WN Route Changes December, 2019

Southwest has released the new schedule. These are flights for sale compared to last schedule They are group by region used in the Southwest ONE report.

Total Airports Served: 103

Routes changed -
Additions:
ATL-CHS/ECP/ORF
AUS-PNS/SJD
BNA-PDX/PWM/SEA/SJU
BOS-IND
BWI-PDX/PNS/TUL
CHS-ATL/MCI
DEN-ECP/PNS
ECP-ATL/DEN/MCI
HOU-NAS/PDX/SEA
IND-BOS/SAN
MCI-CHS/ECP/SEA
MCO-OKC
MDW-PWM/RNO
MKE-SFO
NAS-HOU
OKC-MCO
ORF-ATL/SAN
PDX-BNA/BWI/HOU
PNS-AUS/BWI/DEN
PWM-BNA/MDW
RNO-MDW
SAN-IND/ORF
SEA-BNA/HOU/MCI
SFO-MKE
SJD-AUS
SJU-BNA
TUL-BWI


Mexico/Caribbean/Central America: Total Stations - 15 Total Routes: 73 (+3 from November)
AUA: 3 - BWI, FLL, HOU
BZE: 3 - DEN, FLL, HOU
CUN: 16 - ATL, AUS, BNA, BWI, CMH, DEN, FLL, HOU, IND, LAX, MDW, MKE, MSY, PIT, SAT, STL
CZM: 1 - HOU
GCM: 3 - BWI, FLL, HOU
HAV: 2 - FLL, TPA
LIR: 2 - BWI, HOU
MBJ: 6 - BWI, FLL, HOU, MCO, MDW,STL
NAS: 3 - BWI, FLL, HOU
PLS: 2 - BWI, FLL
PUJ: 6 - ATL, BWI, FLL, HOU, MDW, STL
PVR: 5 - DEN, HOU, LAX, OAK, SAN
SJD: 11 - AUS, BWI, DEN, HOU, LAX, MDW, OAK, SAN, SJC, SMF, SNA
SJO: 3 - BWI, FLL, HOU
SJU: 7 - BNA, BWI, FLL, HOU, MCO, MDW, TPA

West Coast and Hawaii : Total Stations - 18 Total Routes: 272 (+9 from November)
BUR: 13 - BNA, DAL, DEN HOUS, LAS, MDW, OAK, PDX, PHX, SFO, SJC, SLC, SMF
GEG: 8 - BOI, DEN, LAS, OAK, PHX, SAN, SJC, SMF
HNL: 8 - ITO, KOA, LIH, OAK, OGG, SAN, SJC, SMF
ITO: 1 - HNL
KOA: 4 - HNL, OAK, OGG, SJC
LAX: 32 - ABQ, ATL, AUS, BNA, BWI, CUN, DAL, DEN, ELP, HOU, IND, LAS, MCI, MDW, MKE, MSY, OAK, OMA, PDX, PHX, PIT, PVR, RNO, SAT, SFO, SJC, SJD, SLC, SMF, STL, TPA, TUS
LIH: 3 - HNL, OAK, SJC
LGB: 5 - DEN, LAS, OAK, SJC, SMF
OAK: 38 - ABQ, ATL, AUS, BNA, BOI, BUR, BWI, CMH, DAL, DEN, GEG, HNL, HOU, IND, KOA, LAS, LAX, LGB, LIH, MCI, MCO, MDW, MSP, MSY, OGG, ONT, PDX, PHX, PVR, RNO, SAN, SAT, SEA, SJD, SLC, SNA, STL, TUS
OGG: 6 - HNL, KOA, OAK, SAN,SJC, SMF
ONT: 10 - DAL, DEN, LAS, MDW,OAK, PDX, PHX, SFO, SJC, SMF
PDX: 17 - BNA, BWI, BUR, DAL, DEN, HOU, LAS, LAX, MCI, MDW, OAK, ONT, PHX, SAN, SJC, SMF, STL
SAN: 36 - ABQ, ATL, AUS, BNA, BOI, BWI, DAL, DEN, ELP, GEG, HNL, HOU, IND, LAS, MCI, MCO, MDW, MSY, OAK, OGG, OMA, ORF, PDX, PHX, PVR, RNO, SAT, SEA, SFO, SJC, SJD, SLC, SMF, STL, TPA, TUS
SEA: 14 - BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, HOU, LAS, MCI, MDW, OAK, PHX, SAN, SJC, SMF, STL
SFO: 12 - AUS, BUR, DAL, DEN, LAS, LAX, MDW, MKE, ONT, PHX, SAN, STL
SJC: 32 - ABQ, AUS, BNA, BOI, BUR, BWI, DAL, DEN, ELP, GEG, HNL, HOU, KOA, LAS, LAX, LGB, LIH, MCO, MDW, MSY, OGG, ONT, PDX, PHX, RNO, SAN, SEA, SJD, SLC, SNA, STL, TUS
SMF: 24 - AUS, BOI, BUR, BWI, DAL, DEN, GEG, HNL, HOU, LAS, LAX, LGB, MCO, MDW, OGG, ONT, PDX, PHX, SAN, SEA, SJD, SLC, SNA, STL
SNA: 9 - DAL, DEN, HOU, LAS, OAK, PHX, SJC, SJD, SMF

