FAQ

WHAT IS THIS REPORT?
This compares what is for sale THIS WEEK for the stated period versus what was for sale LAST WEEK...It does NOT compare to last year or now (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED).

HOW DO I READ IT?
XXX-YYY DEC 4>5 JAN 4>5 ; means that the listed airline changed the frequency between the two airports to add from 4 to 5 roundtrips in December and January. No other months were changed. I only list one direction, although it is possible the listed change is only one way. It is too difficult to average the two directions. I assume the change is roundtrip and that is most often the case.

HOW ARE THE DAILY DEPARTURES CALCULATED?
This report uses total operations for the month listed, divided over the days in the month.

WHAT ARE THE FRACTIONAL FLIGHTS?
Flights that do not operate every day of the month create fractional service. In most cases flights are rounded, but in the case of international service or markets with low frequency, fractions are shown. For example, if a flight operates 4 times in April it will show 4/30=0.133=0.1. Also , a flight that only operates once per week may vary between 0.1 and 0.2 because a weekday may repeat either 4 or 5 times depending on the month.

WHAT ABOUT CARRIERS THAT DON'T PUBLISH A SCHEDULE 9 MONTHS IN ADVANCE?
Most airlines publish schedules 11 months in advance. This report covers the next 9 months. That avoids seeing schedules as they are loaded. Several LCCs load their schedules less than 9 months into the future. I remove the schedule adds if I see them and show a year over year (YOY) comparison if I notice them.

THOSE FLIGHTS AREN'T DELTA, THEY ARE SKYWEST
This report only shows the marketing code. It is too complicated to show all the operators.

THE FREQUENCIES MAY HAVE CHANGED AS YOU SHOW, BUT THE SEATS DIDNT CHANGE BECAUSE OF EQUIPMENT SWAPS
That is a natural weakness of a frequency based report, but it provides something to discuss below.

THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ERROR?
The carriers file the schedules. They do make mistakes. Most of the mistakes I have seen are either related to code shares not being marked as "duplicates" or carriers filing flights with invalid data such as equipment codes that are not standard. This causes flights to not appear.

CHARTERS?
Lately charters have been showing up in the database. I have no idea if that will continue.

I marked some of the ones I thought were interesting with an "*".

4W FAI-FYU JUN 3>4 JUL 3>4 AUG 3>4

AA DFW-MEI AUG 0.9>1.7 SEP 0>2 OCT 0>2 NOV 0>2 DEC 0>2 JAN 0>2
AA DFW-NAS JAN 0.1>0.3
AA DFW-SJD NOV 4>3 DEC 4>3 JAN 4>3
AA DFW-SLP OCT 2>1.9 NOV 2>1.9
AA DFW-VPS AUG 7>6
AA FLL-PAP JAN 2>1.4
AA LAX-BNA AUG 1.5>1.0
AA LAX-DFW AUG 16>17
AA LAX-ELP AUG 1.5>1.0
AA LAX-TPA AUG 0.5>0.3
AA LGA-RIC AUG 0>1.7 SEP 0>0.8
AA MEI-PIB JUN 0.2>1.7 JUL 0>1.7 AUG 0.5>1.7 SEP 1.0>2 OCT 1.0>2 NOV 1.0>2 DEC 1.0>2 JAN 1.0>2
AA MIA-BHM AUG 1.9>1.4
AA MIA-GCM NOV 2>3 DEC 2>3
AA MIA-LRM JAN 0.9>0.7
AA PHX-DFW AUG 7>6
AA PHX-ORD AUG 3>4

AB LAX-DUS OCT 0.8>0.7

AS ANC-LAX NOV 2>1.0 DEC 2>1.0 JAN 2>1.0
AS PDX-PVR NOV 0.4>0 DEC 0.4>0.2
AS PDX-SJD NOV 0.6>0 DEC 0.6>0.4
AS SEA-TUS NOV 2>1.0 DEC 2>1.0 JAN 2>1.0

