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Apparently Ed announced in an internal memo today that Delta is unlikely to add many more flights post-August, especially given the recent spike in cases.. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-says-unlikely-add-many-142138861.html Sounds like the EU to proposing a ban on US Citizens due to the spik...

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lavalampluva

Re: Amazon Fleet Discussion - 2020

I heard that Sun Country is starting to do some Amazon flights. It looks like they have started flights from MSP to ONT/AFW.

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lavalampluva

Re: OAG Changes 5/10/2020: JUNE DECIMATION; DL Suspends BUR/CAK/HPN/LGB/MDW/MHT/OAK/PVD/SWF Till Fall

EI BOS-MSP JUN 0.0>0.3[0]

Is this a tag?

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lavalampluva

Re: OAG Changes 5/3/2020: The New Abnormal

I wonder if it would be a shorter list if it only listed what is still flying?

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lavalampluva

Re: Delta plans to emerge a "smaller" carrier

If we're talking about pre-COVID destinations, I don't believe that's correct. UA at ORD served a ton of destinations, including many smaller/EAS destinations like SLN, CGI, CMX, EAU, DEC, MKG, PAH, CKB, LWB, SHD, and OGS. Nonetheless, I agree with the overall point that MSP and DTW will both be hu...

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lavalampluva

Re: AA's PHX Hub in Jeapordy?

Main hubs for AA, DL, and UA are not going away. They may be seriously cutback for the time being, but once this crisis is passed us service will start to be restored.

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lavalampluva

Re: OAG Changes 3/29/2020: Meltdown

AC, AA and DL are the only airlines still flying transborder in April. This struck me as strange: DL MSP-YWG APR 4>0.0[4] DL MSP-YXE APR 1.8>1.0[1.8] YWG is more than 3x the size of YXE, yet YXE keeps a daily DL flight. Yes. I’m surprised by how many routes are being suspended. You’d think they’d c...

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lavalampluva

Re: OAG Changes 3/29/2020: Meltdown

I don’t think the airline industry was this messed up ever before. Even after 9/11 was nothing compare to this.

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lavalampluva

Re: OAG Changes 3/29/2020: Meltdown

I thought most of the international routes were suspended from all but a small handful of cities.

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lavalampluva

Re: Delta plans to emerge a "smaller" carrier

DTW and MSP are not going away. Every airline hub will be trimmed back until things get back to normal. Domestic traveling will be challenging. Flying from the US to international destinations will be a nightmare. But in time everything will stabilize, it’ll just take a while.

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lavalampluva

Re: Delta plans to emerge a "smaller" carrier

I can’t say for sure. But I don’t think any hubs are going to be eliminated. But if there are any struggling routes, those will be cut.

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lavalampluva

Re: OAG Changes 3/22/2020

A lot of the winter seasonal flights were going to be trimmed anyways, so those changes were expected.

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lavalampluva

Re: Compass Airlines Shutting Down

http://m.startribune.com/twin-cities-ba ... 568939812/

lavalampluva

Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020 - Part II

If their banning US citizens from flying internationally they’ll need to ban airlines from flying international routes.

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lavalampluva

Re: Compass Airlines Shutting Down

If your airline was struggling before COVID-19, your time is very short.

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lavalampluva

Re: 5.7 Earthquake Near SLC

SWADawg wrote:
Earthquakes, Plagues, what else is left at this point, pestilence?

The plagues are: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children.

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lavalampluva

Re: Delta Widebody Thread - 2020

Are they just "parking" them? I wonder how much maintenance work will be done during the down time.

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lavalampluva

Re: Minneapolis Aviation Thread - 2020

I tend to agree.... I think itll ramp up faster than 9/11 only because its a virus not a terrorist threat. whats really gonna be the deciding factor is how fast the economy spools back up I’m curious to what will happen in the meanwhile domestically. I’m sure it’ll be slowed. But if you have an air...

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lavalampluva

Re: Minneapolis Aviation Thread - 2020

MSP74702 wrote:
ck8msp wrote:
lavalampluva wrote:
I think flights to DUB & LHR are remaining.

Not anymore. President just announced that effective Monday all UK flights will also be part of the ban.

Does that make MSP-HND the only international long haul fight from MSP at the moment then?

Yes

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lavalampluva

Re: Minneapolis Aviation Thread - 2020

CDC approves BOS and MIA, but rejected adding MSP. Presumably has to do with volume of international traffic. DL yesterday announced MSP-LHR would also cancel. I saw some rumors of MSP-DUB cancelling too, but I’m not sure. The MAC meeting Monday, via teleconference, should be interesting. January t...

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lavalampluva

Re: Minneapolis Aviation Thread - 2020

Delta is set to cancel all fight in between MSP-AMS, MSP-CDG, and FI from MSP-KEF until I’m guessing around April because of the coronavirus. Does anyone know why MSP isn’t classified as one of the U.S airports that can allow flights from Europe to come in at this time? I know it might seem like a ...

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lavalampluva

Re: Minneapolis Aviation Thread - 2020

I think flights to DUB & LHR are remaining.

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lavalampluva

Re: US cancels flight to Europe except UK for 30 days

This will be worse for the airline industry than 9/11.

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lavalampluva

Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020

This will be the worst year for airlines since 9/11. Maybe even worse. International travel will be hit hardest.

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lavalampluva

Re: Will Korean Air Be Shutting Down?