Southwest (Desert/Mountains) : Total Stations - 8 Total Routes: 228 (+3 from November)
ABQ: 15 - AUS, BWI, DAL, DEN, HOU, LAS, LAX, MCI, MCO, MDW, OAK, PHX, SAN, SAT, SJC
BOI: 8 - DEN, GEG, LAS, OAK, PHX, SAN, SJC, SMF
DEN: 69 - ABQ, ALB, ATL, AUS, BDL, BNA, BOI, BOS, BUF, BUR, BWI, BZE, CHS, CLE, CMH, CUN, CVG, DAL, DSM, DTW, ECP, ELP, FLL, GEG, GRR, HOU, IAD, IND, JAX, LAS, LAX, LBB, LGA, LGB, MCI, MCO, MDW, MEM, MKE, MSP, MSY, OAK, OKC, OMA, ONT, ORF, PDX, PHL, PHX, PIT, PNS, PVR, RDU, RNO, RSW, SAN, SAT, SDF, SEA, SFO, SJC, SJD, SLC, SMF, SNA, STL, TPA, TUL, TUS
LAS: 54 - ABQ, AMA, ATL, AUS, BHM, BNA, BOI, BUF, BUR, BWI, CLE, CMH, DAL, DEN, DSM, DTW, ELP, FLL, GEG, HOU, ICT, IND, LAX, LBB, LGB, LIT, MAF, MCI, MCO, MDW, MKE, MSY, OAK, OKC, OMA, ONT, PDX, PHX, PIT, RDU, RNO, SAN, SAT, SDF, SEA, SFO, SJC, SLC, SMF, SNA, STL, TPA, TUL, TUS
PHX: 51 - ABQ, ATL, AUS, BNA, BOI, BUF, BUR, BWI, CLE, CMH, CVG, DAL, DEN, DSM, DTW, ELP, FLL, GEG, HOU, ICT, IND, LAS, LAX, LIT, MCI, MCO, MDW, MKE, MSP, MSY, OAK, OKC, OMA, ONT, PDX, PHL, PIT, RDU, RNO, SAN, SAT, SDF, SEA, SFO, SJC, SLC, SMF, SNA, STL, TPA, TUL
RNO: 9 - MDW, DAL, DEN, LAS, LAX, OAK, PHX, SAN, SJC
SLC: 14 - BUR, BWI, DAL, DEN, HOU, LAS, LAX, MDW, OAK, PHX, SAN, SJC, SMF, STL
TUS : 8 - DEN, HOU, LAS, LAX, MDW, OAK, SAN, SJC

