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Quoting lhpdx (Reply 106): Were less than 2 million away from the 18 million mark at PDX.....I'm curious to know how many million passenger can our current facility handle before more expansion is needed? |
Quoting coreyrust (Reply 107): Which leads me to ask about why I've seen SWA on the D concourse more than once in the morning? Are they needing more gates? |
Quoting mtnwest1979 (Reply 108): Probably just more overnight planes than WN has/wants gates. They'd rather park and tow than waste money on more gates just for tem/originating lfights. |
Quoting coreyrust (Reply 109): That's what I assumed as well, but I could have sworn I saw one depart from D6 I think it was. Then again, it was early in the morning and I didn't care as much as I might later on in the day. |
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Quoting pdxav8r (Reply 115): There was a post about them adding back some flights, but I seriously don't understand why they don't just pull out. Is that one flight really profitable enough to keep a station open? I really don't get their motivation. |
Quoting pnwpdx (Reply 113): There is a thread about the Alaska Airlines new routes, but I thought I should share it here. Alaska adds daily nonstop PDX - MSP,MCI, and OMA operated by SkyWest E175 jets. All daily non stop flights begin Feb. 18, 2016. http://splash.alaskasworld.com/Newsr...s/ASstories/AS_20150730_045554.asp Great news for PDX! |
Quoting 32andBelow (Reply 120): Quoting 910A (Reply 117): About interlining, I read that PenAir only has interline agreements with AS and UA? Penair has a full codeshare with AS |
Quoting Airnerd (Reply 119): This is cool. For some reason the OMA times are pretty crappy compared to STL and MCI. |
Quoting SANFan (Reply 122): Portland would have seen only 2 new routes starting next February -- KC and MSP. The times to and from OMA may not be real desirable for most, but perhaps they're better than no service at all. |
Quoting RWA380 (Reply 124): I'd expect there is a reasonable amount of OMA origin traffic that AS has picked up & if you are doing business in Portland for the day, those times work great. Plus it gives SEA traffic one more evening option instead of having to stay overnight. |
Quoting SANFan (Reply 125): Hey B, hope you're having a good (cool?) summer up there. |
Quoting SANFan (Reply 125): I assume AS studied these 3 potential destinations from PDX (who am I kidding, we all KNOW they studied, and studied, and STUDIED them!) and OMA came up with the short straw (fewest pax, lowest yields, etc.) They prolly did a bit more research and were told that even with the second string times (second route of the day for the plane) folks/companies said they'd still use the service to Nebraska. So The Company decided to go for it and give PDX all 3 destinations at one time rather than the 2 now, and OMA later when more a/c time is available. |
Quoting SANFan (Reply 125): But you're right, and some connections (maybe some Hawaii-OMA might even work? -- and that p.m. SEA-PDX-OMA travel might work well for some folks. |
Quoting SANFan (Reply 125): Actually I'd be pretty surprised if AAG can't get enough of those 75 seats (isn't it?) filled somehow, to make it work. |
Quoting RWA380 (Reply 124): Plus it gives SEA traffic one more evening option instead of having to stay overnight. |
Quoting ana787 (Reply 131): Other notes: Condor is killing it in PDX. Their load factors are at or near 100%(99.8%LF for July). As is Icelandair (LF 96.1%). Delta mainline is steadily increasing PDX traffic(up 23% for the month of July). Alaska is up 13% for the month of July. All around awesome month at PDX with 6.3% growth July 2015 vs July 2016. With this kind of growth no doubt we will see more announcements in the months to come. Hoping for BA PDX-LHR! |
Quoting BoeingGuy (Reply 132): Quoting ana787 (Reply 131): Other notes: Condor is killing it in PDX. Their load factors are at or near 100%(99.8%LF for July). As is Icelandair (LF 96.1%). Delta mainline is steadily increasing PDX traffic(up 23% for the month of July). Alaska is up 13% for the month of July. All around awesome month at PDX with 6.3% growth July 2015 vs July 2016. With this kind of growth no doubt we will see more announcements in the months to come. Hoping for BA PDX-LHR! Good on PDX. I still haven't seen that announcement that DL is discontinuing PDX-NRT as many have long insisted is going to happen. I'd put my money on DL PDX-CDG coming sometime, maybe seasonally like they do with SLC-AMS. |
Quoting ana787 (Reply 133): With the high performance DE is seeing with PDX-FRA I wonder if LH might reenter the market. |
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Quoting flyoregon (Reply 138): I love seeing how much MFR is growing! I'm probably a little behind on this, but how long have E-175's been flying to/from EUG and MFR to SFO and DEN? |
Quoting 910A (Reply 139): I suspect that MFR will retain the Del Norte and Curry County passengers headed south to the Bay Area or Southern California. PenAir out of CEC won't make much sense at 7 1/2 hours to SFO (304 miles) and $700+ fares. I checked out CEC to FLL for a February trip and it was a 23 hour journey. No thanks, ACV or MFR wins.. Until KS interlines with other airlines besides AS, the service is doomed. |
Quoting 910A (Reply 139): Until KS interlines with other airlines besides AS, the service is doomed. |
Quoting Wingtips56 (Reply 143): 1. 1hr30 minute drive downtown Crescent City to ACV |
Quoting Wingtips56 (Reply 143): Then there are the notorious ATC delays at SFO |
Quoting Wingtips56 (Reply 143): KS needs to step up and get those interline agreements |