSY PBI i heard It only started yesterday?! I'd like to see MSY-RSW as well, but having Saturday only service is idiotic in either market. I'm sure there would be a decent amount of leisure t...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Breeze finally sent their data to the government. I have calculated the year to date and monthly load factors for each route. No surprise why HSV was cut so early. CHS, RIC, and ORF are the strongest routes in terms of loads with XNA and CMH just a bit behind. No shocker that OKC, TUL, and CAK were...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2022

Wow, DL is now 3rd of the US3 legacies...its gone from 1st to 3rd with UA overtaking it on passengers. It's not a surprise with NYC/LA traffic (and international connections) way down and Breeze probably taking a lot of formerly ATL-connecting traffic to RIC/CHS/ORF, etc. I'm guessing the drop in i...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

While it's nice to see PBI on the map, the Saturday-only strategy is confounding. Unlike other airlines, you can't connect on the days the nonstop isn't offered and Saturday. I agree RSW would make a lot of sense. I've always wondered why no one has at least tried it since TPA does pretty well and W...

Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021

for a place like MEM I would see places like CHS MSY SAT and TPA all being viable with an E190 MEM/MSY will need to happen with ever growing amount of one way river cruises between the two. The Amtrak ride is 8hrs plus. Southwest is bringing back TPA frequency so that is covered, G4 had planned DSM...

Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021

I had a lot of hope for markets like MSY-OKC/TUL when Breeze announced them with 4 weekly service. With all of the connecting options on WN, AA, and UA, 2 weekly just doesn't work for most travelers. I wish they would have kept the stronger one of the two at 3-4 weekly to see if they could pull some...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

Totally agree on the need to build a new parking garage though. I always thought it was foolish to not build a third garage there from the start. Did they have the funds, considering the overrun on what's already been planned/built? On the bright side, with the garages being consistently full, they...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

From this week's board meeting agenda: Item 20 North Terminal Project $22,865,062 NTE Change Order #37 Anyone know what this is about? That's a pretty large sum, suggesting a significant addition or modification, unless it is related to the sewer or baggage belt issues or hurricane damage. Would be ...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

It really is a great facility from the passenger perspective. Indeed. Just wish they'd made it bigger. And wider (at least the corridor from TSA to the concourses). I came here just to say the same thing. Even with 2/3 the normal passenger volume there are parts of the terminal that still feel crow...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

Surprising that NK has been so slow to bring back AUS and BNA given those numbers.

Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021

It appears to me that they are not too concerned with filling up the planes based on the fares I am seeing out of MSY. Most of the routes are not cheap considering they are mostly driving markets. I imagine they'd rather have fewer passengers to deal with while the kinks are worked out.

Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021

SunsetLimited wrote:

3 of the E90s are going to be based in MSY.

Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021

I didn't see it mentioned here, but I just noticed that Google Flights is now showing prices for Breeze flights. Should help them reach more people who don't follow travel news.

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

It's striking to me how slow NK has been to bring back service compared to some of the other carriers. It's unusual that MSY has been left out of many of their recent expansions at STL, MKE, MCI, etc., although I guess it's not surprising given our summer lull. I hope we start to see more growth fro...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

DL adding a daily BOS on Feb 17 on a 319. 12:30p arrival 1:30p departure. Much better than the weekend only regional jet service they tried in the past.

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

Big day for MSY service:

AS announces PDX, 3 weekly starting Dec 16 (finally!)
WN adds OKC, seems to be Sunday only
AA is going 2 daily to AUS as part of its expansion there

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

Fortunately Breeze's flights are very well spread out - those initial 9 flights per day should easily be doable from one gate. I agree about the concourses and the airport in general - I know it's hard to anticipate the amount of growth MSY has seen, but the AV board has been behind the curve every ...

Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021

I've been seeing DL price match many BZ routes out of MSY with a stop in ATL - sub $100 roundtrips that are normally 300-400+. Their bread and butter these mid-sized cities around the Southeast, so it's no surprise.

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

If HSV and XNA fit the model, then LIT and MEM definitely do. There are several airports between Eastern Tennessee and Western North/South Carolina that would work also - high fares such that most people drive: TYS, AVL, GSP, GSO. EYW, RSW, and CRP would probably also fit the bill. Look farther out,...

Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021

I was just looking at some flights and see none available for any of the routes I've check in October and most of November. Are they planning to be seasonal? Or maybe it's some glitch, perhaps while they add more routes?

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

will be served Th/Fr/Su/Mo; CAK will be Th/Su and CMH Fr/Mo. So what's up with Sa then? Maintenance day? Definitely the biggest announcement at MSY since BA! Agreed. And they tease at "longer haul" routes in the airport's official release... though I'm assuming that to mean the west coast...

Re: PIT Update Discussion Thread - 2021

I would definitely expect to see PIT-MSY served in the near future. It's a fairly large market, and 4 weekly would do much better than the 1-2 weekly that WN and G4 ran in the past.

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

Official Press Release from Louisiana Economic Development: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/led-news/news-releases/news/2021/05/21/gov.-edwards-and-breeze-airways-announce-new-orleans-airport-operations-21 10 routes from Breeze and 261 jobs at the MSY base. CHS, OKC, TUL, RIC, ORF, XNA, HSV, SD...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

According to this, MSY will be a crew base for Breeze: https://www.airlinepilotcareers.com/breeze-airways I'm not sure how reliable that is, but we should know more tomorrow morning: [url]flybreeze.com[/url] On a possibly note, this is on the av board's agenda for today: "Resolution Providing A...

Re: Breeze - News and Discussion Thread - 2021

49 routes from 15 cities. PIT, BNA, MSY confirmed. First route seems to be Tampa to Charleston, SC. https://twitter.com/jonostrower/status/1392883601893584899 Personally, still expecting SAT-PIT/CHS. Still will be interesting to see how they find routes that don't have competition from these airpor...

Re: New Orleans Aviation Thread - 2021

This article also states that the Boutique service is unsubsidized: https://www.djournal.com/mbj/flights-between-greenville-new-orleans-start-april-22/article_b8114dce-9871-11eb-ab62-835e4c076161.html Definitely takes me by surprise, especially given the short timeline between announcement and start...