AV LAX-SAL JUN 2>3 JUL 2>3 AUG 2>3 SEP 2>3 OCT 2>3 NOV 2>3 DEC 2>3 JAN 2>3

*B6 FLL-MEX OCT 0>1.0 NOV 0>1.0 DEC 0>1.0 JAN 0>1.0
*B6 FLL-PHL NOV 0>0.8 DEC 0>2 JAN 0>2
*B6 MCO-BWI DEC 0>1.0 JAN 0>1.0
*B6 MCO-MEX OCT 0>1.0 NOV 0>1.0 DEC 0>1.0 JAN 0>1.0

CA HNL-PEK SEP 0.4>0.5

DL ATL-AVL JAN 7>6
DL ATL-BHM JAN 11>10
DL ATL-BNA JAN 11>10
DL ATL-BSB NOV 0.6>0.4 DEC 0.6>0.4 JAN 0.6>0.5
DL ATL-CRW JAN 5>4
DL ATL-DFW NOV 12>11 DEC 11>10
DL ATL-DUS OCT 1.0>0.7
DL ATL-ELP JAN 3>2
DL ATL-GPT NOV 5>4
DL ATL-GSO JAN 9>8
DL ATL-LEX JAN 8>7
DL ATL-LFT JAN 4>3
DL ATL-MDW JAN 8>7
DL ATL-MOB JAN 8>7
DL ATL-MSY JAN 12>11
DL ATL-NAS JAN 5>4
Quick reaction to WN
*DL ATL-OAK OCT 0>1.0 NOV 0>1.0 DEC 0>1.0 JAN 0>1.0
DL ATL-PIT JAN 9>8
DL ATL-TLH JAN 7>5
DL BDL-RDU JAN 0.9>0.6
DL CVG-ORD NOV 5>4
DL DSM-MSP JAN 5>4
DL DTW-BMI NOV 1.3>0.7
DL DTW-ICN OCT 0.9>0.7 JAN 1.0>0.7
DL DTW-LAN NOV 6>5
DL DTW-LEX JAN 4>3
DL DTW-MBS NOV 6>5
DL DTW-PVD NOV 4>3 DEC 4>3
DL DTW-SYR NOV 5>4
DL DTW-YUL JAN 4>3
DL GRB-MSP JAN 4>3
DL HNL-NRT JUL 3>1.9
DL ICT-MSP JAN 3>1.9
DL JFK-GCM JAN 0.2>0.0
DL JFK-MBJ JAN 1.0>1.1
DL LAX-ATL OCT 11>12
More from ATL, less from LAX?
*DL LAX-OAK NOV 8>7 JAN 7>5
DL MLI-MSP JAN 1.2>0.9
DL MSN-MSP NOV 6>5
DL MSP-MBJ JAN 1.0>0.7
DL MSP-NAS JAN 0.4>0.1
DL MSP-SFO NOV 6>5 JAN 6>5
DL MSP-STL JAN 6>5
DL MSP-SYR JAN 0.5>0.1
DL MSP-YUL JAN 1.7>0.9
DL MSP-YYZ JAN 4>3
This was outside the timeframe of the report, but I noticed it
**DL SEA-BOS APR 0>1
*DL SEA-BZN SEP 0>1.0 OCT 0>1.0
DL SEA-HKG JAN 1.0>0.7
DL SEA-ICN JAN 1.0>0.8
DL SEA-SFO DEC 8>7 JAN 7>6
DL SEA-YYC NOV 3>1.9 DEC 4>3
DL SLC-ATL JAN 8>9
DL SLC-DEN JAN 6>7
DL SLC-DFW JAN 4>5
*DL SLC-DSM SEP 0>0.8 OCT 0>0.8 NOV 0>0.8 JAN 0.1>0.9
DL SLC-GDL JAN 0.6>0.7
DL SLC-PVR JAN 1.0>0.9
DL SLC-SMF JAN 4>5
DL SLC-SUN JAN 0.3>3
DL SLC-YYC NOV 1.8>1.0 DEC 1.9>1.4 JAN 2>1.1