South Central : Total Stations - 16 Total Routes: 275 (+7 from November)
AMA: 3 - DAL, HOU, LAS
AUS: 33 - ABQ, ATL, BNA, BOS, BWI, CUN, DAL, DCA, DEN, ECP, ELP, FLL, HOU, HRL, IND, LAS, LAX, LBB, MCI, MCO, MDW, MSY, OAK, PHX, PNS, RDU, SAN, SFO, SJC, SJD, SMF, STL, TPA
CRP: 2 - DAL, HOU
DAL: 61 - ABQ, AMA, ATL, AUS, BHM, BNA, BOS, BUR, BWI, CHS, CLE, CLT, CMH, CRP, DCA, DEN, DTW, ECP, ELP, FLL, HOU, HRL, IND, JAX, LAS, LAX, LBB, LGA, LIT, MAF, MCI, MCO, MDW, MEM, MKE, MSP, MSY, OAK, OKC, OMA, ONT, PDX, PHL, PHX, PIT, PNS, RDU, RNO, RSW, SAN, SAT, SDF, SEA, SFO, SJC, SLC, SMF, SNA, STL, TPA, TUL
ELP : 10 - AUS, DAL, DEN, HOU, LAS, LAX, PHX, SAN, SAT, SJC
HOU: 68 - ABQ, AMA, ATL, AUA, AUS, BHM, BNA, BOS, BUR, BWI, BZE, CHS, CLT, CMH, CRP, CUN, CZM, DAL, DCA, DEN, ECP, ELP, FLL, GCM, HRL, IND, JAX, LAS, LAX, LBB, LGA, LIR, LIT, MAF, MBJ, MCI, MCO, MDW, MEM, MKE, MSY, NAS, OAK, OKC, OMA, PDX, PHL, PHX, PIT, PNS, PUJ, PVR, RDU, SAN, SAT, SDF, SEA, SJC, SJD, SJO, SJU, SLC, SMF, SNA, STL, TPA, TUL, TUS
HRL: 3 - AUS, DAL, HOU
ICT: 3 - LAS, PHX, STL
LBB: 5 - AUS, DAL, DEN, HOU, LAS
LIT: 5 - DAL, HOU, LAS, PHX, STL
MAF: 3 - DAL, HOU, LAS
MSY: 27 - ATL, AUS, BNA, BWI, CMH, CUN, DAL, DCA, DEN, FLL, HOU, IND, LAS, LAX, LGA, MCI, MCO, MDW, OAK, PHX, PIT, RDU, SAN, SAT, SJC, STL, TPA
OKC: 11 - BNA, BWI, DAL, DCA, DEN, HOUS, LAS, MCO, MDW, PHX, STL
OMA: 12 - BNA, DAL, DCA, DEN, HOU, LAS, LAX, MCO, MDW, PHX, SAN, STL
SAT: 22- ABQ, ATL, BNA, BWI, CUN, DAL, DEN, ELP, FLL, HOU, LAS, LAX, LGA, MCI, MCO, MDW, MSY, OAK, PHX, SAN, STL, TPA
TUL: 7 - DAL, DEN, HOU, LAS, PHX, STL

