Maybe Allegiant can take over the ACY base, they got very little presence in the northeast corner of the US. They got a thing for secondary airports next to the major airports such as SFB instead of MCO and AZA instead of PHX. ACY can be their alternative to PHL and maybe even EWR. And if they're e...
Jump to postMaybe Allegiant can take over the ACY base, they got very little presence in the northeast corner of the US. They got a thing for secondary airports next to the major airports such as SFB instead of MCO and AZA instead of PHX. ACY can be their alternative to PHL and maybe even EWR. And if they're e...
Jump to postACY had 10 flights today Spirit has said they want to cut Florida flying except FLL. Today they flew 4 MCO and 2 RSW flights...even with a pullback of MCO they'd probably keep 2 MCOs, run 2-3 FLL, and seasonally RSW, TPA, PBI and MYR. They'll probably hover around 5-10 flights depending on season. ...
Jump to postORF to PHL?! There is that much demand for that route when it’s only a 4.5 hour drive? Yeah I have my doubts about that one, it’s one of the easier drives in this area. I’m imagine WNs ORF-BWI solely survives off connections. From the PHL region, not only is it an easy drive but a scenic one, on Ro...
Jump to postSpirit expected to trim flying to MCO, focus on connections through FLL, LAS and elsewhere: https://thepointsguy.com/news/spirit-airlines-connections-florida-las-vegas/ I noticed some cities have gotten very MCO heavy (ie. ACY has 4-5x daily to MCO and only one FLL in the evening which connects to ...
Jump to postSpent a while looking at an OAK-EWR trip since last year and have noticed the schedule and number of frequencies have been all over. While it was always a redeye from OAK, it would constantly be retimed from a morning departure from EWR, to an afternoon one, then the evening, and then late afternoo...
Jump to postI am from near EWR but I fly from PHL a lot because of the cheap $30 fares to Florida and $100 fares to the west coast. That is quite sweet. EWR has so many more flights to the west coast (especially SFO and SEA) than PHL, especially in the winter. Which airline are getting $100 fares to the west c...
Jump to postIn a Biden administration, no airline mergers are going to get approved. That's probably just the reality of things right now. Whether it's NK or F9, it appears B6 is on their own for now. And it would behoove them to get some solid operational performance going and sustain being a good ops airline...
Jump to postDelta are going after a different customer which values certain things, including which are flexibility and a more refined experience. Spirit are going after a completely different customer, and the price gouging begins with the junk fees which pile on each other until the total cost becomes border...
Jump to postJetBlue ending BWI-BOS according to JonNYC. Annoying. https://x.com/xjonnyc/status/1748030711657816565?s=46&t=NXyEXZ80rolh79bHHSeBmA I mean, it's what two E190 flights a day at this point to Boston - and that is the only destination - with WN and Delta on the same route. Basically O&D for l...
Jump to postCould JetBlue offer to buy about 1/3 of Spirit? No slots, just 1/3 of their planes and if it can be possible, about the same ratio of staff. It would fund some growth for JetBlue, while Spirit remains in tact as an ULCC. It's not like JetBlue needed Spirit's network or was desiring any of its hubs t...
Jump to postILG's issue is the amount of lost-cost alternative airports in the region. Many of them have had ULCC type service for many years and some for decades. I actually have met many people on the ILG flights that have mentioned ACY, TTN, etc. If you look at the wealthier catchment areas for ILG. Souther...
Jump to postWhat about Atlantic City in a Jetblue/Spirit future, does it continue to exist, shrink, grow? Boston would be a cool addition. Trenton might be an option for TTN-BOS since it is closer to more population within an 50 minute radius. There are also many high income folks in towns like Yardley or Prin...
Jump to post. I think this was a poor decision, B6 is the carrier all united ewr passengers love to book as an 2nd option. A bigger jetblue in ewr is what’s desperately needed and still only would be 1/4 size operation united has there. If anything united is the one that should make concessions in ewr!! There ...
Jump to postLooks like IAD-MDW is dropped. IAD down to ATL & DEN. https://thepointsguy.com/news/southwest-airlines-nonstop-flights-baltimore-belize-austin/amp/ Interesting. IAD-ATL is a weird one to keep. Figured that one would go before IAD-MDW. MDW provides vast connections that ATL does not. I think it ...
