What airports in the U.S. served by WN still haven't got the MAX 8 yet?

WNflyer1523 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:53 am

It must be an airport with regularly scheduled 737-800 service.
As of now, I can only think of 2 off the top of my head: ISP and PBI.

ikolkyo · Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:58 am

http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/air ... perations/

Any airport not on this link.

maximairways · Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:03 am

I don't think they've come to BUF yet.

CairnterriAIR · Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:12 am

None yet to BDL, though Norwegian flies the MAX here.

CarlosSi · Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:10 am

ikolkyo wrote:
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271897/southwest-airlines-outlines-oct-2017-737max-8-operations/

Any airport not on this link.

Actually here in AUS I've seen two 7M8s arrive on flightaware; one from Phoenix, one from... I forget. Unless it was an error? I've seen this happen before, although it's not unlikely that we haven't seen the 7M8.

Also a bit off topic, but weren't all the 733s already retired?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA2 ... /KAUS/KHOU

AWACSooner · Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:41 am

OKC still Max-less

717atOGG · Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:44 am

SEA hasn't seen the MAX yet. IIRC it won't see it until the week around Christmas when it'll fly to BWI, although I may be wrong and the MAX might visit here before then.

jubguy3 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:56 am

ikolkyo · Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:48 am

CarlosSi wrote:
ikolkyo wrote:
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271897/southwest-airlines-outlines-oct-2017-737max-8-operations/

Any airport not on this link.

Actually here in AUS I've seen two 7M8s arrive on flightaware; one from Phoenix, one from... I forget. Unless it was an error? I've seen this happen before, although it's not unlikely that we haven't seen the 7M8.

Also a bit off topic, but weren't all the 733s already retired?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA2 ... /KAUS/KHOU

That’s why FR24 is a more reliable source for aircraft types.

ericm2031 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:48 am

I’m assuming SNA won’t see it, but maybe I’m wrong.

I’m surprised SMF and SJC haven’t yet

SyracuseAvGeek · Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:52 am

ROC will probably never see the MAX

STT757 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:57 am

wnflyguy · Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:02 pm

SNA it's currently a 700 only airport due to the 2017 seat allocation!

Flyguy

Boeingphan · Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:40 pm

LotsaRunway · Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:11 pm

ikolkyo wrote:
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271897/southwest-airlines-outlines-oct-2017-737max-8-operations/

Any airport not on this link.

This list is useful, but WN has run some non-scheduled one-off substitutions for the -800s. I had such a surprise last week. I was in New England and chose to pick up a flight from MHT to BWI and found that the -800 at the gate was an unscheduled Max-8. The gate personnel made a point of announcing it was WN's first Max at MHT and that the plane was brand new. The cabin crew seemed to enjoy playing with the cabin lights. They did a cool red, white and blue pattern during boarding. The seats in the Max are different from the WN previous standard. More of a grey shade and a bit firmer in my opinion. A very nice ride, of course. People will like them.

SteveXC500 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:16 pm

I don’t believe MSP has yet. Should in a couple weeks.

ikolkyo · Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:16 pm

LotsaRunway wrote:
ikolkyo wrote:
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271897/southwest-airlines-outlines-oct-2017-737max-8-operations/

Any airport not on this link.

This list is useful, but WN has run some non-scheduled one-off substitutions for the -800s. I had such a surprise last week. I was in New England and chose to pick up a flight from MHT to BWI and found that the -800 at the gate was an unscheduled Max-8. The gate personnel made a point of announcing it was WN's first Max at MHT and that the plane was brand new. The cabin crew seemed to enjoy playing with the cabin lights. They did a cool red, white and blue pattern during boarding. The seats in the Max are different from the WN previous standard. More of a grey shade and a bit firmer in my opinion. A very nice ride, of course. People will like them.

Yes, one off subs are to be expected. Posted the list for routes that will see scheduled service.

DCA-ROCguy · Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:30 pm

SyracuseAvGeek wrote:
ROC will probably never see the MAX

And why is that? WN has ordered 150 MAX 8's. It's WN's next-gen -800-size aircraft. ROC has -800's regularly scheduled.

Do you just like beating up on ROC, like the nasty guy in Buffalo does?

Jim

Midex717 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:31 pm

MKE needs some love.

tjwgrr · Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:44 pm

LotsaRunway wrote:
The cabin crew seemed to enjoy playing with the cabin lights. They did a cool red, white and blue pattern during boarding.

Did anyone take a knee? :duck:

SyracuseAvGeek · Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:04 pm

DCA-ROCguy wrote:
SyracuseAvGeek wrote:
ROC will probably never see the MAX

And why is that? WN has ordered 150 MAX 8's. It's WN's next-gen -800-size aircraft. ROC has -800's regularly scheduled.

Do you just like beating up on ROC, like the nasty guy in Buffalo does?

Jim

No I don't, I just figured that because ROC couldn't sustain service to MDW that they couldn't sustain service with a larger aircraft.

Josh32121 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:44 pm

Um hello ATL is a huge WN hub, and it's absent from the list.

