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SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
Jshank83 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
BNA doesn’t have a flight to RSW? That’s shocking
SimpleMan wrote:Jshank83 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
BNA doesn’t have a flight to RSW? That’s shocking
RSW also ends in April.
https://www.flightconnections.com/fligh ... hville-bna
sonnyr23 wrote:RSW has always been a seasonal route for Southwest. Should be a permanent route
SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
miguel0881 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
FYI, it’s Frankfurt SimpleMan. Frankfort is in Kentucky.
SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
miguel0881 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
I love how they just say “South America.” Like, where in South America? GRU? SCL? BOG? EZE? Because those are very different markets. You can almost see the MNAA folks around the conference room table throwing out ideas, without the slightest clue of what or where these places are. Most big cities have minimal, if any, service to South America, and BNA thinks it’s a realistic goal? Do they maybe mean a WN or NK flight to SJO or LIR? Because that’s not South America, although perhaps more realistic.
Cubsrule wrote:miguel0881 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
I love how they just say “South America.” Like, where in South America? GRU? SCL? BOG? EZE? Because those are very different markets. You can almost see the MNAA folks around the conference room table throwing out ideas, without the slightest clue of what or where these places are. Most big cities have minimal, if any, service to South America, and BNA thinks it’s a realistic goal? Do they maybe mean a WN or NK flight to SJO or LIR? Because that’s not South America, although perhaps more realistic.
I'm not sure why you assume that MNAA can't read a map, although your contempt for any level of international expansion at BNA is well documented. Anyway, the list makes no sense after TYO (which is a sensible number one) and I assume that that's because of lousy reporting by the Tennessean, like 90+ percent of what they publish.
miguel0881 wrote:Cubsrule wrote:miguel0881 wrote:
I love how they just say “South America.” Like, where in South America? GRU? SCL? BOG? EZE? Because those are very different markets. You can almost see the MNAA folks around the conference room table throwing out ideas, without the slightest clue of what or where these places are. Most big cities have minimal, if any, service to South America, and BNA thinks it’s a realistic goal? Do they maybe mean a WN or NK flight to SJO or LIR? Because that’s not South America, although perhaps more realistic.
I'm not sure why you assume that MNAA can't read a map, although your contempt for any level of international expansion at BNA is well documented. Anyway, the list makes no sense after TYO (which is a sensible number one) and I assume that that's because of lousy reporting by the Tennessean, like 90+ percent of what they publish.
No contempt for reasonable international expansion, but yes, I am skeptical of airport planners who can’t specify an actual destination on a huge continent. Why is everyone here so sensitive?
Cubsrule wrote:miguel0881 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean as far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfort, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
I love how they just say “South America.” Like, where in South America? GRU? SCL? BOG? EZE? Because those are very different markets. You can almost see the MNAA folks around the conference room table throwing out ideas, without the slightest clue of what or where these places are. Most big cities have minimal, if any, service to South America, and BNA thinks it’s a realistic goal? Do they maybe mean a WN or NK flight to SJO or LIR? Because that’s not South America, although perhaps more realistic.
I'm not sure why you assume that MNAA can't read a map, although your contempt for any level of international expansion at BNA is well documented. Anyway, the list makes no sense after TYO (which is a sensible number one) and I assume that that's because of lousy reporting by the Tennessean, like 90+ percent of what they publish.
Jshank83 wrote:Cubsrule wrote:miguel0881 wrote:
I love how they just say “South America.” Like, where in South America? GRU? SCL? BOG? EZE? Because those are very different markets. You can almost see the MNAA folks around the conference room table throwing out ideas, without the slightest clue of what or where these places are. Most big cities have minimal, if any, service to South America, and BNA thinks it’s a realistic goal? Do they maybe mean a WN or NK flight to SJO or LIR? Because that’s not South America, although perhaps more realistic.
I'm not sure why you assume that MNAA can't read a map, although your contempt for any level of international expansion at BNA is well documented. Anyway, the list makes no sense after TYO (which is a sensible number one) and I assume that that's because of lousy reporting by the Tennessean, like 90+ percent of what they publish.
I think DUB makes sense. Rome on the other hand… not so much.