*EI IAD-DUB OCT 0.4>0.5 NOV 0>0.6 DEC 0>0.5

*HA HNL-CTS OCT 0>0.5 NOV 0>0.4 DEC 0>0.5 JAN 0>0.4
*HA HNL-SDJ OCT 0.5>0 NOV 0.4>0 DEC 0.5>0 JAN 0.4>0

K5 BNA-MSL JUN 1.9>1.1
K5 MCI-SLN OCT 1.7>1.3 JAN 1.7>1.2

MW KOA-OGG JUL 14>13 AUG 14>11

*NZ IAH-AKL DEC 0>0.4 JAN 0>0.7
NZ SFO-AKL JAN 1.5>1.3

SY DFW-CUN DEC 0.3>0.4 JAN 0>0.3
SY MSP-CUN DEC 0.3>1.1 JAN 0>3
SY MSP-CZM DEC 0>0.2 JAN 0>0.4
SY MSP-HUX JAN 0>0.1
SY MSP-LIR DEC 0>0.2 JAN 0>0.5
SY MSP-MBJ DEC 0>0.2 JAN 0>0.6
SY MSP-MZT DEC 0>0.1 JAN 0>0.4
SY MSP-NAS JAN 0>0.3
SY MSP-PUJ DEC 0.1>0.4 JAN 0>0.7
SY MSP-PVR DEC 0.2>0.6 JAN 0>1.2
SY MSP-SJD DEC 0>0.1 JAN 0>0.5
SY MSP-SJU JAN 0>0.2
SY MSP-SXM JAN 0>0.2
SY MSP-ZIH DEC 0>0.1 JAN 0>0.5
SY MSP-ZLO JAN 0>0.1
SY RSW-SJU JAN 0.0>0.4

UA DEN-BNA NOV 3>1.9 DEC 3>1.9 JAN 3>1.9
UA DEN-EGE JAN 1.9>3
UA DEN-GJT JAN 3>4
UA DEN-MTJ JAN 3>4
UA EWR-BUF SEP 6>7
UA EWR-CLT SEP 6>7
UA EWR-CMH SEP 6>7
UA EWR-MEM SEP 3>4
UA EWR-ORF AUG 5>6 SEP 5>6
UA EWR-SEA SEP 3>4
UA IAD-DAY SEP 4>3
UA IAH-CHS SEP 1.2>2
UA IAH-MTY AUG 7>8 SEP 7>8 OCT 7>8 NOV 6>8 DEC 7>9 JAN 7>8
UA LAX-JAC JAN 0.2>1.0
UA ORD-AVP JAN 1.9>1.0
UA ORD-CAK NOV 4>5 DEC 4>5 JAN 4>5
UA ORD-CUN JAN 4>3
UA ORD-DCA NOV 14>13 DEC 14>13
UA SFO-CLE JAN 2>1.1

UP MCO-NAS NOV 1.4>1.3 DEC 3>1.7 JAN 3>1.7

US CLT-FLO AUG 5>4
US CLT-GCM SEP 0.3>0.4
US CLT-SJD OCT 0.2>0.0
US DAY-LGA AUG 1.0>1.8
US IAD-LAX AUG 1.1>2
US PHL-RSW OCT 3>2 NOV 3>2
US PHX-DFW AUG 7>8

UX MIA-MAD OCT 0.9>0.8 NOV 1.0>0.8 DEC 0.9>0.8 JAN 1.0>0.8

VR PVD-RAI AUG 0.4>0.3

*WN FLL-AUS NOV 1.0>2 DEC 1.0>2
WN HOU-AUS NOV 4>5 DEC 4>5
*WN MCO-DCA NOV 0>1.0 DEC 0>1.0

Thanks Enilria!

Quoting enilria (Thread starter): *DL ATL-OAK OCT 0>1.0 NOV 0>1.0 DEC 0>1.0 JAN 0>1.0

Quoting enilria (Thread starter): *DL LAX-OAK NOV 8>7 JAN 7>5

Besides allowing easier East Coast connections, this would also free up some gate space at LAX. I initially thought perhaps LAX-OAK might be going mainline, but it still appears to be all OO.

