One of the opportunities DL needs to hop on is BUR-ATL, even if it's with the A220 (if that plane is capable of doing it). The LA-Atlanta entertainment market is huge and growing, and you have a lot of entertainment customers in the Valley around Burbank. I know it's on their radar, I hope they ann...
Jump to postOne of the opportunities DL needs to hop on is BUR-ATL, even if it's with the A220 (if that plane is capable of doing it). The LA-Atlanta entertainment market is huge and growing, and you have a lot of entertainment customers in the Valley around Burbank. I know it's on their radar, I hope they anno...
Jump to postYeah we were scheduled on United 842 SYD-LAX today but it was cancelled because the incoming plane (IAH flight) was diverted to CBR.
Jump to postHopefully LAX-LHR/CDG will be successful on the A339 equipment. I flew DL LAX-LHR back in 2015 on the 763 in Biz and even then the product was sub-par.
Jump to postAny discussion of bringing back LAX-GRU/EZE? I flew LAX-GRU in January 2020 and it was packed, of course that doesn’t mean it was profitable.
Jump to postlaca773 wrote:DL is using 3-4 gates currently in T3. How many gates will T3 have? The remaining gates set to open in the Fall?
They should have held those slots for Ukrainian International Airlines (if they are still a viable entity).
Jump to postI'm probably in the minority, and while I applaud the natural-light and the cool, nature-themed features, I find YVR's terminal complex (this new expansion included) to be extremely busy (architecturally-speaking) and a hodgepodge of different architectural designs...you have those dizzy-looking, c...
Jump to postI took a tour of the new Skyclub at LAX a couple of weeks ago and the DL reps said that the T2 club would remain open after the new one opens. So there will be 2 Skyclubs at LAX.
Jump to postAccording to the bureau of transportation statistics, from July 2019 to July 2021, the worst airports for delays were the following: 1. EWR 2. LGA 3. DFW 4. FLL 5. PBI 6. BOS 6. MSY 8. MCO 9. SAT 10. JFK 10. SFO Thoroughly confused on how my lovely hometown airports of ORD/MDW managed to not make t...
Jump to postYou could probably do a FlightAware search and get most of the info. A quick search at LAX shows:
MD11 to IND
DC10 to OAK
B763 to AFW
B763 to OAK
B752 to EWR
MD11 to MEM
DC10 to MEM
A306 to MEM
A306 to SNA (!)
B77L to NRT
MD11 to MEM
Flightaware has good data on the change in aircraft movements 2019 vs. 2020 vs. 2021. I've consolidated some of the top airports to see the change between 2019 and 2021 from the latest day's worth of data (June 13th). I excluded cargo heavy airports such as MEM, SDF, and ANC, because those would mo...
Jump to postThe obvious other factor is that airports with significant European and Asian flights have suffered the most — LAX, JFK, SFO, EWR, etc. I’d expect as Europe and Asia reopen (and when the US finally allows vaccinated/tested foreigners in from those areas, especially Europe) those airports’ numbers wi...
Jump to postFlightaware has good data on the change in aircraft movements 2019 vs. 2020 vs. 2021. I've consolidated some of the top airports to see the change between 2019 and 2021 from the latest day's worth of data (June 13th). I excluded cargo heavy airports such as MEM, SDF, and ANC, because those would mo...
Jump to postLet me vaccinate my younger child. Until then, I am less inclined to want borders open. Until we get enough people vaccinated, we have to control this. Lightsaber I have 3 young children, and they are 10 times more at risk from dying in a car crash than dying from COVID. https://disrn.com/news/repo...
Jump to postBecause it’s premature to let everyone in until there is confirmation all vaccines on the market can keep Delta’s R0 down. There. From the current LA Times front page: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-27/highly-contagious-delta-coronavirus-variant-spreading-in-california But vaccina...
Jump to postThe fact of the matter is that if you are vaccinated the Delta variant is an extremely minimal threat for death or severe hospitalization (like all of the other variants). There is no reason to keep fully vaccinated people out of this country. The Delta variant is already here. Keeping vaccinated pe...
Jump to postGreat, that’s PBNT, now how about the other vaccines? The vaccinated people experiencing mild illness would include J&J. As far as I’m aware there hasn’t been a huge surge in deaths/serious hospitalizations in the UK among those taking AZ. So, yeah it’s time to let vaccinated people in. When th...
Jump to postOh, and “ The few fully vaccinated people who have been infected with the Delta variant “experienced relatively mild illness,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. Great, that’s PBNT, now how about the other vaccines? The vaccinated people experiencing mild illness would include ...
Jump to postOh, and “ The few fully vaccinated people who have been infected with the Delta variant “experienced relatively mild illness,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.
Jump to postNo offense, but you are just fear-mongering. If the US opened up to fully vaccinated people (and real vaccines, not the China/Russia stuff), why not let them in? Europe is letting fully vaccinated Americans in. Why not return the favor? I don’t need 8 paragraphs of “Delta is bad”. Just say simply w...
Jump to postNo offense, but you are just fear-mongering. If the US opened up to fully vaccinated people (and real vaccines, not the China/Russia stuff), why not let them in? Europe is letting fully vaccinated Americans in. Why not return the favor? I don’t need 8 paragraphs of “Delta is bad”. Just say simply wh...
Jump to postWe should absolutely open up to vaccinated Europeans (and others). Otherwise it makes a complete joke of the “go get your vaccine” messaging we get every day.
Jump to postIn addition, the airports hurting the most are the ones with some of the most extensive pre-Covid networks to Europe and Asia (outside of DCA, of course).
