Flew SJD-PDX today on AS and got yet another reminder of how bummed I am the Port didn’t relocate customs/immigration as part of the terminal remodel and get rid of that blasted bus ride. Yeah the plane views are nice, but it is not a great welcome to the city/state when you are trying to wrestle a...
Jump to postYawn. I guess any little change qualifies as a “BIG” announcement in sleepy San Antonio. It was fun speculating though.
Jump to postZiyulu wrote:With the new Toyota factory, I would say NH or JL to NRT or HND.
hp2us wrote:Heard Condor… we will see.
March 4 is a monday not Sunday Ah, that makes sense. In that case, I think it'd be something international related. Maybe SAT is finally getting their flight to PTY after losing out to AUS? Or AC back to YYZ? I don’t know if you have been following SAT and its air service for very long but literall...
Jump to postOriginal post edited to reflect an announcement on Monday, March 4th.
Jump to post87GROUNDED wrote:Boutique will be expanding service and making SAT their new hub for Texas.
All seems reasonable except BA. They’ll probably want to wait and see how Condor does Agreed. BA is a stretch, but wilder things have happened. I really hope this announcement isn’t just some F9 or NK sub-daily flights to random destinations across the US Same. Obviously hoping for PDX on AS Finger...
Jump to postflyoregon wrote:All seems reasonable except BA. They’ll probably want to wait and see how Condor does
The official San Antonio International Airport social media platforms have posted that a “big” announcement is coming Monday, March 4th. Any speculation as to what this supposed “big” announcement might be? My random, and perhaps, long shot guesses… AS to PDX DL to SEA CP to PTY WN to PVR, SJD The r...
Jump to postPDX-DEN?
PDX-ANC?
PDX-SFO?
PDX-SJC?
Why does Oregon a.net speculate about DL additions like these? DL only flies from PDX to its hubs and hasn’t shown any interest in adding point to point services from PDX in years.[/quote][/quote]
TransWorldOne wrote:Jump to postPDX-CUN?
PDX-DEN?
PDX-ANC?
PDX-SFO?
PDX-SJC?
Why does Oregon a.net speculate about DL additions like these? DL only flies from PDX to its hubs and hasn’t shown any interest in adding point to point services from PDX in years.
PDX-CUN?
PDX-DEN?
PDX-ANC?
Why does Oregon a.net speculate about DL additions like these? DL only flies from PDX to its hubs and hasn’t shown any interest in adding point to point services from PDX in years.
Interesting, thanks for sharing! How random that there was an Ambassador Club at ABQ.
Jump to postI don't disagree that n/s from gateway is more effective. BUT DL isn't moving in that direction--they are moving very decidedly into hub to major int'l city OR large US station to Int'l hub. There is actually less TATL/TPAC flying to non-Int'l hubs/JV hubs today than there was a decade ago. And sup...
Jump to postDUBHUB wrote:Wacko55 wrote:There’s a better chance of pigs flying TATL from SAT before an airline does. Ain’t happening with AUS right up the road.
That aged well....... Congratulation SAT for landing service to Frankfurt with Condor.
I hope this announcement doesn’t turn out the way the “imminent” CM to PTY route announcement did.
Jump to postDL appears to be tinkering with schedules again. The PDX-ICN flight has once again disappeared and PDX-HND flights are once again visible on some dates. I honestly don't know what to believe anymore. Who does? DL’s back and forth with PDX-Asia just feels obnoxious and disrespectful at this point. C...
Jump to postANA787 wrote:DL appears to be tinkering with schedules again. The PDX-ICN flight has once again disappeared and PDX-HND flights are once again visible on some dates. I honestly don't know what to believe anymore.
What do you think gets announced this year? Gimmes (at least one of the following): 1. JFK-NAP 2. ATL-CPH 3. BOS-VCE (all responses to AA) Possibilities: 1. Double daily JFK-NCE 2. MSP-FCO 3. Double daily DTW-CDG Possibility: PDX-CDG I could see JFK-NAP. BOS-BCN. MSP-FCO would be great but they did...
Jump to postWith DL’s JFK hub, would the DOT consider this route no different than an application for JFK-HND since DL flies MIA-JFK? Exactly. Further, DL is not going to want to fly a 350 on JFK-MIA either. One could argue DL is currently flying MIA-ATL-HND, MIA-DTW-HND, etc., so why is MIA-JFK-HND any more r...
Jump to post[photoid][/photoid] The official Delta press release for HNL-HND https://news.delta.com/delta-launch-new-service-between-haneda-honolulu Curious - before this announcement, was the HNL-HND flight bookable on Delta just like the PDX-HND flight is currently bookable? Yes. And at reasonable fares, unli...
Jump to postHVNandrew wrote:Somewhat random question, but how will the HNL-HND flight be staffed? Does DL have a FA base in either city anymore, or will a crew do a flight from the mainland, layover in HNL, then work the HND flight?
Inventory has always been loaded for them, even back when DL was asking to move HND slots. The inventory must be loaded- if they don’t have it then they are not using the slot as required after the slot waiver ends and another airline can swoop in and steal it from them and force DL’s hand early. B...
Jump to postIt appears Aer Lingus is bringing back MSP-DUB for 2024. Not bookable yet, but probably very soon. Two questions relevant to Delta: 1) Will DL match EI and also fly MSP-DUB? 2) If yes, which metal will they use? (Widebody, or narrowbody like MSP-KEF?) Let the speculation begin. https://news.delta.c...
