My mind is blown at some of the capacity airlines have been throwing at Miami lately. Copa Airlines is now operating nine flights a day to Panama City! On top of the daily to Fort Lauderdale.

Viva Colombia is flying as many as four flights to Medellin on some days!

It's nuts. None of that existed pre-COVID. No wonder traffic has pretty much fully recovered.

MAH4546 wrote:

My mind is blown at some of the capacity airlines have been throwing at Miami lately. Copa Airlines is now operating nine flights a day to Panama City! On top of the daily to Fort Lauderdale.

Viva Colombia is flying as many as four flights to Medellin on some days!

It's nuts. None of that existed pre-COVID. No wonder traffic has pretty much fully recovered.

Outstanding!

Everything is looking very good and only getting better as the months pass by. I didn’t expect this at all.

And MIA keeps on winning: https://thepointsguy.com/news/spirit-airlines-miami/

NK entering MIA with 30 routes in October! Yes 30-routes not flights.

MAH4546 wrote:

My mind is blown at some of the capacity airlines have been throwing at Miami lately. Copa Airlines is now operating nine flights a day to Panama City! On top of the daily to Fort Lauderdale.

Viva Colombia is flying as many as four flights to Medellin on some days!

It's nuts. None of that existed pre-COVID. No wonder traffic has pretty much fully recovered.

Wow really good news for future growth at MIA. I can’t wait till international travel recovers and we get some new TransPac routes announced.

I wonder what American will do. NK’s going head to head with AA on some of these routes. Whatever happens this has been one MIA’s best years for new airlines.

Geminijets101 wrote:

I wonder what American will do. NK’s going head to head with AA on some of these routes. Whatever happens this has been one MIA’s best years for new airlines.

Definitely one of the best years for sure and during a pandemic. Wild.

I expect Delta to follow through with their planned MIA expansion as well as seeing Alaska announce resumption of service to MIA.

I think we might even see something out WN

I'm hearing Alaska is coming - daily to Seattle and Los Angeles. I'm also hearing Royal Air Maroc is coming back, too. And Neos to Milan.

And yes I think we will see Delta move forward with some smaller scale expansion - I'm guessing the delayed Orlando and Tampa flights, resuming Havana, and adding LA and Seattle. I've also heard Delta is seriously considering MIA-GRU/EZE but I think that's a longer term thing, depending how their LATAM alliance shapes up.

From Southwest I've heard they're going to move Havana over to Miami once Cuba opens back up (each airline is only allowed one flights a week at the moment).

jetBlue I've heard is going to add San Juan soon, possibly others I'd guess, but SJU is pretty much a sure thing.

MAH4546 wrote:

I'm hearing Alaska is coming - daily to Seattle and Los Angeles. I'm also hearing Royal Air Maroc is coming back, too. And Neos to Milan.

And yes I think we will see Delta move forward with some smaller scale expansion - I'm guessing the delayed Orlando and Tampa flights, resuming Havana, and adding LA and Seattle. I've also heard Delta is seriously considering MIA-GRU/EZE but I think that's a longer term thing, depending how their LATAM alliance shapes up.

From Southwest I've heard they're going to move Havana over to Miami once Cuba opens back up (each airline is only allowed one flights a week at the moment).

jetBlue I've heard is going to add San Juan soon, possibly others I'd guess, but SJU is pretty much a sure thing.

Do we have evidence of RAM and AK? As well as the Delta to GRU/EZE

MAH4546 wrote:

I'm hearing Alaska is coming - daily to Seattle and Los Angeles. I'm also hearing Royal Air Maroc is coming back, too. And Neos to Milan.

And yes I think we will see Delta move forward with some smaller scale expansion - I'm guessing the delayed Orlando and Tampa flights, resuming Havana, and adding LA and Seattle. I've also heard Delta is seriously considering MIA-GRU/EZE but I think that's a longer term thing, depending how their LATAM alliance shapes up.

From Southwest I've heard they're going to move Havana over to Miami once Cuba opens back up (each airline is only allowed one flights a week at the moment).

jetBlue I've heard is going to add San Juan soon, possibly others I'd guess, but SJU is pretty much a sure thing.

I’m still at a loss as to where all these new flights will fit. This is an exciting time for MIA.

Brickell305 wrote:

MAH4546 wrote:

I'm hearing Alaska is coming - daily to Seattle and Los Angeles. I'm also hearing Royal Air Maroc is coming back, too. And Neos to Milan.

And yes I think we will see Delta move forward with some smaller scale expansion - I'm guessing the delayed Orlando and Tampa flights, resuming Havana, and adding LA and Seattle. I've also heard Delta is seriously considering MIA-GRU/EZE but I think that's a longer term thing, depending how their LATAM alliance shapes up.

From Southwest I've heard they're going to move Havana over to Miami once Cuba opens back up (each airline is only allowed one flights a week at the moment).

jetBlue I've heard is going to add San Juan soon, possibly others I'd guess, but SJU is pretty much a sure thing.

I’m still at a loss as to where all these new flights will fit. This is an exciting time for MIA.