The government will bailout Korean Air if such thing happens. No question marks. See how much the government assisted in Asiana case. I have to wonder if it came down to KE shutting down, could/would the Korean government try to persuade one of the big conglomerates (Hyundai) to step in ? I think t...

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lavalampluva

Re: Midwest Express Route Announcements-August 28th

Update on Midwest: - Announcements to come by the end of March (Q1). - Midwest could use either the CRJ200 and/or the CRJ700 for their routes. - Elite is prepared to begin flights for Midwest, and could work with them for up to two years. https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/02/28/elite-...

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lavalampluva

Re: DL A350s at MSP

I wonder if they will put them on some domestic flights to at least get something out of them.

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lavalampluva

Re: US Domestic Widebody Subs from Suspended China Service

https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/289993/delta-adds-a330-minneapolis-phoenix-service-in-marchapril-2020/ Delta in March and April 2020 schedules Airbus A330-300 service on Minneapolis/St. Paul – Phoenix route, scheduled once daily. The A330 is scheduled to operate from 13MAR20 to 23M...

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lavalampluva

Re: OAG Changes 3/1/2020:AA Moves IPT to CLT;DL Adds SEA-CMH/DFW;3M Adds CHS;Y4 Adds MLM-PDX/SEA/SMF

https://www.grandforksherald.com/busine ... ls-Airport

lavalampluva

Re: OAG Changes 3/1/2020:AA Moves IPT to CLT;DL Adds SEA-CMH/DFW;3M Adds CHS;Y4 Adds MLM-PDX/SEA/SMF

Looks like MSP-TVF is switching from 4B to KG in June.

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lavalampluva

Re: Is Alaska struggling at SFO?

UA has been chipping way at what AS had at SFO. They’ve been taking more of the transcontinental flights.

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lavalampluva

Re: Santa Maria, CA (SMX) New Service Announcement Jan 10 2020

If SY wasn’t already flying to SBA it might be a good candidate.

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lavalampluva

Re: Minneapolis Aviation Thread - 2020

Not to nitpick but if DL is going to do MSP-China flights it would be to PKX, not PVG. :D I don't see another European carrier coming into the MSP market for 2020. But if any other foreign carriers are coming in, most likely they will be announcing soon. SY will be beefing up MSP, B6 is probably the...

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lavalampluva

Re: Delta Widebody Thread - 2019

12/09-12/15 Period Total Fleet: 154 Scheduled Service: 121/154 Spares: 21/154 (2x76T; 2x76L; 5x76Z; 1x332; 2x764; 1x764(DS); 2x77L; 6x333) Conversion: 6/154 (4x 764@CAN; 2x 77L@SIN) Maintenance: 5/154 (76L@VQQ; 76Z@ILN; 76Z@QPG; 333@MSP; 333@MSP) Induction/Storage: 1/154 (7CD@MSP) Highlights > 175 ...

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lavalampluva

Re: White 727's 2 at DAL and ABQ

The ABQ one is missing a couple engines, so pretty sure it's not an active A/C.

The DAL A/C looks like it was last owned by CARIBBEAN CARGO CARRIERS LLC (MUSKEGO WI)

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lavalampluva

Re: WOW Air to relaunch as PLAY

They should go with a simpler paint job. They should be saving their coins.

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lavalampluva

Re: All announced new routes thread

SY

MSP-BWI
MSP-BZN
MSP-PWM
MSP-CLE

DFW-SJD
DFW-PVR
DFW-LIR

MSN-BNA
MSN-BOS
MSN-EWR
MSN-PDX
MSN-SEA

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lavalampluva

Re: All announced new routes thread

klm617 wrote:
Lufthansa Detroit-Munich

That was new back in August, but OK

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lavalampluva

Re: Sun Country to announce 4 NEW destinations Nov.5

smokeybandit wrote:
lavalampluva wrote:
It's interesting. SY has tried MSP-IAD, MSP-DCA. Well...maybe MSP-BWI will click.

Does SY still have an interline agreement with DE? With Condor serving BWI, I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

They still have one with SY at MSP. At least going by next summers schedule.

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lavalampluva

Re: Sun Country to announce 4 NEW destinations Nov.5

I wonder if SY picked some of the destinations to fit in with their sport/military charter flights. Their schedulers must be very busy. lol

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lavalampluva

Re: Sun Country to announce 4 NEW destinations Nov.5

It's interesting. SY has tried MSP-IAD, MSP-DCA. Well...maybe MSP-BWI will click.

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lavalampluva

Re: Sun Country to announce 4 NEW destinations Nov.5

I always thought the SY was more of a "Leisure" or "Charter" carrier ferrying 'Snowbirds' to Mexico, The Caribbean, Vegas, California and other warm spots. Looks like they are building a traditional domestic network. I've never thought of Cleveland and Baltimore as "Family&...

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lavalampluva

Re: Sun Country to announce 4 NEW destinations Nov.5

MSP to -

Baltimore, MD starting 5/8/2020
Bozeman, MT starting 6/3/2020
Cleveland, OH starting 5/29/2020
Portland, ME starting 6/18/2020
Providence, RI resuming 5/22/2020

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lavalampluva

Re: WN ending LGA-MKE

Quite amusing that MKE recently launched a campaign to persuade local travelers to chose the hometown airport over ORD. Allegiant and Volaris just left and now Southwest has been slashing service as well (BOS, LGA, LAX all gone or reduced). Fewer nonstop flight options and higher fares are why MKE ...

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