SimpleMan wrote:Interesting article this morning from the Tennessean a far as the top domestic and international markets that BNA is targeting, according to Nashville International Airport CEO Doug Kreulen -
Top domestic targets
1.) Portland, OR
2.) Fort Myes, FL
3.) Sacramento, CA
4.) Orange County, CA
5.) Hartford, CT
Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
2.) Dublin
3.) Rome
4.) South America
IMO, for international targets, I would assume Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam would have made the list. SNA and and BDL end next year.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/ ... 520328007/
Cubsrule wrote:miguel0881 wrote:Cubsrule wrote:
I'm not sure why you assume that MNAA can't read a map, although your contempt for any level of international expansion at BNA is well documented. Anyway, the list makes no sense after TYO (which is a sensible number one) and I assume that that's because of lousy reporting by the Tennessean, like 90+ percent of what they publish.
No contempt for reasonable international expansion, but yes, I am skeptical of airport planners who can’t specify an actual destination on a huge continent. Why is everyone here so sensitive?
As am I, but MNAA have a pretty good record of air service development and the Tennessean is, well, the Tennessean so I’m not sure why we would assume that the list was reported accurately. Do you really believe that MNAA is so incompetent that they’d put a market with nonstop service on two LFCs on a wish list? I don’t.
Jshank83 wrote:Cubsrule wrote:miguel0881 wrote:
I love how they just say “South America.” Like, where in South America? GRU? SCL? BOG? EZE? Because those are very different markets. You can almost see the MNAA folks around the conference room table throwing out ideas, without the slightest clue of what or where these places are. Most big cities have minimal, if any, service to South America, and BNA thinks it’s a realistic goal? Do they maybe mean a WN or NK flight to SJO or LIR? Because that’s not South America, although perhaps more realistic.
I'm not sure why you assume that MNAA can't read a map, although your contempt for any level of international expansion at BNA is well documented. Anyway, the list makes no sense after TYO (which is a sensible number one) and I assume that that's because of lousy reporting by the Tennessean, like 90+ percent of what they publish.
I think DUB makes sense. Rome on the other hand… not so much.
usflyer msp wrote:Jshank83 wrote:Cubsrule wrote:
I'm not sure why you assume that MNAA can't read a map, although your contempt for any level of international expansion at BNA is well documented. Anyway, the list makes no sense after TYO (which is a sensible number one) and I assume that that's because of lousy reporting by the Tennessean, like 90+ percent of what they publish.
I think DUB makes sense. Rome on the other hand… not so much.
Look at how many Christian religious organizations are based in Middle TN and you will understand the desire for Rome. I'm not saying there really is a market but I can understand the request.
miguel0881 wrote:Cubsrule wrote:miguel0881 wrote:
No contempt for reasonable international expansion, but yes, I am skeptical of airport planners who can’t specify an actual destination on a huge continent. Why is everyone here so sensitive?
As am I, but MNAA have a pretty good record of air service development and the Tennessean is, well, the Tennessean so I’m not sure why we would assume that the list was reported accurately. Do you really believe that MNAA is so incompetent that they’d put a market with nonstop service on two LFCs on a wish list? I don’t.
Fair enough, it’s entirely possible the Tennessean misreported the destinations. I don’t know why MNAA would be shooting for any of these destinations. Maybe DUB (or KEF) could work on a summer basis as I think there is some market for low cost European flights for the summer months. But really I think BNA should be aiming for Caribbean and Central American destinations that WN might serve. That seems to be a much more likely proposition, especially in the short term. As BNA has no network feed, I don’t know who would possibly ever serve TYO, FCO, or other similar destinations.
alo2yyz wrote:usflyer msp wrote:Jshank83 wrote:
I think DUB makes sense. Rome on the other hand… not so much.
Look at how many Christian religious organizations are based in Middle TN and you will understand the desire for Rome. I'm not saying there really is a market but I can understand the request.
By that logic, MNAA left TLV off their list....
AVLAirlineFreq wrote:Unless there's a compelling business reason (Tokyo) or a popular leisure destination served by an airline that appears to be interested in expansion (DUB or KEF, perhaps), why wouldn't BNA be most interested in a destination like AMS or CDG that offers tremendous connectivity?
UALFAson wrote:AVLAirlineFreq wrote:Unless there's a compelling business reason (Tokyo) or a popular leisure destination served by an airline that appears to be interested in expansion (DUB or KEF, perhaps), why wouldn't BNA be most interested in a destination like AMS or CDG that offers tremendous connectivity?
AMS and/or CDG would have been my first thought as well. Wasn't it basically a done deal that DL was going to announce one of those cities before COVID hit? Seems like another European hub with connecting service to other European destinations along with the Middle East and other points east would be a winner for the high-income leisure and VFR ethic populations in Nashville?