Well B6 and AS (if they come) would problably be in E close to AA. All other domestic airlines except NK and F9 can stay in H. NK and F9 can split a terminal (probably G or F, im not to much of an expert on MIA's gate layout)

Miami-Dade politicians needs to hurry up and figure this new airport redevelopment fast because it's becoming more and more needed.

I suspect AA will announce something tomorrow in response to Spirit. Some of it could be stuff that was already in works, but they’ll want to announce it more quickly,

Goodbye to MCO being Florida’s busiest in terms of passengers with all of this going on in MIA.

MAH4546 wrote:

I'm hearing Alaska is coming - daily to Seattle and Los Angeles.

There is less of a need for AS to add LAX-MIA nonstop service with
(a) AA having hubs at both LAX and MIA,
(b) AA already having multiple daily nonstop flights between LAX and MIA,
(c) AA already having a significant FF base in both LAX and MIA, and
(d) AA already serving (on AA mainline and/or American Eagle) all the markets that AS serves nonstop from LAX.

Of the AA hub airports that both AA and AS serve nonstop from LAX, AS inherited LAX-ORD/JFK through the AS-VX merger and both AA and AS operate LAX-DCA nonstop service due to beyond-perimeter slot exemptions that both AA and AS hold at DCA.

AA and AS both serve the DFW/DAL market nonstop from LAX, but AA serves its DFW hub nonstop from LAX and AS serves DAL nonstop from LAX (which AS inherited through the AS-VX merger).

On the other hand, it likely makes sense for AS to re-add SEA-MIA nonstop service as
(a) there are some AS FF's in Washington State and Alaska who prefer an AS-operated flight over an AA-operated flight,
(b) AS has nonstop service out of SEA to some destinations in Washington State and Alaska that aren't served by AA, and
(c) AS would be offering connections onto AA flights out of MIA to destinations in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean if AS re-adds SEA-MIA nonstop service.

Air Canada Cargo adds Miami from October 2021.

Already halfway through 2021. What other airlines do you all think will enter the MIA market?

Geminijets101 wrote:

Already halfway through 2021. What other airlines do you all think will enter the MIA market?

Alaska.

elewis wrote:

MAH4546 wrote:

My mind is blown at some of the capacity airlines have been throwing at Miami lately. Copa Airlines is now operating nine flights a day to Panama City! On top of the daily to Fort Lauderdale.

Viva Colombia is flying as many as four flights to Medellin on some days!

It's nuts. None of that existed pre-COVID. No wonder traffic has pretty much fully recovered.

Wow really good news for future growth at MIA. I can’t wait till international travel recovers and we get some new TransPac routes announced.

MIA has never had a TransPac route.

Qatar Airways has now decided to increase Miami to daily from the first week of July.

Miami now has nearly double the capacity to the Middle East region (including Istanbul) than pre-COVID, with 29 weekly frequencies, compared to 15 weekly in summer 2019.

Doha: 7w QR (5w)
Dubai: 4w EK (0w)
Istanbul: 10w TK (7w)
Tel Aviv: 5w LY (3w) + 3w AA (0w)

MAH4546 wrote:

Qatar Airways has now decided to increase Miami to daily from the first week of July.

Miami now has nearly double the capacity to the Middle East region (including Istanbul) than pre-COVID, with 29 weekly frequencies, compared to 15 weekly in summer 2019.

Doha: 7w QR (5w)
Dubai: 4w EK (0w)
Istanbul: 10w TK (7w)
Tel Aviv: 5w LY (3w) + 3w AA (0w)

Very good news.

Anyone know of Starlux and adding miami?

South African Airways has gotten approval and has one year to start JNB/CPT-MIA service.

Geminijets101 wrote:

Anyone know of Starlux and adding miami?

Approved but seems like it could be delayed 2 years.

Miami wrote:

South African Airways has gotten approval and has one year to start JNB/CPT-MIA service.

Wow exciting times for Miami

Geminijets101 wrote:

Miami wrote:

South African Airways has gotten approval and has one year to start JNB/CPT-MIA service.

Wow exciting times for Miami

Unfortuantely it is the opposite. SAA has always had this authority. US DOT has suspended it, because South African officials are not allowing Delta into Cape Town.

I’m seeing an air India 777 heading from Delhi to Miami on flightradar as AI1165, any info on this flight?

Geminijets101 wrote:

I’m seeing an air India 777 heading from Delhi to Miami on flightradar as AI1165, any info on this flight?

Charter flight.

Miami wrote:

Geminijets101 wrote:

I’m seeing an air India 777 heading from Delhi to Miami on flightradar as AI1165, any info on this flight?

Charter flight.

I saw it on fr24 as I was leaving work. Alas, I was driving and couldn't get a pic And apparently it was a one-of.

Air France increasing service from 7w to 12w effective November 1st.

American Eagle launching Saturday service to Tulsa November 6th (this for years was operated on Saturdays with a 738 until around 2016 or so).

