I didn’t realize AM/DL canceled both the QRO and BJX flights. Anyone know if this is temporary/MAX related, or permanent?
Jump to postFor all the FL fans unfortunately ATL wasn't the reason WN bought them. If it was it would have connected a lot more dots between both networks. WN buying AirTran was all about killing off a main LCC in the Eastern,Midwest and South. AirTran was shopping and WN was buying. WN ATL current network fe...
Jump to postATL-LIS is a completely different market for TAP than for DL. DL is counting on US to Portugal; TAP is counting on ATL to Europe/North Africa. It's hard to find data supporting this, but I'd be surprised if the former market is larger than the latter, either in terms of sheer numbers and in fares. E...
Jump to postI haven't seen anyone yet mention the party-line justification from the airlines' perspective: that allowing monopoly pricing on hub markets makes flights financially viable that otherwise might not be . A flight from SEA to CDG is a mix of nonstop flying at a premium and connection flying, with the...
Jump to postUgh, as an Atlanta-based person who travels to MEX frequently this is terrible. Delta fares are routinely $1100 r/t and going United/American only cuts that down maybe $100, even 7 days out. It's to the point that Atlanta-Mexico fares across the board seem inexplicably, almost collusively, high--muc...
Jump to postTruly a disaster for anyone who actually travels to MEX much (I also travel to PBC a lot too, and suggesting that as a secondary airport is laughable). MEX has fallen into worse and worse disrepair as a result of the planned new airport, and even without this problem it's a congested nightmare by an...
Jump to postThe problem is specifically Western Europe; Qatar is almost irrelevant in this discussion. The cheapest 1-stop to Paris in July right now is $1,308 (dates Jul 1 - 15). From MIA it's $794. From IAD it's $773. From PHL it's $912. Atlanta pays captive hub/small town prices to Western Europe. I've known...
Jump to postI know SEP is low season, but 2x is not competitive with DL's shuttle-like operation and B6's 5x. I wonder if this will stick around for much longer... PHL isn't being discussed here, but ATL-PHL is a similar situation. WN down to 2x in low and 3x high, and sub-$50 fares can be found last minute. I...
Jump to postI may have heard wrong, but what I did hear was that in the early days, WN off-loaded from the rear while boarding from the front to reduce turn-around times. Caught in the middle was an aircraft cleaner trying to keep up. Was that true? No, that never happened. We’ve never deplaned in that manner,...
Jump to postI've been on the dual bridge in ALB in the last ~18 months. It actually got a fair amount of use when I was there, but I doubt it's worth the hassle. It's a pretty enormous piece of equipment that has to pivot up in the air at an awkward 30-degree angle to clear the wing when the plane leaves. I too...
Jump to postAn interesting question is "which hub location is best from the standpoint of pure geographic location" (ie excluding metro area size and demand). Being central to the entire area is not necessarily best from the standpoint of pure geography. There's a reason hubs like PTY and KEF are stil...
Jump to post2017 was a pretty good year. Aeromexico and Jetblue adds were significant. There's a lot more competition to major domestic markets than there was 3 or so years ago. I really wish someone would come in and bust up the Skyteam near-monopoly TATL. For Western Europe you have two frequencies per day of...
Jump to postSo just to be clear, pairings such as the following are included in this calculation, correct? YYC - ORD - MAN The first segment is only flown by United, and the second only by American, and no sane person would ever book this itinerary, but it's technically an itinerary that satisfies the requireme...
Jump to postThanks. When I look at Delta investor presentations I see nothing really focused on revenue growth, it's all about cost/profit/balance sheet performance. There's very little long term focus on the international network at all, relative to the market overall, which seems problematic. I'm not seeing ...
Jump to postCorruption Perception Index ratings (1 = most corrupt, 100 = least corrupt): Angola: 18, has functioning national airline Congo: 21, dysfunctional national airline Kenya: 26, has functioning national airline Cameroon: 26, dysfunctional national airline Mozambique: 27, has functioning national airli...
Jump to postCorruption Perception Index ratings (1 = most corrupt, 100 = least corrupt): Angola: 18, has functioning national airline Congo: 21, dysfunctional national airline Kenya: 26, has functioning national airline Cameroon: 26, dysfunctional national airline Mozambique: 27, has functioning national airlin...
Jump to postPress release said AM would add second roundtrip in the market. Appears back to 1 rt on AM. *DL ATL-BJX SEP 1.0>0 OCT 1.0>0 NOV 1.0>0 DEC 0.9>0 JAN 1.0>0 FEB 1.0>0 2x daily on AM are available for sale on delta.com and aeromexico.com starting in October. I think September it changes to 1x daily AM,...
Jump to post:banghead: I'm tired of the 739 already, I don't think it's all that great of a plane honestly, it's basically cuddle seating, the cargo bin is longer than the Great Wall of China, not to mention the ceiling in the bin is so low anyone over 5'8 smacks their head every time. Have you ever been in th...
Jump to postGuys, this isn't a protectionist measure to help US airlines. Open your eyes a little wider.
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