Normally I would agree that this isn't punch/counterpunch, but: a) LFs are terrible on many of these routes, but they are increasing capacity over 2019 levels? b) They are adding MCI/MKE/SAT-JFK right after B6 launches them..... IMO, DL didn't need to add MCI/MKE-JFK since they're already competing...
Jump to postDL restored hot meals in FC on flights over 900 miles last month. Not sure if RJ-900 have ovens, but flight will at least get meal boxes if not (DL stopped serving snack boxes as meals in FC last year). That's something. Definitely something. DL is adding back JFK once daily on the CR9 starting Jun...
Jump to postDL applying some pressure: MCI/MKE/SAT-JFK will be added BNA-LGA gets A223 service Also not new but DL will be adding/or has already added the A220s to competitive BOS routes, BNA/CVG/DFW/iND/MCI/MSY/ORD/RDU-BOS I suppose 'applying some pressure' is one way to interpret this. Another way is just DL...
Jump to postLol! That was predictable. Hopefully they’ll have better luck than their first try back in 2006. Doubtful. They're using a CR9 against an A220 on an airline known for its inflight product. The only perk for DL is the premium cabin, which nowadays isn't anything more than Even More Space on B6. Lets...
Jump to postI'm still surprised DL made no competitive response to B6's JFK service in MCI. They're still doing 4 or 5 E715/CR9 on LGA-MCI. WN is adding a second LGA frequency in April, and AA has their 2 LGA frequencies on E-Jets. What sort of "response" would you expect from DL? 4-5x daily on LGA-M...
Jump to postDoubtful. They're using a CR9 against an A220 on an airline known for its inflight product. The only perk for DL is the premium cabin, which nowadays isn't anything more than Even More Space on B6. They’ll probably upgage it. I’ll bet they’re evaluating how B6 performs and want to play the relaunch...
Jump to postDL is adding back JFK once daily on the CR9 starting June 6. Obviously a response to B6. Was hoping they'd just upgauge LGA instead. Delta may be more on time, but jetBlue's product is worlds ahead of what you'll get on an RJ. Lol! That was predictable. Hopefully they’ll have better luck than their...
Jump to postDL is adding back JFK once daily on the CR9 starting June 6. Obviously a response to B6. Was hoping they'd just upgauge LGA instead. Delta may be more on time, but jetBlue's product is worlds ahead of what you'll get on an RJ.
Jump to postThe switch was inevitable. I still think B6 should exercise options for the A221 for markets where the A223 may be too much plane, and for the case of short runways I think the A221 take off distance required at MTOW is 4,800 feet. I believe EYW is 5,076 or something with the displaced threshold, bu...
Jump to postSome PR from JetBlue today. http://otp.investis.com/clients/us/jetblue_airways/usn/usnews-story.aspx?cid=981&newsid=82232 Greeting the new mayor with talks of jobs and being New York's airline. Nothing like keeping the politicians happy. First day of operation to MKE and MCI. Here is the press ...
Jump to postLooks like B6's JFK flight will connect both ways with LHR too. Pretty cool!
Jump to postDL2188 departed ATL about 2 hours late, DL 2777 is running about 1.5 hours late.
Jump to postGoing to try out the JFK service on B6 next month. Still hoping DL upgauges LGA though. Still confused why they upgauged BOS and not LGA.
Jump to postSo far:
1/28/22 MCI-SLC DL1506 A320
1/28/22 SLC-LAS DL2807 738
1/31/22 LAS-SLC DL2696 739
1/31/22 SLC-MCI DL1218 738
Coming up:
4/12/22 MCI-JFK B6 2222 A223
4/19/22 JFK-MCI B6 2221 A223
Shortest mainline ATL-BHM 134 miles DL MD-88
Longest regional LGA-MCI 1,107 miles DL E170 and returned on a CR9.
I am going to go out and say: A June start/resumption date is likely to hold at this point as its at the 3-month mark which is about the timeframe for some degree of confidence and a % of advanced bookings. Makes sense for those routes to capture peak summer leisure A September start/resumption dat...