Midwest : Total Stations - 13 Total Routes: 282 (+8 from November)
CLE: 14 - ATL, BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, FLL, LAS, MCO, MDW, MKE, PHX, RSW, STL, TPA
CMH: 19 - ATL, BNA, BOS, BWI, CUN, DAL, DCA, DEN, FLL, HOU, LAS, MCO, MDW, MSY, OAK, PHX, RSW, STL, TPA
CVG: 7 - BWI, DEN, FLL, MCO, MDW, PHX, TPA
DSM: 4 - DEN, LAS, PHX, STL
DTW: 10 - BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, LAS, MCO, MDW, PHX, STL, TPA
GRR: 6 - BWI, DEN, MCO, MDW, RSW, TPA
IND: 20 - ATL, AUS, BOS,BWI, CUN, DAL, DEN, FLL, HOU, LAS, LAX, MCI, MCO, MDW, MSY, OAK, PHX, RSW, SAN, TPA
MCI: 33 - ABQ, ATL, AUS, BNA, BOS, BWI, CHS, DAL, DCA, DEN, ECP, FLL, HOU, IND, LAS, LAX, LGA, MCO, MDW, MKE, MSP, MSY, OAK, PDX, PHX, PNS, RDU, RSW, SAN SAT, SEA, STL, TPA
MDW: 67 - ABQ, ALB, ATL, AUS, BDL, BHM, BNA, BOS, BUF, BUR, BWI, CHS, CLE, CLT, CMH, CUN, CVG, DAL, DCA, DEN, DTW, ECP, FLL, GRR, HOU, IND, JAX, LAS, LAX, LGA, MBJ, MCI, MCO, MEM, MHT, MSP, MSY, OAK, OKC, OMA, ONT, ORF, PBI, PDX, PHL, PHX, PIT, PNS, PUJ, PVD, PWM, RDU, RNO, RSW, SAN, SAT, SDF, SEA, SFO, SJC, SJD, SJU, SLC, SMF, STL, TPA, TUS
MKE: 21 - ATL, BNA, BOS, BWI, CLE, CUN, DAL, DCA, DEN, FLL, HOU, LAS, LAX, LGA, MCI, MCO, PHX, RSW, SFO, STL, TPA
MSP: 13 - BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, FLL, MCI, MCO, MDW, OAK, PHX, RSW, STL, TPA
PIT: 17 - ATL, BNA, BWI, CUN, DAL, DEN, FLL, HOU, LAS, LAX, MCO, MDW, MSY, PHX, RSW, STL, TPA
STL: 51 - ATL, AUS, BDL, BNA, BOS, BWI, CHS, CLE, CMH, CUN, DAL, DCA, DEN, DSM, DTW, ECP, FLL, HOU, ICT, LAS, LAX, LGA, LIT, MBJ, MCI, MCO, MDW, MKE, MSP, MSY, OAK, OKC, OMA, PBI, PDX, PHL, PHX, PIT, PNS, PUJ, RDU, RSW, SAN, SAT, SEA, SFO, SJC, SLC, SMF, TPA, TUL

Southeast : Total Stations - 17 Total Routes: 341 (+16 from November)
ATL: 41 - AUS, BNA, BOS, BWI, CHS, CLE, CMH, CUN, DAL, DCA, DEN, ECP, FLL, GSP, HOU, IAD, IND, JAX, LAS, LAX, LGA, MCI, MCO, MDW, MEM, MKE, MSY, OAK, ORF, PBI, PHL, PHX, PIT, PUJ, RDU, RIC, RSW, SAN, SAT, STL, TPA
BHM: 8 - BWI, DAL, FLL, HOU, LAS, MCO, MDW, TPA
BNA: 47 - ATL, AUS, BOS, BUF, BUR, BWI, CHS, CLE, CLT, CMH, CUN, DAL, DCA, DEN, DTW, ECP, FLL, HOU, JAX, LAS, LAX, LGA, MCI, MCO, MDW, MKE, MSP, MSY, OAK, OKC, OMA, ORF, PDX, PHL, PHX, PIT, PNS, PWM, RDU, RSW, SAN, SAT, SEA, SJC, SJU, STL, TPA
CHS: 9 - ATL, BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, HOU, MCI, MDW, STL
CLT: 5 - BNA, BWI, DAL, HOU, MDW
ECP: 10 - ATL, AUS, BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, HOU,MCI, MDW, STL
FLL: 47 - ALB, ATL, AUA, AUS, BDL, BHM, BNA, BOS, BUF, BWI, BZE, CLE, CMH, CUN, CVG, DAL, DCA, DEN, GCM, HAV, HOU, IND, ISP, JAX, LAS, MBJ, MCI, MCO, MDW, MKE, MSP, MSY, NAS, PHL, PHX, PIT, PLS, PUJ, PVD, RDU, ROC, SAT, SDF, SJO, SJU, STL, TPA
GSP: 2 - ATL, BWI
JAX: 8 - ATL, BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, FLL, HOU, MDW
MCO: 51 - ABQ, ALB, ATL, AUS, BDL, BHM, BNA, BOS, BUF, BWI, CLE, CMH, CVG, DAL, DCA, DEN, DTW, FLL, GRR, HOU, IAD, IND, ISP, LAS, LGA, MBJ, MCI, MDW, MEM, MHT, MKE, MSP, MSY, OAK, OKC, OMA, ORF, PHL, PHX, PIT, PVD, RDU, RIC, ROC, SAN, SAT, SDF, SJC, SJU, SMF, STL
MEM: 8 - ATL, BWI, DAL, DEN, HOU, MCO, MDW, TPA
PBI: 7 - ATL, BWI, ISP, MDW, PHL,PVD,STL
PNS: 9 - AUS, BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, HOU, MCI, MDW, STL
RDU: 16 - ATL, AUS, BNA, BWI, DAL, DEN, FLL, HOU, LAS, MCI, MCO, MDW, MSY, PHX, STL, TPA
RSW: 20 - ALB, ATL, BDL, BNA, BWI, BUF, CLE,CMH, DAL, DEN, GRR, IND, MCI, MDW, MKE, MSP, PIT, PVD, ROC, STL
SDF: 10 - BWI, DAL, DEN, FLL, HOU, LAS, MCO, MDW, PHX, TPA
TPA: 43 - ALB, ATL, AUS, BDL, BHM, BNA, BUF, BWI, CLE, CMH, CVG, DAL, DCA, DEN, DTW, FLL, GRR, HAV, HOU, IND, ISP, LAS, LAX, LGA, MCI, MDW, MEM, MHT, MKE, MSP, MSY, PHL, PHX, PIT, PVD, RDU, RIC, ROC, SAN, SAT, SDF, SJU, STL