DCA-ROCguy · Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:49 pm

SyracuseAvGeek wrote:
No I don't, I just figured that because ROC couldn't sustain service to MDW that they couldn't sustain service with a larger aircraft.

ROC-MDW had good loads and was likely profitable, but it had a low PDEW count (21, I think). WN determined that MDW's limited space was better used elsewhere. It's part of a larger trend; WN has been growing STL again to move connections away from increasingly saturated MDW. So ROC-MDW was cut, and an additional ROC-BWI was added. 800's are commonly used on ROC-BWI, according to FlightAware. I've also seen them there.

Jim

DCA-ROCguy · Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:50 pm

DCA-ROCguy wrote:
SyracuseAvGeek wrote:
No I don't, I just figured that because ROC couldn't sustain service to MDW that they couldn't sustain service with a larger aircraft.

ROC-MDW had good loads and was likely profitable, but it had a low PDEW count (21, I think). WN determined that MDW's limited space was better used on flights with more O & D. It's part of a larger trend; WN has been growing STL again to move connections away from increasingly saturated MDW. So ROC-MDW was cut, and an additional ROC-BWI was added. 800's are commonly used on ROC-BWI, according to FlightAware. I've also seen them there and flew to ROC on one.

Jim

DCA-ROCguy · Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:51 pm

SyracuseAvGeek wrote:
No I don't, I just figured that because ROC couldn't sustain service to MDW that they couldn't sustain service with a larger aircraft.

ROC-MDW had good loads and was likely profitable, but it had a low PDEW count (21, I think). WN determined that MDW's limited space was better used on flights with more O & D. It's part of a larger trend; WN has been growing STL again to move connections away from increasingly saturated MDW. So ROC-MDW was cut, and an additional ROC-BWI was added. 800's are commonly used on ROC-BWI, according to FlightAware. I've also seen them there and flew to ROC on one.

Jim

KarlB737 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:53 pm

WNflyer1523 wrote:
It must be an airport with regularly scheduled 737-800 service.
As of now, I can only think of 2 off the top of my head: ISP and PBI.

This thread begs the question how many MAX8s has Southwest even received yet.

FA9295 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:02 pm

SEA has none scheduled so far...

PDX has PDX-PHX and PDX-SFO...

twaconnie · Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:04 pm

I don't think LGA has any.

MO11 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:05 pm

KarlB737 wrote:
WNflyer1523 wrote:
It must be an airport with regularly scheduled 737-800 service.
As of now, I can only think of 2 off the top of my head: ISP and PBI.

This thread begs the question how many MAX8s has Southwest even received yet.

Ten.

maximairways · Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:30 pm

CairnterriAIR wrote:
None yet to BDL, though Norwegian flies the MAX here.

There was a BDL-TPA MAX flight the other day.

superbizzy73 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:01 pm

Not quite sure of the day (or if it was a scheduled flight), but there was definitely a MAX8 flying into SEA either early this week or late last week (upturned tail, grey lower winglets, chevrons on the engines).

WNflyer1523 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:21 pm

SyracuseAvGeek wrote:
DCA-ROCguy wrote:
SyracuseAvGeek wrote:
ROC will probably never see the MAX

And why is that? WN has ordered 150 MAX 8's. It's WN's next-gen -800-size aircraft. ROC has -800's regularly scheduled.

Do you just like beating up on ROC, like the nasty guy in Buffalo does?

Jim

No I don't, I just figured that because ROC couldn't sustain service to MDW that they couldn't sustain service with a larger aircraft.

As long as ROC has regularly scheduled 738 service there is a chance that the MAX will pop up soon.

727200 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:51 pm

Is this thread for real? The plane just went into service what 10 days ago and someone wants to know where it hasn't been seen on the system yet

Buffalomatt1027 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:02 pm

DCA-ROCguy wrote:
SyracuseAvGeek wrote:
ROC will probably never see the MAX

And why is that? WN has ordered 150 MAX 8's. It's WN's next-gen -800-size aircraft. ROC has -800's regularly scheduled.

Do you just like beating up on ROC, like the nasty guy in Buffalo does?

Jim

I am a nasty guy?? I lived in Rochester and didnt like it. Its not a great city. I am sorry.

Anyways .... MAX will most likely pop up one day in Rochester. Happy? Just wait till Southwests a few more. It will eventually happen.

ADM94 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:29 pm

jubguy3 wrote:
SLC

SLC had a one-off 7M8 to/from MDW last week, subbing for a 738

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 92#f31d344

WN732 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:46 pm

ELP has not either.

FoxtrotSierra · Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:21 pm

maximairways wrote:
There was a BDL-TPA MAX flight the other day.

That explains it, I saw it as well but had no idea where it came from.

AAvgeek744 · Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:58 pm

Seems a little early to ask this. In the list of routes, there are a lot of 1x weekly routes. When WN gets more some of the holes may fill in. I'd say not all stations will get it.

United_fan · Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:06 pm

ROC has not . I have my flightaware alerts configured for the 73M . We get the 738's from BWI,though.

Buffalomatt1027 · Wed Oct 25, 2017 7:56 pm

Buffalo / BNIA had MAX visit today!

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