SimpleMan wrote:UALFAson wrote:AVLAirlineFreq wrote:Unless there's a compelling business reason (Tokyo) or a popular leisure destination served by an airline that appears to be interested in expansion (DUB or KEF, perhaps), why wouldn't BNA be most interested in a destination like AMS or CDG that offers tremendous connectivity?
AMS and/or CDG would have been my first thought as well. Wasn't it basically a done deal that DL was going to announce one of those cities before COVID hit? Seems like another European hub with connecting service to other European destinations along with the Middle East and other points east would be a winner for the high-income leisure and VFR ethic populations in Nashville?
That would seem the most logical destinations if one looks at other comparable cities. Sometimes these other cities start off with -
DE (PHX, PDX, MSP)
WK (TPA, SAN, MCO, LAS, DEN)
FL (BWI, BOS, ORD, DEN, SEA, RDU, MCO, PDX, MSP)
EL (MCO, CLE, PHL)
and then migrate up to legacy carriers.
miguel0881 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:UALFAson wrote:
AMS and/or CDG would have been my first thought as well. Wasn't it basically a done deal that DL was going to announce one of those cities before COVID hit? Seems like another European hub with connecting service to other European destinations along with the Middle East and other points east would be a winner for the high-income leisure and VFR ethic populations in Nashville?
That would seem the most logical destinations if one looks at other comparable cities. Sometimes these other cities start off with -
DE (PHX, PDX, MSP)
WK (TPA, SAN, MCO, LAS, DEN)
FL (BWI, BOS, ORD, DEN, SEA, RDU, MCO, PDX, MSP)
EL (MCO, CLE, PHL)
and then migrate up to legacy carriers.
Maybe FL or EI will start seasonal service at some point. Maybe. But I highly doubt it. I think the issue is that even though BNA is a very popular tourist destination in the US and Canada, it’s almost entirely unknown in Europe, beyond some die hard music fans in the UK and Germany. When I mention Nashville in Europe, no one has really heard of it beyond some vague notion of it being the home of country music and not far from where Jack Daniels is produced when you really press them. So certainly not a LAS, SAN, or MCO, which they of course know very well.
Add to that, it doesn’t seem to me that most locals in BNA vacation in or travel to Europe with any regularity (certainly not like you find in Chicago, DC, and other major metro areas). And yes, of course there is ethnic traffic, but that is going beyond any point that BNA would serve directly. And so while I see some of that on the existing BA flight, they’re connecting anyway, and so it doesn’t really matter whether they do so at LHR (or CDG or FRA) or ORD or JFK.
All of that combined does not make BNA a good market for more Europe service. Again, I do think SJO, LIR, SDQ, GCM, AUA, SXM, and maybe even BDA or BGI would be very popular destinations from BNA, and if the service was there, I think they would do well. That should be MNAA’s short term goal I think, not some low cost Europe fights to DUB or KEF.
SimpleMan wrote:UALFAson wrote:AVLAirlineFreq wrote:Unless there's a compelling business reason (Tokyo) or a popular leisure destination served by an airline that appears to be interested in expansion (DUB or KEF, perhaps), why wouldn't BNA be most interested in a destination like AMS or CDG that offers tremendous connectivity?
AMS and/or CDG would have been my first thought as well. Wasn't it basically a done deal that DL was going to announce one of those cities before COVID hit? Seems like another European hub with connecting service to other European destinations along with the Middle East and other points east would be a winner for the high-income leisure and VFR ethic populations in Nashville?
That would seem the most logical destinations if one looks at other comparable cities. Sometimes these other cities start off with -
DE (PHX, PDX, MSP)
WK (TPA, SAN, MCO, LAS, DEN)
FL (BWI, BOS, ORD, DEN, SEA, RDU, MCO, PDX, MSP)
EL (MCO, CLE, PHL)
and then migrate up to legacy carriers.
Runway765 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:UALFAson wrote:
AMS and/or CDG would have been my first thought as well. Wasn't it basically a done deal that DL was going to announce one of those cities before COVID hit? Seems like another European hub with connecting service to other European destinations along with the Middle East and other points east would be a winner for the high-income leisure and VFR ethic populations in Nashville?
That would seem the most logical destinations if one looks at other comparable cities. Sometimes these other cities start off with -
DE (PHX, PDX, MSP)
WK (TPA, SAN, MCO, LAS, DEN)
FL (BWI, BOS, ORD, DEN, SEA, RDU, MCO, PDX, MSP)
EL (MCO, CLE, PHL)
and then migrate up to legacy carriers.