Northeast : Stations - 16 Total Routes: 189 (+8 from November)
ALB: 7 - BWI, DEN, FLL, MCO, MDW, RSW, TPA
BDL: 8 - BWI, DEN, FLL, MCO, MDW, RSW, STL, TPA
BOS: 15 - ATL, AUS, BNA, BWI, CMH, DAL, DEN, FLL, HOU, IND, MCI, MCO, MDW, MKE, STL
BUF: 10 - BNA, BWI, DEN, FLL, LAS, MCO, MDW, PHX, RSW, TPA
BWI: 69 - ABQ, ALB, ATL, AUA, AUS, BDL, BHM, BNA, BOS, BUF, CHS, CLE, CLT, CMH, CUN, CVG, DAL, DEN, DTW, ECP, FLL, GCM, GRR, GSP, HOU, IND, ISP, JAX, LAS, LAX, LIR, MBJ, MCI, MCO, MDW, MEM, MHT, MKE, MSP, MSY, NAS, OAK, OKC, ORF, PBI, PDX, PHX, PIT, PLS, PNS, PUJ, PVD, PWM, RDU, ROC, RSW, SAN, SAT, SDF, SEA, SJC, SJD, SJO, SJU, SLC, SMF, STL, TPA, TUL
DCA: 17 - ATL, AUS, BNA, CMH, DAL, FLL, HOU, MCI, MCO, MDW, MKE, MSY, OKC, OMA, PVD, STL, TPA
IAD: 3 - ATL, DEN, MCO
ISP: 5 - BWI, FLL, MCO,PBI, TPA
LGA: 13 - ATL, BNA, DAL, DEN, HOU, MCI, MCO, MDW, MKE, MSY, SAT, STL, TPA
MHT: 4 - BWI, MCO, MDW, TPA
ORF: 7 - ATL, BNA, BWI, DEN, MCO, MDW, SAN
PHL: 12 - ATL, BNA, DAL, DEN, FLL, HOU, MCO, MDW, PBI, PHX, STL, TPA
PVD: 8 - BWI, DCA, FLL, MCO, MDW, PBI, RSW, TPA
PWM: 3 - BNA, BWI, MDW
RIC: 3 - ATL, MCO, TPA
ROC: 5 - BWI, FLL, MCO, RSW, TPA

Thanks for this amazing post. Took me a good 1/2 hr to read it.