Quoting enilria (Thread starter): AA DFW-MEI AUG 0.9>1.7 SEP 0>2 OCT 0>2 NOV 0>2 DEC 0>2 JAN 0>2

Quoting enilria (Thread starter): AA MEI-PIB JUN 0.2>1.7 JUL 0>1.7 AUG 0.5>1.7 SEP 1.0>2 OCT 1.0>2 NOV 1.0>2 DEC 1.0>2 JAN 1.0>2

Reverses last week's change.

Quoting enilria (Thread starter): DL SLC-DSM SEP 0>0.8 OCT 0>0.8 NOV 0>0.8 JAN 0.1>0.9

DL has attempted this a few times, with the latest being seasonal flights around the Christmas holiday last year. This time it appears to be with an E175 - a nice choice in my opinion. When DL first attempted SLC-DSM several years ago the CRJ-200 was used and it is a little long of a flight to be using one.

Edit to add flight times: SLC-DSM 1355-1708
DSM-SLC 1715-1851

[Edited 2015-05-24 12:57:12]

Quoting Sightseer (Reply 1): Thanks Enilria!

 

Quoting AVLAirlineFreq (Reply 2): Reverses last week's change.

Yeah, odd...

Quoting iowaman (Reply 4): DL has attempted this a few times, with the latest being seasonal flights around the Christmas holiday last year.

I wish them luck. We'll see. SEA is unlikely to get markets like those, so SLC needs to make markets like those work.

It's too bad L-US has taken over the IAD-LAX route at 2x daily. The L-AA product on the 738 is much better, especially in F.

Quoting enilria (Thread starter): DL SLC-SUN JAN 0.3>3

Another reversal from last week.

Quoting AABB777 (Reply 6):

My lone LAX-IAD Y on AA was the single worst flight I have ever taken in my life. My US flights have always been just fine. I'd much rather fly US over AA on the transcon.

Quoting FLIHGH (Reply 8): My lone LAX-IAD Y on AA was the single worst flight I have ever taken in my life.

When did you fly the route? BSI-equipped 738s usually do the route these days, and if you're lucky, ones with AVOD occasionally do it too. Way better than the L-US A319s that are going to replace the 738s, in my opinion at least.

Quoting AABB777 (Reply 6): It's too bad L-US has taken over the IAD-LAX route at 2x daily. The L-AA product on the 738 is much better, especially in F.

  

[Edited 2015-05-24 18:04:21]

Quoting redzeppelin (Reply 7): Quoting enilria (Thread starter): DL SLC-SUN JAN 0.3>3 Another reversal from last week.

I wonder how long these things impact bookings before they are fixed? A day? A week?

Quoting kann123air (Reply 9):

April of 2013. Plane was leaking all flight, took the cabin crew until we got over Missouri to get drinks to row 24, and then we lost hydraulics prior to landing and had to get met by fire and rescue on the ground at IAD. No entertainment in Y.

Quoting enilria (Reply 10): I wonder how long these things impact bookings before they are fixed? A day? A week?

It never came out of DL.com so they probably did not reaccom the passengers before.

Quoting enilria (Thread starter): UA DEN-BNA NOV 3>1.9 DEC 3>1.9 JAN 3>1.9

This is another change that never existed, so likely there are zero bookings on the ghost flight that need to be reaccomed.

Quoting rdh3e (Reply 12): Quoting enilria (Thread starter): UA DEN-BNA NOV 3>1.9 DEC 3>1.9 JAN 3>1.9 This is another change that never existed, so likely there are zero bookings on the ghost flight that need to be reaccomed.

Did it have dupe times?

Quoting enilria (Reply 13): Did it have dupe times?

I don't know what OAG had, but it was never on UA.com

Quoting enilria (Thread starter): AV LAX-SAL JUN 2>3 JUL 2>3 AUG 2>3 SEP 2>3 OCT 2>3 NOV 2>3 DEC 2>3 JAN 2>3

AV SAL-LAX is usually served as 3x daily throughout the year.
AV BOG-SAL 4x weekly will resume their services in July on board 332 aircraft.
I don't visualize any relationship between these facts.

Regards.