Gary Kelly always kicked this bucket down the road, now it's Bob's job to get this turd corrected. You knew how WN ran things for years, they lagged in every area of IT for decades. Took forever to move to Amadeus. Now the back office systems is suffering the employees and passengers. Actually, I’d...
Jump to postDo you think B6 just needs more time to build up the market? How did AS and NK perform during their first year in KC? Business travel hasn't fully recovered yet and the airline is still relatively unknown to KC. I’ll give you the lack of brand recognition. Not just in KC, but the Midwest as whole. ...
Jump to postHere’s an odd one. Delta is running an A220 on JFK-MCI from March 9-April 9. I know it can still change but this is definitely odd even for a placeholder schedule. Wonder what’s happening here? Not odd at all. Freeing up RJ time on a longer route so it can be used elsewhere. They’re doing this on m...
Jump to postNo it was an A220. Very empty. My JFK-MCI flight tomorrow is looking much more full and it’s an A320. Okay, here’s a weird one. DL is upgauging JFK-MCI to mainline effective March 9 and it seems to run through the first part of April. I don’t know what is justifying the upgauge, but it’s on the sch...
Jump to postHere’s an odd one. Delta is running an A220 on JFK-MCI from March 9-April 9. I know it can still change but this is definitely odd even for a placeholder schedule. Wonder what’s happening here?
Jump to postI just flew them to JFK on Thursday. The flight was empty. I wouldn’t even give it a 50% load factor. I’m going to be honest as much as I love having them on the JFK-MCI route I don’t see it lasting. The lack of pax was concerning, even for a new station. Was this one of the flights that got upguag...
Jump to postHow long does JetBlue take before expanding new cities? I just flew them to JFK on Thursday. The flight was empty. I wouldn’t even give it a 50% load factor. I’m going to be honest as much as I love having them on the JFK-MCI route I don’t see it lasting. The lack of pax was concerning, even for a ...
Jump to postHow long does JetBlue take before expanding new cities? I just flew them to JFK on Thursday. The flight was empty. I wouldn’t even give it a 50% load factor. I’m going to be honest as much as I love having them on the JFK-MCI route I don’t see it lasting. The lack of pax was concerning, even for a ...
Jump to postMade it out of MCI yesterday to JFK. 1 hour delay due to needing fuel and the main fuel lines at the airport being frozen. Otherwise very uneventful.
Jump to postI don't think NYC traffic will ever be what it was pre-pandemic again. This high frequency RJ service from NYC is no longer needed. They can consolidate frequencies and upgauge aircraft on some of these routes and probably do just fine. For example, some cities with 5x RJ frequencies to NYC could p...
Jump to postDepends on when. It’s bounced between RJ, Mainline, and a combo for years. DTW JFK has had far more regional presence, would be great to see some shift to the 220. MSP-JFK was mainline for years before the pandemic with A319s, A320s, and 717s and they were about to introduce A220s. Capacity on that...
Jump to postThere’s currently mainline on one of the 3 daily MSP-JFK flights. Jeremy Used to be all mainline. Depends on when. It’s bounced between RJ, Mainline, and a combo for years. DTW JFK has had far more regional presence, would be great to see some shift to the 220. MSP-JFK was mainline for years before...
Jump to postIt’s slot squatting. They don’t have enough staffing to best utilize HPN slots right now. All airlines are slot squatting to some extent due to the pilot shortages. There are no slots at HPN. HPN is limited to the number of passengers that can pass through every hour or something like that. But the...
Jump to postUnrelated: is DL's HPN-BOS service viable? A cursory glance at flights for January shows many empty seat maps. It seemed like an ill-advised, knee-jerk response to MX's rapid expansion there when it was first announced. I expect it will be axed by summer. It’s slot squatting. They don’t have enough...
Jump to postI’m supposed to fly MCI-JFK on B6 on Thursday. They just emailed me about the weather but I’m not sure if I should act yet.
Jump to postHas B6’s operational performance and reliability improved recently? I haven’t heard much in the way of operational problems with them in recent months. Yes it has. The weather has also been extremely cooperative. That’s my worry. I’m on the MCI-JFK flight on Thursday and the forecast is snow and wi...