My take is:
-It looks like the big winners of this update are PWM, ECP, PNS and (dare I say) ATL; and
-I think we can safely put to rest now any assumptions about EVP’s future within WN.

Dominion301 wrote:

Thanks for this amazing post. Took me a good 1/2 hr to read it.

My take is:
-It looks like the big winners of this update are PWM, ECP, PNS and (dare I say) ATL; and
-I think we can safely put to rest now any assumptions about EVP’s future within WN.

ECP/PNS are mostly just yearly seasonal adds. I don’t think any are new except the ATL-ECP one

Jshank83 wrote:

Dominion301 wrote:

Thanks for this amazing post. Took me a good 1/2 hr to read it.

My take is:
-It looks like the big winners of this update are PWM, ECP, PNS and (dare I say) ATL; and
-I think we can safely put to rest now any assumptions about EVP’s future within WN.

ECP/PNS are mostly just yearly seasonal adds. I don’t think any are new except the ATL-ECP one

Isn’t something like ECP-ATL a new route and not just a seasonal resumption?

FYI, the 12/11/19 sked release (for next summer) has been discussed all day on the WN Fleet/Network Thread:
(link: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1412069 )

bb

Great post on all the cities. For MSP, they really only have 9 regular cities served. Those in Florida are Saturday-only in Jan/Feb/Mar (some only March, really).
So, having the base be just 9 is how I see MSP. Wondering when the MAX returns if WN will add there. Been stagnant for a while.

The ABQ-SAT route unfortunately only operates on the Saturdays before and after Thanksgiving and Christmas, total of four operations. Wonder how many other routes are like that.

It's interesting to me that WN has discontinued all LAS and PHX routes to the Northeast with the exception of BUF. ALB lost their LAS flight a couple of years ago and then they brought it back again last year, only to axe it again.

I'm guessing Canadian traffic helps the routes at BUF? IIRC MHT/BDL/PVD all had PHX and/or LAS at one point.

USAirALB wrote:

It's interesting to me that WN has discontinued all LAS and PHX routes to the Northeast with the exception of BUF. ALB lost their LAS flight a couple of years ago and then they brought it back again last year, only to axe it again.

I'm guessing Canadian traffic helps the routes at BUF? IIRC MHT/BDL/PVD all had PHX and/or LAS at one point.

My guess is and it's only a guess, is that they don't want to run full on transcons from their smaller northeast stations, which ties up an airplane for hours when they can run a shorter stage length flight to DEN, STL, MDW, and even BWI could connect you on a plane that would carry a little more O&D. With those 3 airports combined you can get to nearly every station on the west coast. This shorter stage length could also allow them to squeeze out another short-haul flight that they may have otherwise been unable to do which is a better use of resources.

The bigger players on the east coast obviously have transcons but they can also afford it with better O&D.

USAirALB wrote:

I'm guessing Canadian traffic helps the routes at BUF? IIRC MHT/BDL/PVD all had PHX and/or LAS at one point.

That may not be a bad guess. As a domestic flight it avoids $$ U.S. and Canadian border transit fees. Whether Hamiltonians and St Catherinians will continue to support that at sufficient fares I won't predict.

ITA Matrix, taxes/fees YYZ-LAS-YYZ, USD, total $327.15 fare

Canadian Goods and Services Tax (XG)
$11.50
United States APHIS Passenger Fee Passengers (XA)
$3.96
United States Customs User Fee (YC)
$5.89
United States Immigration User Fee (XY)
$7.00
US International Arrival Tax (US)
$37.20
Toronto Airport Improvement Fee (SQ)
$18.90
Canadian Harmonized Sales Tax (ON) (RC)
$2.50
Canadian Air Travelers Security Charge (CA)
$9.10
United States Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee (AY)
$5.60
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF)
$4.50

total $106.51

taxes/fees BUF-LAS-BUF, USD, southwest.com, total $280 fare
U.S. Transportation Tax$17.54
U.S. 9/11 Security Fee$11.20
U.S. Flight Segment Tax$8.40
U.S. Passenger Facility Chg$9.00

total $46.14

caflyboy wrote:

MCO-OKC

This is what, the 58th time they've tried this...and SATURDAY ONLY...seasonal...and a 5:00 AM DEPARTURE from OKC.
Then they'll say it didn't work...cancel the route after a short time, and we're screwed out of yet another non-stop market that should be served near-daily (F9 and G4 can somehow make it work, but WN can't).

Same old song and dance for WN at OKC...

AWACSooner wrote:

caflyboy wrote:

MCO-OKC

This is what, the 58th time they've tried this...and SATURDAY ONLY...seasonal...and a 5:00 AM DEPARTURE from OKC.
Then they'll say it didn't work...cancel the route after a short time, and we're screwed out of yet another non-stop market that should be served near-daily (F9 and G4 can somehow make it work, but WN can't).

Same old song and dance for WN at OKC...

That is crazy early but it must work for WN. MDW,STL,MCI,HOU,AUS,BNA etc all have flights to MCO that early on Sat.

Finally - good to see NAS-HOU. This will work great

Wow, thanks OP for all of the information! CRP keeps hanging in there without any destinations, DAL and HOU...LOL

MIflyer12 wrote:

USAirALB wrote:

I'm guessing Canadian traffic helps the routes at BUF? IIRC MHT/BDL/PVD all had PHX and/or LAS at one point.

That may not be a bad guess. As a domestic flight it avoids $$ U.S. and Canadian border transit fees. Whether Hamiltonians and St Catherinians will continue to support that at sufficient fares I won't predict.

Which makes you wonder how long it will be until WN start serving BLI/Bellingham (or South Vancouver as I call it). Unlike BUF for Toronto, there are plenty of places in Metro Vancouver that are actually closer to BLI than YVR. For me in the burbs, it's 30 min to YVR and 60 to BLI; add to that it's awesome little airport to fly in and out of.
DEN / OAK / HOU / MDW / LAX (I can understand them not wanting to compete with G4's service to LAS)

Hey @flyswa, are you listening?

USAirALB wrote:

It's interesting to me that WN has discontinued all LAS and PHX routes to the Northeast with the exception of BUF. ALB lost their LAS flight a couple of years ago and then they brought it back again last year, only to axe it again.

I'm guessing Canadian traffic helps the routes at BUF? IIRC MHT/BDL/PVD all had PHX and/or LAS at one point.

This route is a gold mine for WN because of the Canadian traffic.. Also BUF - PHX is too but due to MAX shortages. They are cutting that route frequency.

WN732 wrote:

USAirALB wrote:

It's interesting to me that WN has discontinued all LAS and PHX routes to the Northeast with the exception of BUF. ALB lost their LAS flight a couple of years ago and then they brought it back again last year, only to axe it again.

I'm guessing Canadian traffic helps the routes at BUF? IIRC MHT/BDL/PVD all had PHX and/or LAS at one point.

My guess is and it's only a guess, is that they don't want to run full on transcons from their smaller northeast stations, which ties up an airplane for hours when they can run a shorter stage length flight to DEN, STL, MDW, and even BWI could connect you on a plane that would carry a little more O&D. With those 3 airports combined you can get to nearly every station on the west coast. This shorter stage length could also allow them to squeeze out another short-haul flight that they may have otherwise been unable to do which is a better use of resources.

The bigger players on the east coast obviously have transcons but they can also afford it with better O&D.

I suppose it is just fascinating to me, as while I can't speak for PVD/BDL/MHT, ALB-LAS survived the recession and was only recently cut around 2017 or so. But I guess as they expanded their assets could be used elsewhere more profitably.

czbb wrote:

MIflyer12 wrote:

That may not be a bad guess. As a domestic flight it avoids $$ U.S. and Canadian border transit fees. Whether Hamiltonians and St Catherinians will continue to support that at sufficient fares I won't predict.