I expect we are going to see a significant expansion of domestic flying on AA this winter to many new points, mix of daily and Saturday flights.

I think in June 2021 MIA's traffic will already have exceeded June 2019. What a recovery!

SAS will add additional Miami flights for the Christmas break between December 23rd and January 10th. T

This winter's schedule (outbound from Miami) will have Copenhagen on MoWeSa, Stockholm TuFrSu and Oslo on Th. During Christmas break select days will see two flights to a pair of cities instead of the usual one.

Sun Country adding PBI-

https://thepointsguy.com/news/allegiant ... orida-msp/

MAH4546 wrote:

Air France increasing service from 7w to 12w effective November 1st.

American Eagle launching Saturday service to Tulsa November 6th (this for years was operated on Saturdays with a 738 until around 2016 or so).

I expect we are going to see a significant expansion of domestic flying on AA this winter to many new points, mix of daily and Saturday flights.

I think in June 2021 MIA's traffic will already have exceeded June 2019. What a recovery!

It'll be interesting to see if AA is able to sustain more lift on MIA-SEA. I have always been surprised that the South Florida-SEA market is not at least 5-6 x daily, year round with seasonal upticks to 6-7 daily.

What are the chances AF makes CDG-MIA double daily, year round?

Lufthansa resumed Boeing 747-8i service to Miami today.

Caribbean Airlines plans to resume Miami-Trinidad and Tobago service from July 17th. 4 weekly.

American will launch Saturday flights to Albany, Burlington, Madison and Syracuse on November 6th, in addition to Tulsa.

Also re-launching daily service to Salt Lake City on December 16th,

American Airlines is adding two international routes from Miami:

Chetumal, Mexico (CTM) from December 1, 2021; 2 2x weekly with E175s

San Andres Island, Colombia (ADZ) from December 4, 2021; the flight will operate 2x weekly with E175s

American Airlines is increasing services to the following cities from Miami:

Baltimore (BWI) is increasing from 2x daily to 3x daily

Cleveland (CLE) is increasing from 2x daily to 3x daily

Detroit (DTW) is increasing from 2x daily to 3x daily

Guatemala City (GUA) is increasing from 2x daily to 3x daily

Jacksonville (JAX) is increasing from 5x daily to 7x daily

Nashville (BNA) is increasing from 3x daily to 5x daily

New Orleans (MSY) is increasing from 4x daily to 5x daily

Orlando (MCO) is increasing from 6x daily to 10x daily

Raleigh-Durham (RDU) is increasing from 4x daily to 5x daily

San Juan (SJU) is increasing from 5x daily to 6x daily

San Jose (SJO) is increasing from 2x daily to 3x daily

San Pedro Sula (SAP) is increasing from 2x daily to 3x daily

Santo Domingo (SDQ) is increasing from 4x daily to 6x daily

Tampa (TPA) increasing from 5x daily to 8x daily

Flair beginning FLL service to:

Toronto (YYZ)
Kitchener-Waterloo (YKF)
Ottawa (YOW)
Montreal (YUL)

Beginning October 31.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1462523

Miami wrote:

Miami-Dade politicians needs to hurry up and figure this new airport redevelopment fast because it's becoming more and more needed.

Time to put Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport X51 to good use?

Did AA End MIA-CDG service? No bookable non stop flightsz

Geminijets101 wrote:

Did AA End MIA-CDG service? No bookable non stop flightsz

Of course not. Resumes October 30 and absolutely bookable.

OneWorld carrier Finnair will be back in Miami in October.
https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news ... om-sweden/

miaami wrote:

OneWorld carrier Finnair will be back in Miami in October.
https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news ... om-sweden/

Finnair to start seasonal Stockholm - Miami service from October 23, 2021 until April 22, 2022.

Initially, the route will be 2x weekly and then increased to 4x weekly from late November. A350


Helsinki - Miami resumes in November. 2 weekly, A350.

SAS resuming both Stockholm and Copenhagen to Miami from October. Both routes will start with the A330 but in November would switch to the A350.

Miami wrote:

SAS resuming both Stockholm and Copenhagen to Miami from October. Both routes will start with the A330 but in November would switch to the A350.

And Oslo as well.

MAH4546 wrote:

Miami wrote:

SAS resuming both Stockholm and Copenhagen to Miami from October. Both routes will start with the A330 but in November would switch to the A350.

And Oslo as well.

Can’t seem to find it on the schedule. Do you have a day of resumption?

Miami wrote:

MAH4546 wrote:

Miami wrote:

SAS resuming both Stockholm and Copenhagen to Miami from October. Both routes will start with the A330 but in November would switch to the A350.

And Oslo as well.

Can’t seem to find it on the schedule. Do you have a day of resumption?

November 4 to/November 5 from.

MAH4546 wrote:

Miami wrote:

MAH4546 wrote:

And Oslo as well.

Can’t seem to find it on the schedule. Do you have a day of resumption?

November 4 to/November 5 from.

Thanks!

Porter Airlines set to fly to Miami in the future https://thepointsguy.com/news/porter-ai ... ities/amp/