Jump to postNow that United announced non stop SFO-MNL. Wonder if Delta would consider returning to MNL. I flew that quite a few times and it was always full. And that was in every class from what I could see. I wonder if a return to MNL for Delta or are they trying to get Philippine Airlines into SkyTeam? Jus...
Jump to postYou fly for the space and privacy you claim, what would you do if when you got onboard and neither existed at your seat? To suggest that the pax was flying just for the meal is rather... The meal is part of the experience. The airline's value prop is based on curating of experiences for people who ...
Jump to postHas PDX’s international arrivals facility been mentioned? It’s a clunky set up that requires passengers to board a bus after clearing customs with all of their luggage in tow to be taken from the end of concourse D to the arrivals area in the main terminal. Such a poor design.
Jump to postHow long do these decisions usually take? Has DOT offered a timeline? It will take however long it takes. There is no timeline. With the slot waivers ending in October, it seems like there’s an implied deadline. What happens if no DOT decision is issued by October? DL will fly empty planes between ...
Jump to postDL already has a flight attendant base in PDX and their smaller A330-200 planes would have been perfect for the flight. However, it seems as though DL feels that PDX-Asia bound traffic can be adequately served via SEA for the time being. Unfortunately, it seems as though there is just not enough cor...
Jump to postThis sign is likely a relic of the Northwest/KLM joint venture days. KLM has never had scheduled service into LNK.
Back in the late 90’s/early ‘00s NW and KL co-branded extensively. There was even a DC-10 painted in hybrid NW/KL colours at one point.
[photoid][/photoid] How was PDX-Tokyo load factor doing before covid? This area is over 3 million and growing, despite the recent slump, and if we can support London, Iceland, Frankfurt... seems like resuming 1 daily to Asia should be an obvious step in the next year. Not sure about load factors, al...
Jump to postBut didn’t you know…Portland to Tokyo is a HUGE market and the cultural and economic ties between the two cities run deep. There is no way Portland won’t have a flight to Tokyo because it always has since way back when and the demand is off the charts :roll: I’ve yet to read anything positive you’v...
Jump to postWeren’t there rumors of Zip considering PDX prior to the pandemic? Yes, but apparently SJC is more lucrative to them now than PDX.... :roll: Given Portland isn’t even in the top 10 for Japanese American population…. It’s not really surprising. SJC is #6… But didn’t you know…Portland to Tokyo is a H...
Jump to postSean-SAN- wrote:Would SEA-SIN or SEA-BKK be doable with the A330-900?
Asia demand has been slow to recover since the pandemic, but I think there will come a day when Delta regrets ceding the TPAC market to its competitors. So many squandered opportunities. It’s amazing that they are down to a mere 4 Asia-Pacific destinations. 5 if you count AKL, which will launch soon...
Jump to postAccording to @ishrionaviation blog and Twitter, PDX-ICN has been removed from Delta’s schedules with no resumption date. It appears as though the airline may be completely throwing in the towel with PDX-Asia. What could this mean for the future of nonstop flights between Oregon and Asia?
Jump to postI think Americans in general just tend to be a sloppier lot. And since individualism is such a deeply cherished value in the US, getting people to actually adhere to strict uniform standards is going to be a lot harder than in many parts of the world.
Jump to postHNL/PDX-HND zeroed out through the end of summer schedule, now restarting on Nov 1. MSP-HND still restarting on Mar 25 (daily) as planned. Looks like the DoT had indeed granted slot waivers, but I could be wrong. DTW/SEA-PVG goes nonstop from March and remains 2 weekly through the end of summer sch...
Jump to postInternational passengers arriving on AS all go through FIS and exit in the main terminal whether their final destination is PDX or onward. Ahhh, OK - makes me wonder if TSA ever uses that checkpoint at the FIS exit (between D9 and D11) to screen connecting passengers, rather than just sending them ...
Jump to postDelete. Same information reported in a previous posting .
Jump to postTransWorldOne wrote:TransWorldOne wrote:It looks like DL’s PDX-HND flight is no longer bookable on Delta.com through October.
TransWorldOne wrote:Jump to postIt looks like DL’s PDX-HND flight is no longer bookable on Delta.com through October.
It looks like DL’s PDX-HND flight is no longer available to book through November.
Jump to postLooks like SW is going Sat and Sun on PDX - LAX in September. Baby steps I guess? Perhaps one day we could be viewed as the new AUS or LGB :) and get some real adds. SAN-PDX is Sat/Sun only as well (starts July 15). I really wonder what the logic is behind the Sat/Sun only schedules when their comp...
Jump to postAustin has more flights to Europe. What is the point of this comment? I’m pretty sure everyone here knows AUS has more flights to Europe. But earlier you stated that SAT has a hard time supporting regional flights to Mexico which is simply not true. Austin has had a much harder time consistently ke...
Jump to postMy guess is that DL is trying to get the PDX-HND start date extended to June 1. From 4/1 to 6/1, only business and first class are available. My guess is that DL will try to delay PDX-HND for as long as they possibly can without losing the slot. They also don’t appear to be too eager to launch PDX-...
Jump to postInteresting. Doesn’t strike me as a route that would succeed. I don’t think SAT generates much international traffic outside of Mexico. Are there any significant business or cultural ties between SAT and central/South America? I don’t believe so.
Jump to postHere's what is going on with PDX-HND...Looks like DL has requested an extension to the waiver. In other words they are looking to push out the start date further past March 2023. Traffic numbers to Japan are still very depressed. Traffic to ICN on the otherhand looks it is improving faster. Per DL ...
Jump to postrjbesikof wrote:How is the new PPT flight doing so far? It's had a couple of weeks already.