Jump to postHas B6’s operational performance and reliability improved recently? I haven’t heard much in the way of operational problems with them in recent months.
Jump to postJust as a heads up, B6 will be dispatching A320s & A321s during the holiday season on select da tes. They're also adjusting their schedule temporarily. JFK-MCI is RON and departs in the morning MCI-JFK which means they're operating as turns as opposed to the normal BOS-MCI-JFK. B6 will be upgra...
Jump to postCLE can likely support B6 nonstop service to JFK if B6 has extra slots available at JFK, and the other B6 cities in the Midwest (ORD/DTW/MCI/MKE/MSP) already have B6 nonstop service to JFK. Does B6 have any extra slots available to add CLE-JFK nonstop service? Would B6 be able to undercut the US3 o...
Jump to postA while back last year, there was talk about UST bringing in AA flights to/from CLT if they'd won the small community air service grant ( which they did ). Do we have an update of sorts on what's going on regarding that? AA to UST makes no sense from my view. My girlfriend lives off of FL-207 and c...
Jump to postI saw that this afternoon. Not a bad idea from a business standpoint. This reminds me of the time Air Canada announced YYZ-DAB. YYZ-DAB was going to be operated by a CR2. That would have been one long RJ flight. I did DAB-ORD on UA in a CRJ back in the day in the dead of winter. Because of winds/we...
Jump to postConfirmation that Sunwing is postponing Melbourne launch to next year. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2022/11/23/sunwing-airlines-postpones-flights-melbourne-canada-until-fall-2023-halifax-toronto-winnipeg/10758773002/ I saw that this afternoon. Not a bad idea from a business standpoint. T...
Jump to postAnyone have an idea what jeblue plans on doing up at SWF? They haven't returned since the Pandemic, yet it still pops up all over their web site even though nothing is bookable even into the spring. Frontier has moved and Allegiant has increased service. Play is there, but the majors have all left....
Jump to postWe're already b*tching in KC. IND and MCI are about to learn a valuable lesson. Incentives only go so far, there are only so many cities that make sense to add, airlines prefer proven markets and we're reaching the bottom of the barrel in terms of airlines adding new long haul routes. Where's the c...
Jump to postIsn't it a bit late for TATL announcements? Those seem to be Sept-Oct reveals for the next Summer. It'd be a blow for both CMH, but perhaps bigger for IND, which was explicitly named at one point as on BA's radar. As an IND traveler, I will be furious if CVG were to get BA before IND. The MCI peopl...
Jump to postI noticed a scheduled cancellation for MCI-JFK on Christmas Eve. MKE-JFK is operating. Performance or aircraft availability? Both…. Loads aren’t looking great…. Plus delays in 220 deliveries…. Usually a 220 flies this route but now they’ve been putting an E190 on it. However, the E190 might be the ...
Jump to postI noticed a scheduled cancellation for MCI-JFK on Christmas Eve. MKE-JFK is operating. Performance or aircraft availability?
Jump to poston an ASM cost, the 220 is much better, however many of the markets SKYWEST flies into can not come close to breaking even using a 220 bird. Oh no no, I was thinking more about the majors purchasing the A220 in place of having to fly regionals. I know there’s clauses and whatnot, but if they can’t ...
Jump to poststrangeplanes wrote:evank516 wrote:strangeplanes wrote:looks like A220s throughout the week now
Yeah it looks like it starts the week of Thanksgiving. This is a great change!
2 of 4 A220s. Love it
Wondering if more airlines will consider purchasing the A220? Is it really as cost efficient as it was marketed to be? on an ASM cost, the 220 is much better, however many of the markets SKYWEST flies into can not come close to breaking even using a 220 bird. Oh no no, I was thinking more about the...
Jump to postWondering if more airlines will consider purchasing the A220? Is it really as cost efficient as it was marketed to be?
Jump to postLGA-MCI is getting A220s now. 1x Saturday only until the week of thanksgiving (x Nov 12) then 2x daily except Sat (1x) and all RJs on Sunday. Now going through the week before Christmas but I’m guessing the schedule isn’t finalized that far yet.
