BA744PHX wrote:[
I think its likely KLM to AMS
Well Air France is back to SAN with 2 flights in June, I assume this is tied to a convention I was looking at Wikipedia and it lists AF to SAN as seasonal. I assumed it was for a limited time as before. I looked at AF's website and it has SAN listed for several dates in 2024, including 2025. I wond...
Jump to postHey L-Man, fancy seeing you here! Don't you have family back in the RDU area? This news ought to really please you! bb I most certainly do have family in the RDU area! I am really pleased that Breeze is finally showing SAN a little love! The local news even reported Breeze's upcoming new flights ou...
Jump to postDoes Breeze have a hub? Those flights from SAN are to East Coast.
Does the A220 have that kind of range? I'm happy that Breeze is finally
paying attention to SAN!
Just noticed this. As most of us know, LH announced daily service to/from MUC for Summer 2024. This is up from current 3x weekly for Winter 2023/2024. It now appears it will be daily for next Winter as well (W24/25). Equipment remains the same (350XWB). https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231106-lhnw24i...
Jump to postAlaska announced Saturday-only summer season SAN-ANC service. https://investor.alaskaair.com/news-releases/news-release-details/alaska-airlines-adds-new-nonstops-anchorage-new-york-city-and I'm really surprised that nobody's talking about the new SAN-ANC flight by AS next year since AS is discussed...
Jump to postAlaska announced Saturday-only summer season SAN-ANC service. https://investor.alaskaair.com/news-releases/news-release-details/alaska-airlines-adds-new-nonstops-anchorage-new-york-city-and Finally AS gets a SAN-ANC flight! I always thought it was funny that Alaska flies from SAN to Mexico and Hawa...
Jump to postT-1 Project: How come their aren't current pix or videos of this massive project? The SAN.ORG site only shows artists renderings, no actual photos. The Google Maps satellite view shows some of the action, but could be months old. The San Diego live cams only show a constant cam movement, worthless....
Jump to post45 years ago (and on) we got an eyeful of the bigger passenger wide bodies compared to today. Off the top of my head: UA 747, 2) UA DC10s, 2) AA DC-10s, WA DC-10 and L1011s from DL and TWA. I think for a very brief time before that we has a PSA L1011 too. Then it all shrunk down to 767s which for a...
Jump to postBangersAndMash wrote:AS adding Atlanta. Daily from May 16 2024.
I think DL did SLC-SAN-HNL, first with DC-10's acquired from WA (after the merger) and later switching to the L-10-11s The former WA DC-10s just after the merger looked pretty tacky with the "W" blotted out and a DL decal on them! The newly acquired 727s looked even worse! I miss Western'...
Jump to postLAOCA wrote:DL on an L1011 on the same (SAN-LAX-HNL).
. You may not know that the first 747 service at SAN was UA which flew the 747 SAN-LAX-HNL for a period a long time ago! They did allow local SAN-LAX pax! I believe that was sometime in the '70s. bb That was 1983 when UA started the SAN-LAX-HNL service with the 747. It replaced the nonstop SAN-HNL ...
Jump to postI could see the A350 + a 787 (or whatever) would proly be too many seats so the swap makes sense, plus, of course, that gives BA a 350 to use elsewhere. bb Well, BA's A350 maybe going away, but we still have LH's A350 which we will be seeing on a daily basis. I would still be happy if LH upgraded t...
Jump to postANA787 wrote:This is a big win for SAN! This will likely keep VS out of SAN a bit longer.
Great news. BA has been doing fine at SAN since the re-launch many years back now, I guess, but double-daily is a surprise indeed. It does smack of trying to protect the route though, and possibly drive out any European competitors - or stop any attempt at them launching perhaps? LH is excluded as ...
Jump to postAC4500 wrote:Announced in a separate thread, AA is adding PHX-TIJ starting 2/15/24
I remember during the 2011 blackout, when they couldn't use the jetways,
they had to revert back to airstairs at SAN. The local news said
that it didn't look like San Diego Intl Airport, it looked like the old
Lindbergh Field!
Hasn't AA occupied those wretched T2E gates since the "west terminal" was first built? Yup! AA occupied T2E since 1979! I remember T2E (West Terminal) was the first terminal at SAN to have jetways. After jetways were installed at T1, PSA, which occupied T1W, still had the airstairs. I rem...
Jump to postwedgetail737 wrote:Can the E-195 or A220-300 operate out of CLD? Is the runway long enough?
wedgetail737 wrote:I think CLD will be hard-pressed to get something with longevity.
I just flew in today from Dallas on WN and I saw for the first time the construction of the new Terminal-1. They've already have the steel skeleton up, and they've started on the new parking garage! For an added bonus, the WN plane with the "Spirit of the islands" livery and AS' beautiful ...
Jump to postwedgetail737 wrote:
Nonetheless, I think SAN needs another Asian carrier.
I'd love to know if the SAN folks are even interested in pursuing Philippine anymore; after years of frustration and trips to MNL, when does the airport actually decide to give up? IDK. All I know is I would sure love to see the Sunburst livery as a regular tenant at SDIA in a year or two! bb I bel...