Which makes you wonder how long it will be until WN start serving BLI/Bellingham (or South Vancouver as I call it). Unlike BUF for Toronto, there are plenty of places in Metro Vancouver that are actually closer to BLI than YVR. For me in the burbs, it's 30 min to YVR and 60 to BLI; add to that it's awesome little airport to fly in and out of.
DEN / OAK / HOU / MDW / LAX (I can understand them not wanting to compete with G4's service to LAS)

Hey @flyswa, are you listening?

They'd be fine against G4. G4 can't even offer connections.

Dominion301 wrote:

Jshank83 wrote:

Dominion301 wrote:

Thanks for this amazing post. Took me a good 1/2 hr to read it.

My take is:
-It looks like the big winners of this update are PWM, ECP, PNS and (dare I say) ATL; and
-I think we can safely put to rest now any assumptions about EVP’s future within WN.

ECP/PNS are mostly just yearly seasonal adds. I don’t think any are new except the ATL-ECP one

Isn’t something like ECP-ATL a new route and not just a seasonal resumption?

Correct. ECP-ATL is new. BWI-PNS is also new.

All the other ECP/PNS routes are seasonal resumptions. Though in some cases frequencies have been added.

Top 20 Stations by number of stations served Non-Stop:

1. BWI/DEN (69)
3. HOU (68)
4. MDW (67)
5. DAL (61)
6. LAS (54)
7. MCO/PHX/STL (51)
10. BNA.FLL (47)
12. TPA (43)
13. ATL (41)
14. OAK (38)
15. SAN (36)
16. AUS/MCI (33)
18. LAX/SJC (32)
20. SMF (24)

I believe this extension finally pushes SMF to 100 dailies

USAirALB wrote:

It's interesting to me that WN has discontinued all LAS and PHX routes to the Northeast with the exception of BUF. ALB lost their LAS flight a couple of years ago and then they brought it back again last year, only to axe it again.

I'm guessing Canadian traffic helps the routes at BUF? IIRC MHT/BDL/PVD all had PHX and/or LAS at one point.

WN has never flown BDL-PHX, HP and US have in the past however. WN cut BDL-LAS after summer of 2018 I believe, I wonder if Spirit will give it a shot at some point.

caflyboy wrote:

Top 20 Stations by number of stations served Non-Stop:

1. BWI/DEN (69)
3. HOU (68)
4. MDW (67)
5. DAL (61)
6. LAS (54)
7. MCO/PHX/STL (51)
10. BNA.FLL (47)
12. TPA (43)
13. ATL (41)
14. OAK (38)
15. SAN (36)
16. AUS/MCI (33)
18. LAX/SJC (32)
20. SMF (24)

How is SMF a bigger count by station than say, MSY, which serves 3 more destinations?

LAX772LR wrote:

caflyboy wrote:

Top 20 Stations by number of stations served Non-Stop:

1. BWI/DEN (69)
3. HOU (68)
4. MDW (67)
5. DAL (61)
6. LAS (54)
7. MCO/PHX/STL (51)
10. BNA.FLL (47)
12. TPA (43)
13. ATL (41)
14. OAK (38)
15. SAN (36)
16. AUS/MCI (33)
18. LAX/SJC (32)
20. SMF (24)

How is SMF a bigger count by station than say, MSY, which serves 3 more destinations?

MSY offers 80 departures to 27 destinations, while SMF offers 98 daily departures to 27 destinations - which include all six Southern California airports BUR, LAX, LGB, ONT, SAN and SNA and the large catchment area associated with those six airports. I'm also guessing that MSY probably has a lot of seasonal and/or less-than-daily/weekend only flights geared towards tourism compared to SMF.

Yes MSY should be No. 20 with 27 stations followed by SMF at 21 with 24 stations and SAT at 22 with 22 stations. Thanks for the catch.