Honestly, the likes of FI and EI are good fits for BNA since they would use narrowbodies, though the latter may not happen because IAG owns EI and they may not want it competing with BA.
Europe-wise, I now see FI, LH and VS as slam dunks for future growth. Not sure what could be done beyond that though. BNA has been, and will continue to be primarily a domestic airport.
SimpleMan wrote:Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
jplatts wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Top International targets
1.) Tokyo
JL is more likely to add BNA-TYO nonstop service than NH is with JL serving TYO nonstop from BOS/SAN/SFO/SEA in addition to ORD/DFW/JFK whereas JFK/SEA are the only non-UA hub airports in the contiguous U.S. that have NH nonstop service to TYO.
JL would also be able to target AA's FF base in Greater Nashville if it adds BNA-TYO nonstop service.
SimpleMan wrote:miguel0881 wrote:SimpleMan wrote:That would seem the most logical destinations if one looks at other comparable cities. Sometimes these other cities start off with -
DE (PHX, PDX, MSP)
WK (TPA, SAN, MCO, LAS, DEN)
FL (BWI, BOS, ORD, DEN, SEA, RDU, MCO, PDX, MSP)
EL (MCO, CLE, PHL)
and then migrate up to legacy carriers.
Maybe FL or EI will start seasonal service at some point. Maybe. But I highly doubt it. I think the issue is that even though BNA is a very popular tourist destination in the US and Canada, it’s almost entirely unknown in Europe, beyond some die hard music fans in the UK and Germany. When I mention Nashville in Europe, no one has really heard of it beyond some vague notion of it being the home of country music and not far from where Jack Daniels is produced when you really press them. So certainly not a LAS, SAN, or MCO, which they of course know very well.
Add to that, it doesn’t seem to me that most locals in BNA vacation in or travel to Europe with any regularity (certainly not like you find in Chicago, DC, and other major metro areas). And yes, of course there is ethnic traffic, but that is going beyond any point that BNA would serve directly. And so while I see some of that on the existing BA flight, they’re connecting anyway, and so it doesn’t really matter whether they do so at LHR (or CDG or FRA) or ORD or JFK.
All of that combined does not make BNA a good market for more Europe service. Again, I do think SJO, LIR, SDQ, GCM, AUA, SXM, and maybe even BDA or BGI would be very popular destinations from BNA, and if the service was there, I think they would do well. That should be MNAA’s short term goal I think, not some low cost Europe fights to DUB or KEF.
Thank you for your comment. If BNA is not successful in landing a ULCC to Europe, then let's see what WN does with their recent hire of a Senior Manager Airline Partnerships. Granted, WN had prior partnerships with Volaris and WestJet but those did not pan out and one (1) would think that WN would start out with a (renewed) partnership with a Canadian or Mexican ULCC before going further.
southwest1675 wrote:Anyone know if BNA Express Park will make a return? I enjoyed that service pre COVID. BNA apparently ran out of parking this weekend.
woodfinx wrote:southwest1675 wrote:Anyone know if BNA Express Park will make a return? I enjoyed that service pre COVID. BNA apparently ran out of parking this weekend.
They're currently using the lot for valet, it's almost full
Shakinthefat wrote:Friday night at BNA Cell phone lot was like a demolition derby. Cars parked illegally, cars nose to nose, people unable to leave lot due to traffic jam.
Guess I shouldn’t bring up how valuable train service from BNA to downtown would be.
SimpleMan wrote:Shakinthefat wrote:Friday night at BNA Cell phone lot was like a demolition derby. Cars parked illegally, cars nose to nose, people unable to leave lot due to traffic jam.
Guess I shouldn’t bring up how valuable train service from BNA to downtown would be.
I just cannot see how they would route the train from BNA to downtown. Would you elevate all the way down Murfreesboro Rd. or take the route over to I-24 via Harding? I would think that the easiest, per say, would be an elevated route on Donelson Pike over to the existing train stop in Donelson.
Cubsrule wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Shakinthefat wrote:Friday night at BNA Cell phone lot was like a demolition derby. Cars parked illegally, cars nose to nose, people unable to leave lot due to traffic jam.
Guess I shouldn’t bring up how valuable train service from BNA to downtown would be.
I just cannot see how they would route the train from BNA to downtown. Would you elevate all the way down Murfreesboro Rd. or take the route over to I-24 via Harding? I would think that the easiest, per say, would be an elevated route on Donelson Pike over to the existing train stop in Donelson.