Jump to postIf HVN when the new terminal goes up, DL to ATL and UA to ORD and IAD would round out the 3 airlines with Avelo. AA is too erratic in service. In June 2021 AA proposed two HVN-CLT flights and a few months later dropped the planned flights. CLT is much better that PHL which AA stuck to HVN. Even now...
Jump to postAsking again, seems like DL dropped Hilton Head. No PR that I can find, no nothing about it. Just vanished. Anyone know what happened? Did you check the schedules before freaking out? Because DL schedules show flights resuming March 7 with 2x daily to ATL. ATL is supposed to be year round service. ...
Jump to postAsking again, seems like DL dropped Hilton Head. No PR that I can find, no nothing about it. Just vanished. Anyone know what happened?
Jump to postFollowing up from the previous thread, anyone want to make an educated guess on what 2022 holds in store? Here’s my list. 2022 Predictions - DL reinstates CVG, adds JFK, upgages BOS/LGA. BOS is upgauged, LGA has to be a matter of time. I'm having a hard time understanding why they upgauged one and ...
Jump to postThat's not why B6 pulled out of DAB. Loads were decent year round (they used to post monthly loads on their website) averaging at least 100 people per flight which means they were filling their A320s with more pax than their E190s were capable of handling. The problem was the airfares. People weren...
Jump to postSeveral years ago B6 gave DAB a try and even got some guaranteed fare compensation from the airport authority for a couple of years. However, the daily route to JFK was just too seasonal, so they pulled out. I still think a less-than-daily airline like MX might be able to find a way to make DAB wor...
Jump to postI do think 2022 may finally be the year DAB gets an LCC or ULCC... its the only Florida airport serving a beach that doesn't have an LCC or a ULCC My guess is Breeze or Avelo if anyone at all. I don't see NK or F9 coming in and I definitely don't see G4 coming in with SFB being a 45 minute drive. I...
Jump to postStarting to see the 717 return to longer, (by 717 standards) mid-range flying, that had previously disappeared. This includes: DTW-MSY, ATL-YUL, MSP-CLT. Also the return of ATL-Chicago, by way of MDW. I am holding out hope that ATL-ORD is eventually in the cards. Much more 717 flights out of MSP th...
Jump to postRL757PVD wrote:I do think 2022 may finally be the year DAB gets an LCC or ULCC... its the only Florida airport serving a beach that doesn't have an LCC or a ULCC
MIflyer12 wrote:evank516 wrote:MSP-JFK continues on RJs, DTW-JFK does as well.
It's LGA that gets both all mainline and higher frequency from DTW/MSP.
MSP-JFK continues on RJs, DTW-JFK does as well.
Surprised to see DTW-HPN axed. It's been operating again for the past few months.
I can easily see them going to GYY. Extended runway, transportation links improved (though still not fantastic), and a willing city and state. They can make the west coast from there to connect the network, without having to up directly against WN, F9, or anyone else. Exactly. HVN was hardly a hotb...
Jump to postHHH looks like it isn't operating right now. No PR to explain the sudden absence of service.
Jump to post8K Filing by Spirit Airlines; confirming that Spirit will be the surviving entity: "On February 5, 2022, Spirit Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Spirit”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“F...
Jump to postWhat destinations does AA serve from CLT that it doesn't serve from PHL, and what's the traffic volume to those destinations from ISP? A ton of destinations, actually. Just in the Southern states, CLT has service to ELP, SAT, OKC, TUL, XNA, LIT, SHV, AEX, LFT, BTR, CHA, TYS, TRI, JAN, GPT, HSV, MGM...
Jump to postB6 in my opinion consistently falls short when trying to compete against Delta, especially when it comes to JFK -DTW/MSP/ATL In addition to DL hubs at DTW/MSP/ATL, one issue that B6 faces on JFK-DTW/MSP/ATL is that B6 faces ULCC competition on all 3 of these routes with NK operating EWR-ATL nonstop...
Jump to postAnyone know if bookings are decent for MKE and MCI? Fares are dirt cheap so I can't imagine they're selling many seats yet.
Jump to postJust operated MCI-BOS again this morning with 22 passengers. Good luck on the 220... That makes no sense. They’re sitting ducks on NY? No way. Especially since they’re one of 3 competitors on the route already, 4 if you count UA to EWR. Not to mention during most of the pandemic they were the first...
