Someone just bought what's left of WOW Air.

The Iceland Monitor is reporting ( https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2019/07/12/will_americans_resurrect_wow_air/ ) that an unnamed group, "experienced in airline operation and with decades of experience in the US, Europe and elsewhere” purchased the flight assets (e.g. brand name, logo, ...

Re: WOW Ceases Operations

SoCalFlyer wrote:

How many slots did they have at key airports such as FRA, CDG,AMS?

Re: Should airline regulators consider grounding B737 MAX series

And we can add France and Ireland to the list of countries banning the 737-MAX.

Re: Should airline regulators consider grounding B737 MAX series

This reminds me of when they grounded the DC-10 after AA 191 crashed at ORD back in 1979.

EI TO CLE?

Cleveland.com reported https://www.cleveland.com//news/2019/03/is-aer-lingus-coming-to-cleveland-hopkins-billboards-near-airport-raise-the-possibility.html that several billboards went up near Hopkins Airport with an outline of Ohio in orange, Ireland in green, and the words "Aer Lingus," ...

Re: Icelandair taking over WOW

OMG I have had this scenario in my head for months now (regarding F9 and Wizz). ULCC's across the pond with a stop in Iceland. Frontier and Wizz would be the partnership, and if Indigo gets in bed with WOW....they merge WOW and Wizz......you got yourself a codeshare agreement between 2 fast growing...

Re: Icelandair taking over WOW

That would be interesting to see. You could have F9 and W6 codeshare with connections at KEF. It would work well, just transfer a couple A330s to F9 for the longer transatlantic flights (eg, KEF-DEN, KEF-LAS).

Re: Air France terminates Joon

That didn't take long. But we all knew it wasn't going to work from the start. There was no cost savings. It was essentially Air France trying to paint their brand as fresh and hip. Doesn't make sense to have a whole separate fleet for that. Joon is an utterly silly name. May as well have called th...

Re: WW ending STL (for now)

F9Fan wrote:

Jshank83 wrote:

I am pretty surprised they aren't coming back for next summer. Makes me wonder if they will be coming back for any of the seasonal routes not on the schedule yet.

CLE says WW is coming back in the spring, but hasn't stated when exactly.

Re: WW ending STL (for now)

Jshank83 wrote:

I am pretty surprised they aren't coming back for next summer. Makes me wonder if they will be coming back for any of the seasonal routes not on the schedule yet.

Re: US CBP stationed overseas, who funds it?

Are the immigration officers based there on secondment? I guess they have to bid for it and it goes popular? Do they have housing and everything paid for? The specifics are covered by Department of State Standardized Regulations. All assignments are not to exceed five years. While overseas, they wo...

Re: Why doesn't US have more holiday leisure airlines?

Vacation airlines really didn't begin in Europe until the European Union was formed and restrictions on inter-European flights were relaxed. By comparison, flights to Mexico and the Caribbean are regulated which puts a barrier to market entry. Plus, WN has filled the discount airline market niche ra...

Re: WoW Appears off to a good start from DTW

I think you have the right idea, but because WW routes everything through KEF, your analysis could reflect popularity of the KEF-LGW/STN route and not necessarily the popularity of the DTW-KEF part. Therefore, I checked prices of flights going from the U.S. to KEF using the A320/A321 (KEF-DFW, KEF-...

Re: What's Going In CLE - 2018

I wonder if AF would consider CLE-CDG. It is barely in range of an A320neo (by about 200 km/100 nmi), AF could experiment with it using their Joon brand (although I think AF is convinced that they can make the Ted/Song model work in Europe).

Re: WoW Appears off to a good start from DTW

I think you have the right idea, but because WW routes everything through KEF, your analysis could reflect popularity of the KEF-LGW/STN route and not necessarily the popularity of the DTW-KEF part. Therefore, I checked prices of flights going from the U.S. to KEF using the A320/A321 (KEF-DFW, KEF-L...

Re: What's Going In CLE - Part 14

WOW already flies from their Iceland hub to most of the major cities/countries in Europe except Switzerland. Iceland is not a member of the EU (they applied but changed their minds); so I guess the usual transit security arrangements (get off. get checked, reboard) would apply. Iceland is, however,...

Re: What's Going In CLE - Part 14

Airport director Kennedy was interviewed on the news last night in regards to the new international service. Apparently people are wanting more domestic flights and he mentioned that SLC is the largest domestic market not served non-stop from CLE, but that would change by the end of the year. Or, d...

Re: What's Going In CLE - Part 14

greenair727 wrote:

Saudia is in CLE a lot as well, even if not in scheduled commercial service.

RE: What's Going In CLE - Part 11

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PITrules" class="quote" target="_blank">PITrules</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>I don't know the current status of Cleve...

RE: What's Going On In CLE - Part 8

F9 is dropping <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Field) (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>, <acronym title="Trenton - Mercer County (TTN), USA - New Jersey">TTN</acronym>, and <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / ...

RE: Frontier Reducing Destinations From/to CLE

On a side note, <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> is cancelling their <acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE / KCLE), USA - Ohio">CLE</acronym>-<acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>, <acronym title="Cleveland - ...

RE: Why No Russian Aircraft For Iranian Carriers?

Iran was an ally of the United States until the Islamic Revolution of 1979, so they never bought Soviet aircraft during much of the cold war. Even after the revolution, there wasn't much trust between the new theocratic republic and officially Athestic communism practiced by the old US<acronym title...

RE: F9 Blames Deal With UA For Job/Flight Cuts In DEN

Interesting to see <acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA - Florida">FLL</acronym>, <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Field) (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>, and <acronym title="Chicago - Midwa...

