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PITfall wrote:https://blueskypit.com/2021/07/02/pit-cargo-adds-another-connection-to-asia/
flyPIT wrote:It's amazing sometimes what airlines include in a press release. AA is upgauging one PIT-MIA flight (yet again) from E145 to E175 . Meanwhile at CLE they are adding one more frequency (mainline no less); that's on top of NK's new flight which will be an A321, and that's on top of WN also adding the route.
A/C has delayed YYZ-PIT until Aug now; it has already resumed YYZ-CMH.
flyPIT wrote:PITfall wrote:https://blueskypit.com/2021/07/02/pit-cargo-adds-another-connection-to-asia/
40 flights, 2x weekly from Vietnam. That is the same exact footprint that Cathay was to pick up for Unique logistics so it makes me wonder if this is simply a new provider of that lift or if this is something additional. Either way pretty cool to see SpiceJet at PIT!
Here is a P-G article:
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/d ... 2107020146
jplatts wrote:PIT-SRQ - 1091 passengers, 1144 seats, 95.37% load factor
worldtraveler2 wrote:Air Canada restarts Toronto-Pittsburgh with 7 weekly frequencies August 1.
Source https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2021-07-19-Air-Canada-Ready-to-Reconnect-Canada-and-U-S-Travel-With-Up-to-220-Daily-Flights-Between-the-Two-Countries
flyPIT wrote:"American Airlines signs new long-term lease for aircraft maintenance base at Pittsburgh International Airport"
https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/ ... e-pit.html
Great news for the airport and region.
According to the article JST seems to be doing OK with their switch to Skywest CRJ service to ORD and IAD.
https://news.yahoo.com/johnstown-jet-so ... 00262.html
In reality though, 15-30 passengers during the weekday flights is weak.
Breeze is cutting flights on both of their unsubsidized PIT routes in half.
Delta will be operating all A321s to ATL later in the year, then offering all 757 service on the route.
USAir707 wrote:I heard an Allegiant FA mention the mask policy would go away mid September. Is there any truth to this?
flyPIT wrote:June numbers are now out as well. Total passengers were 624,366, up 219%.
Cargo registered an impressive 31.3% increase and mail an even more impressive 42.5% increase.
https://flypittsburgh.com/wp-content/up ... Report.pdf
PITfall wrote:flyPIT wrote:June numbers are now out as well. Total passengers were 624,366, up 219%.
Cargo registered an impressive 31.3% increase and mail an even more impressive 42.5% increase.
https://flypittsburgh.com/wp-content/up ... Report.pdf
It is frustrating that the passenger results do not compare vs 2019.
On another note, Waymo is opening an office in Pittsburgh, adding to the self driving car companies in the city.
Starting small with 20 employees, a small win, but small wins add up.
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/t ... 2107210134
PITFlyer330 wrote:Breeze suspends ORF until next week and drops ORF CHS to 2 weekly https://twitter.com/thepointsguy/status ... 57987?s=20
flyPIT wrote:Still utterly perplexed by the complete lack of advertising by Breeze as well as the ACAA hardly promoting MX's destinations. They used to be on top of these things a few years ago.
AaronPGH wrote:We really need a legacy carrier on LAX with a first-class cabin, not a second ULCC. It's a complaint that comes up regularly in press interviews with film producers working on projects in PGH.
GSP psgr wrote:AaronPGH wrote:We really need a legacy carrier on LAX with a first-class cabin, not a second ULCC. It's a complaint that comes up regularly in press interviews with film producers working on projects in PGH.
I think the airport authority should figure out how to set up some sort of corporate backed travel bank for PIT-LAX. Get all of the key players together, guarantee that all the first class seats will go out full, and a guaranteed amount down the back and it should not be too terribly hard to entice one of DL/UA/AA/AS onto the route. I don't think that fixing the PIT-LAX service problems are neurosurgery. We're probably not even talking about needing that much money anyways.
Nice to see them land WN on PIT-AUS. That was getting to be a glaring omission as well. Hopefully it sticks.
Jshank83 wrote:GSP psgr wrote:AaronPGH wrote:We really need a legacy carrier on LAX with a first-class cabin, not a second ULCC. It's a complaint that comes up regularly in press interviews with film producers working on projects in PGH.
I think the airport authority should figure out how to set up some sort of corporate backed travel bank for PIT-LAX. Get all of the key players together, guarantee that all the first class seats will go out full, and a guaranteed amount down the back and it should not be too terribly hard to entice one of DL/UA/AA/AS onto the route. I don't think that fixing the PIT-LAX service problems are neurosurgery. We're probably not even talking about needing that much money anyways.
Nice to see them land WN on PIT-AUS. That was getting to be a glaring omission as well. Hopefully it sticks.
As an outsider is has always perplexed me on how well PIT can land Europe flights but not west coast. Seems backwards.