The problem is that a train entering downtown on the Music City Star route wouldn't be a very nice experience. Think about hauling a bag from the station to the Westin or the Hermitage. And nobody going to the Four Seasons will take the train (many or most probably won't fly commercial).
SimpleMan wrote:Shakinthefat wrote:Friday night at BNA Cell phone lot was like a demolition derby. Cars parked illegally, cars nose to nose, people unable to leave lot due to traffic jam.
Guess I shouldn’t bring up how valuable train service from BNA to downtown would be.
I just cannot see how they would route the train from BNA to downtown. Would you elevate all the way down Murfreesboro Rd. or take the route over to I-24 via Harding? I would think that the easiest, per say, would be an elevated route on Donelson Pike over to the existing train stop in Donelson.
Shakinthefat wrote:Friday night at BNA Cell phone lot was like a demolition derby. Cars parked illegally, cars nose to nose, people unable to leave lot due to traffic jam.
Guess I shouldn’t bring up how valuable train service from BNA to downtown would be.
Shakinthefat wrote:Friday night at BNA Cell phone lot was like a demolition derby. Cars parked illegally, cars nose to nose, people unable to leave lot due to traffic jam.
Guess I shouldn’t bring up how valuable train service from BNA to downtown would be.
pdt2f wrote:SimpleMan wrote:Shakinthefat wrote:Friday night at BNA Cell phone lot was like a demolition derby. Cars parked illegally, cars nose to nose, people unable to leave lot due to traffic jam.
Guess I shouldn’t bring up how valuable train service from BNA to downtown would be.
I just cannot see how they would route the train from BNA to downtown. Would you elevate all the way down Murfreesboro Rd. or take the route over to I-24 via Harding? I would think that the easiest, per say, would be an elevated route on Donelson Pike over to the existing train stop in Donelson.
There’s only 4 or 5 trains a day that go towards downtown on the Music City Star, with reduced weekend service (if any at all). All of them in the morning, if memory serves me correct. Return trips in the afternoon.
bnabnabna wrote:September passengers numbers out:
https://flynashville.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/092022_TotalPassengers.pdf
1,884,793, which is up 30.6% over September 2021, and up 23.4% over September 2019. This is also a new record for BNA, beating out July. I wonder if we finally pass 2 million in October.
Shakinthefat wrote:bnabnabna wrote:September passengers numbers out:
https://flynashville.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/092022_TotalPassengers.pdf
1,884,793, which is up 30.6% over September 2021, and up 23.4% over September 2019. This is also a new record for BNA, beating out July. I wonder if we finally pass 2 million in October.
After spending 35 min backed up on I40 BNA entrance last night trying to get to airport, I got to think the 2 mil mark will be broken this month.
gsg013 wrote:Does anyone understand or want to discuss the NY area to BNA routes?
One thing that often surprises me is with UA they serve EWR-BNA with 5x daily mainline jets (usually a mix of 737-8 737-9 and A319/A320) When you look just across the river at DL and AA, DL is fliyng 5x daily CR-9 (so rougly 45-50% of the capacity of UA) and AA is 2x E-170/E175 with all the talking about upguaging at DL I cannot get the strategy of keeping CRJ on the route,
These flights are almost always full and for a relatively short route ~750 miles pax are often paying top dollar between UA and DL on this route. (i'm not familiar with AA i dont fly them).
To JFK DL is flying 3x daily ( 2x E-175 1x CR-900) AA is flying 2x daily E175) B6 is flying either 1 or 2x daily on the E-190
Mostly I'm interested to understand if DL will put some mainline on the LGA route? it seems strange that to LGA it was historically E-175 and now its dropped down to the CR-900
gsg013 wrote:Does anyone understand or want to discuss the NY area to BNA routes?
One thing that often surprises me is with UA they serve EWR-BNA with 5x daily mainline jets (usually a mix of 737-8 737-9 and A319/A320) When you look just across the river at DL and AA, DL is fliyng 5x daily CR-9 (so rougly 45-50% of the capacity of UA) and AA is 2x E-170/E175 with all the talking about upguaging at DL I cannot get the strategy of keeping CRJ on the route,
These flights are almost always full and for a relatively short route ~750 miles pax are often paying top dollar between UA and DL on this route. (i'm not familiar with AA i dont fly them).
To JFK DL is flying 3x daily ( 2x E-175 1x CR-900) AA is flying 2x daily E175) B6 is flying either 1 or 2x daily on the E-190
Mostly I'm interested to understand if DL will put some mainline on the LGA route? it seems strange that to LGA it was historically E-175 and now its dropped down to the CR-900