Jump to postDelta will go on the defensive against B6 and will launch all mainline flights to BOS beginning June 6th with 3x daily A220 service. There is no way this route can support that amount of seats. I have operated this flight multiple times and I can count on one hand how many times it has been full, a...
Jump to postWhile my personal hope is for ISP-Chicago, I think it will probably be Frontier adding a city like Denver. F9 is the only carrier adding services lately at ISP. Breeze is also a possibility. But where would Breeze fly to from ISP? Tampa? Like ISP needs more Florida flights. For ISP to really have a...
Jump to postISP’s Facebook page is showing an air service announcement coming 3 days from yesterday. Wonder I’d say it was NK but they already came and went twice. WN has an upcoming schedule extension on December 8th, and WN re-adding ISP-MDW nonstop service is a possibility with (a) WN having recently resume...
Jump to postISP’s Facebook page is showing an air service announcement coming 3 days from yesterday. Wonder I’d say it was NK but they already came and went twice.
Jump to postWN’s investment in the NY area wasn’t at one of the big 3 airports, it was at ISP where they had a part in the development of the Vererans Memorial Concourse that they still use today, albeit at a smaller capacity. WN’s NY clientele is on Long Island, not in the boroughs. They essentially have free...
Jump to postWN’s investment in the NY area wasn’t at one of the big 3 airports, it was at ISP where they had a part in the development of the Vererans Memorial Concourse that they still use today, albeit at a smaller capacity. WN’s NY clientele is on Long Island, not in the boroughs. They essentially have free ...
Jump to postB6’s OTP has been a disaster for years. Back when I used them to fly to DAB rather often the flight to DAB was on time maybe twice. The turn they scheduled in DAB was 40 mins which is barely enough time to turn an A320 at an outstation that tends to have a heavy need for wheelchairs. I wasn’t sad wh...
Jump to postIs there a curfew in effect at PAE for scheduled air service? If not I’m wondering about the idea of B6 doing a daily red eye ala BUR?
Jump to postWhat’s the point? ATL is almost an all access pass for DL travelers at these two out stations. ATL will get all of them where they need to go.
Jump to posthttp://otp.investis.com/clients/us/jetblue_airways/usn/usnews-story.aspx?cid=981&newsid=76302 not much new stuff out there They finally announced the starting date for some of the routes they announced in April JFK/BOS-SAT on Oct 31 JFK-PVR on Feb 19 JFK/BOS-MKE/MCI on Mar 27 MKE/MCI are all on...
Jump to postIt shows an option for me MCI-JFK-LGW. 5 hour layover though at JFK. There’s a lot of connecting points I’m not seeing for them. They will need the feed they can’t just rely on O&D for this. The only thing that bodes well for them is their product which is worlds ahead of DL, AA, and WN. Is B6 ...
Jump to postIs anyone else concerned that there’s no connection to their London service with either of these flights? I would have thought that would have been done somehow. Surprised to see them jump right to the A220 over the E-190 though. It shows an option for me MCI-JFK-LGW. 5 hour layover though at JFK. ...
Jump to postIs anyone else concerned that there’s no connection to their London service with either of these flights? I would have thought that would have been done somehow.
Surprised to see them jump right to the A220 over the E-190 though.
All routes looking good except DCA. Are low loads is what is happening elsewhere within SWA network at DCA? WN had average load factors of less than 60% on some other nonstop routes out of DCA in April 2021, including DCA-AUS/BNA/DAL/HOU/MKE/OMA/PBI, and the load factors of the the other WN nonstop...
Jump to postDLASFlyer wrote:oosnowrat wrote:hannah9898 wrote:Can IDA handle jets like 757 there or just Regional Jet?
I don't know about 757s, but IDA can certainly handle 320s and 737s.
Longest runway is 2,500 feet longer and 2,000 feet lower than JAC - definitely fine for a 757.
Is there any reason NYC-MCI should be DL's turf? They are not that large in MCI, comparable in size to AA. With B6/AS codeshares, AA will have the best network out of MCI for business flyers. Uh Delta was flying this route solo for years, along with MCI-JFK when they merged with NW. Southwest had n...
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