Jump to postI'd love to know if the SAN folks are even interested in pursuing Philippine anymore; after years of frustration and trips to MNL, when does the airport actually decide to give up? IDK. All I know is I would sure love to see the Sunburst livery as a regular tenant at SDIA in a year or two! bb I bel...
Jump to post757SanCam wrote:If you’re going to check out UA 777 this morning, it’s early, now showing 10:07am arrival.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=629514882549856&set=a.270829641751717 From SAN's Facebook page. A killer shot of the construction underway at T1. Commence discussions of what we are seeing from above! If you go to SAN's Facebook page, you will see the steel structure of the new T-1 already...
Jump to post757SanCam wrote:Checking UA schedule on their app, the 777 service from IAD that starts Friday June 2nd, will use gate 51, one of the T2W common gates. This gate is used by BA (350K), DL, and HA (332). Gate also used for FIS.
SANFan wrote:SANMAN66 wrote:Did anyone see the thread that SAN is rumored to be a new destination for French Bee?
I just read over the thread and unfortunately, nobody there seems to think BF has any serious plans to start serving SAN.
bb
I'm wondering if AF has plans to serve SAN in the near future but French Bee beat them to the punch?
Jump to postDid anyone see the thread that SAN is rumored to be a new destination for French Bee?
Jump to postThe thing that surprised me was (someone posted it on YouTube) the BA 744 taking off on runway-9 in heavy fog. I had always thought the 744 could not use runway-9 for takeoffs due to the terrain issues. An a-netter once posted that a certain model 737 (fully loaded) could not use runway-9 due to the...
Jump to postHydrahawk wrote:I can't wait to see the construction of T-1 from the airside.
Hey Spirit, why don't you just pack it up and take your meager assortment of ground-support equipment up north 100 miles and make room for a real airline interested in serving San Diego? bb The way the airlines are seemingly avoiding SAN, I welcome anything at this point! Even if it is NK adding SJ...
Jump to postvegasplanes wrote:
Oddly enough, Breeze is serving SBD with service to a few cities. Not a bad alternative if along the I-15 corridor in North County.
AS isn't exactly ignoring SAN these days, are they?!!!! bb You're right about that! It also looks as if AS' growth at SAN prompted UA to bring in a 777? At one time UA used to send most of their widebodies to SAN. Such as the DC-10, 747, and the 767. Maybe that's why Avelo and Breeze are avoiding S...
Jump to postAs I've watched both BWI and now AUS receiving the nod from Copa this year (and it's only mid-February) I have mixed emotions, bb It seems like Airlines keep avoiding this area for some reason. Not even Breeze or Avelo. It gets a little frustrating when I keep seeing other cities get new service. I...
Jump to postThursday, January 26, 2023: SAN is using runway 9 - which, to my knowledge, is the first time I have seen them use this runway in very clear conditions. It's breezy, but not strong winds. Fascinating that in nearly 25 years here, I've never seen a full departure on 9 from my worksite in National Ci...
Jump to postlindy field wrote:Hi all,
I was reading through the Delta fleet thread and saw that there are some rumors that Air France may be announcing a new West Coast US destination in the nearish future,
I remember flying Piedmont before the USAir merger RDU-CLT-PHX-SAN
Jump to postHas the fuel pipeline been repaired yet? Are the planes still making fuel stops?
Jump to posthawaiian717 wrote:Noticed on FlightAware that as of yesterday (Sept 9), the British Airways flight is back to being operated by the A350-1000.
anyone know why we had to BA arrivals yesterday? BA9602 came in at around 230 pm. and BA 273 came in at the normal 5pm arrival. It looks like BA272 departed later with the aircraft that arrived as the normal BA273. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW9602/history/20220630/1121Z/EGLL/KSAN The fli...
Jump to postNope, Nope, and Nope! I would not relish the idea of a nuclear-powered airliner
flying over my head! Would something like that could even get off the ground? What
kind of runway would that plane require?
So I guess we'll see if anyone, DE, EW, or ??, feels like taking on LH's solid grasp on SAN-Germany service, as well as its well-tuned worldwide network beyond. And I will say I'm certainly not hoping to see LH leave SAN. I simply wonder if the FRA market is attractive enough to lure some competiti...
Jump to postBA744PHX wrote:
Condor left due to LH arrival,
BTW, I notice that WN has added another flight to their LAS schedule - they'll now be at 13 r/t a day in August! Coincidence? (And let's not forget, WN will also fly 14 r/t a day between SAN and OAK this summer.) Good luck Spirit... Rant over. Now back to your regular programming. bb If that's all ...
Jump to postAir Canada starts service today from SAN-Montreal!
Jump to postHey L-Man, I've got a question and a comment. Could you please expand on your "although we have room for two more" statement? Are you saying 2 more Canadian cx? Or int'l cx are limited to 2 more? Is there a space limit at the ticket counters? I'm just not sure what you mean and I'm not aw...
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