Jump to postFlightaware has good data on the change in aircraft movements 2019 vs. 2020 vs. 2021. I've consolidated some of the top airports to see the change between 2019 and 2021 from the latest day's worth of data (June 13th). I excluded cargo heavy airports such as MEM, SDF, and ANC, because those would mor...
Jump to postAUS-RNO seems like a Tesla route to me (big battery factory in RNO, and the new truck factory in AUS).
Jump to postSpoke to a friend who flew BUR-ACV on Avelo last weekend and she said the plane was packed in both directions. So, it seems like at least some people are hearing about them. I flew ACV-BUR yesterday. The flight was maybe 60% full. I’ll check back in here on Wednesday when I return to ACV. I want th...
Jump to postSpoke to a friend who flew BUR-ACV on Avelo last weekend and she said the plane was packed in both directions. So, it seems like at least some people are hearing about them.
Jump to postThe biggest deterrent to more vaccinations is there presently is NO incentive to be vaccinated . You get vaccinated, a nice CDC form signed saying you’re vaccinated on xx date. Two weeks later, it gets you ZERO—Fauci is still saying wear masks, TSA still mask rules, towns in my state are overruling...
Jump to postAA and WN already fly BUR-PHX, so I'm not sure now long AZA will stick around. It doesn't mean that their other destinations won't be more successful.
Jump to postDid the MSC open yesterday? Someone on YouTube has a video of a water cannon salute for a Vivaerobus flight that then pulls up to a gate at the MSC. https://youtu.be/UgtcDjwugFw MSC is “officially” open. Viva Aerobus was the first inaugural departure to leave out of the new “West Gates” of Tom Brad...
Jump to postDid the MSC open yesterday? Someone on YouTube has a video of a water cannon salute for a Vivaerobus flight that then pulls up to a gate at the MSC.
https://youtu.be/UgtcDjwugFw
We are two of those (fully vaccinated) people heading to Greece in late July. I grabbed a couple of $2k business class seats on BA in early February LAX-ATH in anticipation of things reopening, and fortunately they are. The cheapest Business class on our same flights is now $6k+, and the flights are...
Jump to postWell we’re headed to Greece in August (Greece just announced they are opening up to vaccinated individuals by mid-May).
So the State Department can take their advice and shove it.
Hope they have ample turn times. That's a lot of folks to load/off load when you're new and probably contracted out. Looking at their published schedule, it looks like their turn times are ~40 minutes, which I believe is similar to WN. WN is closer to an hour now (like the legacies) but some 35/45 ...
Jump to postInteresting. If they indicate serving the Vietnamese community in the US is a key business driver, then they will definitely go to LAX over SFO. Orange County has the biggest Vietnamese community in the country. Also LAX is much bigger for their partner Delta than SFO is.
Jump to postWell because I love a good guessing game in the world of Armchair Network planning. I'm gonna guess BOTH cities will see something like 6 daily flights each. 3 LAS,2 OAK and 1 DEN. This would feed the network coverage quite well. Flyguy LAS seems like a no-brainer. DEN I can see for network purpose...
Jump to postWhen will the Midfield Satellite Concourse open? Any update on the date?
Jump to postSFO: 57,488,023 -0.5%
http://media.flysfo.com.s3.amazonaws.co ... 201912.pdf
AA’s A321t is a much nicer plane than anything else flying that route.
Jump to postIf anything NK will be pulling traffic from the freeway, not other airlines.
Jump to postI live in Glendale CA which is basically the capital of Armenia outside of Armenia. When I’ve asked Armenians I’ve known how often they get back to Armenia the answer seems to be less than once every 10 years (if ever), and the most common way they get there seems to be SU via SVO. Just for what it’...
Jump to postI think European business class is far better value than US first class. The only thing better in the USA is the seat. Every other element in Europe is better, particularly how you get lounge access. The food and drinks service is head and shoulders above the USA. Over there, meals are in windows a...
Jump to postAs posted BUR saw a similar increase in 2018 and while LGB and SNA have not reported yet, both are also up in 2018 over 2017. SNA grew 2.3% in 2018 to 10,664.038 passengers. https://www.ocair.com/newsroom/news/?nr=nr-2019-01-22 Only 5 million pax for ONT? Not so much for an airport that is the seco...
Jump to postAs others have said, this is not just a WN thing. AA just cancelled PHL-MEX, UA cancelled LAX-MEX in October, and AS has had troubles in MEX too.
Jump to postDelta's CEO, Ed Bastian, interviewed by Airways Magazine today. - And also hits Boeing on the CSeries spat: "Everyone’s clear what Boeing was trying to do. I felt so strongly about the fact that Boeing was trying to interfere in our business, wasn’t competitive in the marketplace and was hidin...
Jump to postThere is no such thing as “slots” at LAX or ORD (not sure about JFK or EWR).
Jump to postI feel that BA’s recent network decisions (adding smaller cities such as AUS, BNA, MSY, etc) point to a need for 787/350 type of aircraft, not A380s. That's also to make use of the 787s that continue to join the fleet. If they would order more A380s you would see more changes in the use of aircraft...
Jump to postI feel that BA’s recent network decisions (adding smaller cities such as AUS, BNA, MSY, etc) point to a need for 787/350 type of aircraft, not A380s.
Jump to postUS carriers seem to be having a harder time in China this past year. The promise land of unlimited growth finally seems to be slowing. i think UA is on the only US airline that can make China work, they grew a lot in the past few years. UA serves what: PEK, PVF, CTU, XIY(seasonal), HKG. DL pulled o...
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