Jump to poststrangeplanes wrote:evank516 wrote:strangeplanes wrote:looks like A220s throughout the week now
Yeah it looks like it starts the week of Thanksgiving. This is a great change!
2 of 4 A220s. Love it
Flying back on the afternoon LGA-MCI nonstop on WN yesterday, it was only me and 59 of my closest friends. And yet Delta is upgauging a Saturday frequency starting this month. Runs through the end of the finalized schedule right now with November 12 as the exception. looks like A220s throughout the...
Jump to post3-4 times per year? That's it? I've been flying this route 2x weekly, or 100+ times per year... You missed the update. Saturday upgauge Oct 8-Nov 5. Also I never said all frequencies should be upgauged, just 1 or 2 at peak times. Flying back on the afternoon LGA-MCI nonstop on WN yesterday, it was ...
Jump to postWhen will Delta have its schedules finalized through Thanksgiving?
Jump to postmadg wrote:Sunwing just announced MLB service https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news ... 367363002/
Try again bud, the one coming back this afternoon has 50+ open seats. Um, cool? One flight out of two daily on one day? I mean, it’s not like I didn’t fly the route on WN 3-4 times per year up until a certain point. 3-4 times per year? That's it? I've been flying this route 2x weekly, or 100+ times...
Jump to postMeanwhile WN’s flights are always full… Try again bud, the one coming back this afternoon has 50+ open seats. Um, cool? One flight out of two daily on one day? I mean, it’s not like I didn’t fly the route on WN 3-4 times per year up until a certain point. Heh, Saturday only upgauge once daily so fa...
Jump to postGood grief, give it a break already. I fly this route 2x weekly and it's rarely full. It does not need to be upgauged. Meanwhile WN’s flights are always full… Try again bud, the one coming back this afternoon has 50+ open seats. Um, cool? One flight out of two daily on one day? I mean, it’s not lik...
Jump to postFunny enough, didn't someone here say earlier that B6 was pleased with the performance? Do you feel B6 will pull the plug? Any idea on how AS and NK performed when they first started? MCI-NYC has far more competition than MKE or even most cities of its size. We have AA, B6, DL, UA & WN. It also...
Jump to postIn what world is that terrible? Its been a slow start for sure but is it really that bad? B6 fares have been fairly low for many cities (from DEN its under $120 for some flights) recently and its MCI loads/marketshare has been steadily increasing. Market share for B6 at MCI for June was at 1.6 whic...
Jump to postDitto for MKE as well. Might be a winter change. B6 commonly used the E190 to ORD, CLE and MSP during their first few years of service as well. Hopefully. That A220 is a NICE plane. Very comfortable ride. A220 deliveries are not coming as fast as they hoped. They moved E90 away from FLL for operati...
Jump to posttrexel94 wrote:evank516 wrote:B6 is downgauging to the E190 in the fall.
Ditto for MKE as well. Might be a winter change. B6 commonly used the E190 to ORD, CLE and MSP during their first few years of service as well.
The main thing I’m wondering here is if B6 is going to use this acquisition to their advantage and finally fill that infamous hole in the middle of the country that they have. The only 2 new dots they added are MCI and MKE.
Jump to postAlso a private pilot here, and I fly out of MKC. Trying to figure out why a student pilot was flying solo at night. As far as I know solo flights at night are prohibited by student pilots.
Jump to postI agree 100% I have a feeling TUI is doing a marketing blitz and I wouldin't be surprised if some flights are just dedicated for cruse pax. Nice to see MLB on the rise again. Latest rumor is WN is looking at MLB. This area is exploding with people, it would do so well with some domestic competition...
Jump to postAmericanAir88 wrote:evank516 wrote:What’s with JFK-MSP being on CR9s? That was mainline until last spring.
Before last Spring it was operated by B717s. I am surprised they use crjs for JFK-MSP. If I ever need to get to MSP, ill use LGA.
They used to serve Sanford. Now they serve MLB. I live a half hour from Melbourne international airport give or take and it's one of the highway it's on my drive to work. A big advantage to MLB over SFB is the fact that you don't need to deal with I-4 to get to the tourist areas. The drive from San...
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