RE: Largest US Airline Hubs Fall '14

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/FL787" class="quote" target="_blank">FL787</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton I...

RE: 2nd Dallas Ebola Patient Flew F9 Day Prior

The following was obtained by the Denver press. It is a memo from <acronym title="Frontier Airlines (USA)">F9</acronym> CEO David Siegel. It explains what happened with the aircraft, and what they are doing about it. I find it quite interesting and telling they are not saying anything about the <acr...

RE: 2nd Dallas Ebola Patient Flew F9 Day Prior

The Cleveland local media has gone nuts over this. My favorite sports station's a.m. drive time hosts were in full panic mode, and that was before the Cleveland connection was made. At lunchtime, local press reported on how the main <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</acron...

RE: Frontier Reveals Ulcc Strategy

Priced <acronym title="Frontier Airlines (USA)">F9</acronym> and <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> on flights from <acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE / KCLE), USA - Ohio">CLE</acronym>/CAK-<acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (cl...

RE: New Frontier Part 45

Good to see <acronym title="Frontier Airlines (USA)">F9</acronym> taking advantage of the <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> departure from <acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE / KCLE), USA - Ohio">CLE</acronym>. The <acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins Internationa...

RE: With UA Leaving CLE, Cleveland Should Turn To BKL

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tb727" class="quote" target="_blank">tb727</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Isn't there an RTA train station right at Hopkin...

RE: WN, 757s Or 767s For Future Growth?

I'm wondering if they could use <acronym title="Cancun - International (CUN / MMUN), Mexico">CUN</acronym> or <acronym title="Mexico City (- Licenciado Benito Juarez International) (MEX / MMMX), Mexico">MEX</acronym> as a Latin American "hub" Both are easily reachable from the continental U.S.. The ...

RE: National Holiday - Special Service On Board?

WN likes to serve free drinks on various holidays. F9 also seems to go all out on Colorado Day, which is August 1 as well.

RE: DEN Nonstop To PTY Now New Goal

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/enilria" class="quote" target="_blank">enilria</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Do they even have Paris?</i></font></td></...

Regulations To Control Pax Comfort / Space?

Anyone remember when the A380 came out and someone proposed standing seating? I know it was a hoax, but the press took it seriously enough to become alarmed. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a h...

RE: Southwest: Changes At ATL And 3 Other Stations

Well, it looks like <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> will keep <acronym title="Nashville - International (Metropolitan) (BNA / KBNA), USA - Tennessee">BNA</acronym> as their "hub" in the southeast. The one thing that I would like to see as Wright comes off the books is how this...

RE: Frontier Launching DEN-CVG

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PlaneAdmirer" class="quote" target="_blank">PlaneAdmirer</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>I just looked at the times. Leavin...

RE: Air Force 1 On Radar; Accident?

Was their another plane nearby? I know they like to clear the airspace around AF1, and they also like to fly its twin with it both for security and a backup.

RE: Plane Off Taxiway At DEN

WN posted the following on Facebook <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quote:<br/><i>OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT #1905: Southwest Airlines Flight #1905 from Oakland landed safely at Denver Internat...

RE: Southwest Airlines New Flight Attendant Uniforms

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TSS" class="quote" target="_blank">TSS</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i> Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 21):F9's uniform has a ...

RE: F9 To Consolidate CAK/CLE Ops At CLE

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mariner" class="quote" target="_blank">mariner</a> (<a href="#35" class="quote">Reply 35</a>):<br/><i>Aircraft issues, see post 33. </i></font><...

RE: Frontier/Republic Thread Part 38

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mariner" class="quote" target="_blank">mariner</a> (<a href="#38" class="quote">Reply 38</a>):<br/><i>Indeed. I've been advocating that they dro...

RE: F9 To Consolidate CAK/CLE Ops At CLE

According to the <a href="http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/frontier-airlines-leaving-akron-canton-airport-moving-to-cleveland-hopkins-1.335323" target="_blank">Akron Beacon Journal</a>, <acronym title="Frontier Airlines (USA)">F9</acronym> had a load factor of 93% YTD and 98% for August. Whenever...

RE: WN/FL Monday Schedule Release Predictions.

Are they doing anything with <acronym title="Pensacola - Regional (PNS / KPNS), USA - Florida">PNS</acronym>? IIRC, <acronym title="Airtran (USA)">FL</acronym> has about 3x <acronym title="Pensacola - Regional (PNS / KPNS), USA - Florida">PNS</acronym>-<acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson In...

RE: Southwest Starts DAY-DEN CAK-DEN/MDW Tomorrow 8/12

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KDAYflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">KDAYflyer</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>They will be competing directly with <ac...

RE: WN In SJU Update.

As stated earlier, <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym>-<acronym title="San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin International (Isla Verde) (SJU / TJSJ), Puerto Rico">SJU</acrony...

RE: Southwest Schedule Now Includes Some AirTran

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bobnwa" class="quote" target="_blank">bobnwa</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>Quoting ScottB (Reply 3): Pretty much every ...

RE: North Korea Jamming GPS Signal?

Just when I thought the DPRK couldn't get any dumber. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/>oneskyjet</a> (<a href=" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply ...

RE: Liquids Ban To Be Lifted?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/warden145" class="quote" target="_blank">warden145</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>On a similar note, is the <acronym title...

RE: New Frontier/Republic #34

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mariner" class="quote" target="_blank">mariner</a> (<a href="#213" class="quote">Reply 213</a>):<br/><i>I'm just happy to see <acronym title="OL...

WN Make Official Schedule Change Announcements

DAY-<acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym> and CAK-<acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - In...

RE: New Frontier/Republic #34

I voted for Paula because my wife is named Paula, not because the pig looks like my wife.