GSP psgr wrote:Nice to see them land WN on PIT-AUS. That was getting to be a glaring omission as well. Hopefully it sticks.
USAir707 wrote:flyPIT wrote:Still utterly perplexed by the complete lack of advertising by Breeze as well as the ACAA hardly promoting MX's destinations. They used to be on top of these things a few years ago.
I absolutely agree. I have not seen a single advertisement, billboard, or commercial about Breeze. Heck, I read this forum daily as well as all local papers/news stations and never saw a single thing mentioned about Breeze. How are people supposed to book something they don't even know exists?
PITingres wrote:USAir707 wrote:flyPIT wrote:Still utterly perplexed by the complete lack of advertising by Breeze as well as the ACAA hardly promoting MX's destinations. They used to be on top of these things a few years ago.
I absolutely agree. I have not seen a single advertisement, billboard, or commercial about Breeze. Heck, I read this forum daily as well as all local papers/news stations and never saw a single thing mentioned about Breeze. How are people supposed to book something they don't even know exists?
Could be that they are being smart / cautious. Reading the Breeze thread, lots of complaints, lots of ongoing schedule readjustments; seems like they are still very much in a startup and shakedown phase. Maybe they decided to not spend on marketing here, just take what falls off the tree, and focus the money on getting the operation running more smoothly in the larger markets first.
Having said that, I do have to agree that it seems odd to hear nothing at all, not even a billboard somewhere.
flyPIT wrote:GSP psgr wrote:Nice to see them land WN on PIT-AUS. That was getting to be a glaring omission as well. Hopefully it sticks.
It still is a glaring omission and I would hardly consider PIT-AUS an added route. It is not a full time route. It is not a seasonal route. WN "adding" PIT-AUS is akin to an airline adding a few flights for an event, such as the Superbowl or the CES in Las Vegas. In this case the event is Thanksgiving and then Christmas.
So with WN having literally no more than a handful of scheduled flights and G4 serving the route 2x weekly for only 2 1/2 months technically it is not an unserved route but as far as I am concerned and practicality is concerned it is an unserved route and remains one of the largest holes in our network.
flightsimer wrote:Breeze is not spending on marketing at all. Any marketing seen has been provided for by the airports. Advertising is mostly driven by social media as well as online searches such as google flights.
dabpit wrote:I do not know if it has been mentioned or not previously but Amazon is adding a daily flight from LAL to PIT starting August 5th. That means Amazon will have two daily cargo flights at PIT (AFW and LAL).
BangersAndMash wrote:You are so demanding!
But seriously, it's a start. If the demand is there, I'm sure we could see more frequencies being added or a longer run. WN has been experimenting quite a bit lately, starting routes as weekend only, and then expanding from there.
a320flyer wrote:One-way Lowest Fares:
CVG-SEA: $109 (2x DL/AS)
IND-SEA: $139 (1x AS)
STL-SEA: $139 (3x AS/WN)
CMH-SEA: $149 (1x AS)
RDU-SEA: $149 (3x AS/DL)
MKE-SEA: $159 (1x AS)
PIT-SEA: $199 (1x AS)
flyPIT wrote:dabpit wrote:I do not know if it has been mentioned or not previously but Amazon is adding a daily flight from LAL to PIT starting August 5th. That means Amazon will have two daily cargo flights at PIT (AFW and LAL).
Delta28L wrote:flyPIT wrote:dabpit wrote:I do not know if it has been mentioned or not previously but Amazon is adding a daily flight from LAL to PIT starting August 5th. That means Amazon will have two daily cargo flights at PIT (AFW and LAL).
Any word on who will be providing the lift?
Most likely Sun County with their 737F.
psumd80 wrote:Anyone know the story behind the Hi Fly Malta charters? Vaccine shipments maybe?
flyPIT wrote:Cathay Pacific Cargo is resuming PIT today, 2x weekly on M and F. I believe these are also the same days QR comes in:
https://pennsylvanianewstoday.com/catha ... te/200131/
To summarize PIT's current int'l cargo offering:
Qatar Airways from Singapore (SIN) with tech stops at NGO
Cathay Pacific from Hanoi (HAN) with tech stops at HKG
SpiceXpress from Ho Chi Minh (SGN) with various tech stops (KIX, NRT, ANC have been used)
BangersAndMash wrote:Some good news from the Ohio thread I thought was worthwhile republishing here.
AS seems to achieve stronger pricing to SEA in PIT than other Midwestern markets. Bodes well for a second daily.a320flyer wrote:One-way Lowest Fares:
CVG-SEA: $109 (2x DL/AS)
IND-SEA: $139 (1x AS)
STL-SEA: $139 (3x AS/WN)
CMH-SEA: $149 (1x AS)
RDU-SEA: $149 (3x AS/DL)
MKE-SEA: $159 (1x AS)
PIT-SEA: $199 (1x AS)