Jump to postNYC's weather is not closer to PHL. The northeast had a very abnormal winter this past year with record low snowfall and above average temperatures and there are regularly vast temperature differences between PHL and NYC, especially in March and April. The point I was making is that your observatio...
Jump to postI feel like Avelo set the new routes from ILG up for failure by starting so many southern coastal towns in June. The Philly area has plenty of beaches less than a 90 min drive, most people won’t fly to go to the beach in summer. DAB and MYR could do well late fall through spring. I’d like to see th...
Jump to postThey dropped MLB. I assume due to low bookings. Des in ILM, Kind of surprised they dropped MLB and not DAB, but I think we all knew that by serving MLB, DAB, and MCO that one was going to have to give. I feel like Avelo set the new routes from ILG up for failure by starting so many southern coastal...
Jump to postHow soon before another airline starts to cry, its not fair that F9 got these gates, etc... Divestitures such as these have happened in other mergers. There are also not many large ULCCs left but I would assume JetBlue tried to reach Allegiant to make a deal but doubtful if Allegiant would even wan...
Jump to postI think the tidbits about PHL's importance and status with regards to the NEA on the other thread are quite telling, and it wouldn't surprise me if NK, F9 and WN give PHL even more attention. NK's operation will also be interesting to watch now, especially if the B6 merger is approved. Couldn't agr...
Jump to postGlad SY is doing well to the point they will be flying into November. I know they usually ended service in early September. I'm somewhat surprised they ended ACY service before it could start. I guess booking were really poor. It's likely the ongoing issue of ACY having little inbound demand and mo...
Jump to postWell, I assume now they won’t need to divest NK’s northeast stuff, including LGA slots, so that could help solve that problem. B6 might still keep that condition on the table, as a chip to get the B6/NK deal through or at least try to. When AA merged with US, the combined carrier agreed to give up ...
Jump to postThere's a reason ILG hasn't had consistent airline service over the years. If they can make it work great, but some of these routes are not going to make it. I don't know how Avelo will be able to gain anything substantial on any of these new flights to/from ILG, even though it's just 2x weekly in ...
Jump to postThere's a reason ILG hasn't had consistent airline service over the years. If they can make it work great, but some of these routes are not going to make it. I don't know how Avelo will be able to gain anything substantial on any of these new flights to/from ILG, even though it's just 2x weekly in ...
Jump to postAmazing how many deluded people keep moving to Florida, South Carolina and Texas, leaving IL, NY, etc, https://www.northamerican.com/migration-map That list is bogus, New Jersey's population grew since the last census thanks to immigration. News flash, old people from Cold weather states retire to ...
Jump to postLGA-MIA, PHL-PHX, FLL-MDW, BWI-LAS, among the routes being cut, never really made sense. The night service PHL-PHX with red-eye returns isn't for everyone. I get that it's all optimized for fleet utilization over desirable timings for passengers for a 5 hour flight. I flew Spirit on PHL-LAS and the...
Jump to postIs there some math available on this ... something along the lines of how many US based airline routes have been affected by this vs how many non-US airline routes would be affected by this proposal. It would be punitive to Air India on JFK/EWR-BOM, but the primary beneficiaries would be the ME3 ca...
Jump to postPassengers from China, India, and the Gulf Coast nations will suffer. We are suddenly going back to the Cold War era now. Maybe you have missed what is going on in this world. We are in the middle of a war, not just a cold war. But I think it is wrong to blame the US or the EU for this. The countri...
Jump to postI question ILG, but RDU would probably do well. I actually wonder how well Avelo would do in VRB. My concern with ILG is the immediate vicinity of New Castle looks like a cesspool. And by distance, one has to literally pass PHL and drive out farther unless one’s starting point is Northern or centra...
Jump to postI think ACY would be the perfect market for Avelo. The market is a little price sensitive but there is demand there. NK has really pulled back in the past few years or so because they moved a lot of the capacity up to EWR and PHL. Avelo should fill this void with a smaller version of what they did ...
Jump to postA red flag is JetBlue's plan to remove Spirit's high density configuration, resulting in less seats as a result I wonder two things 1. Could JetBlue have left seating configuration details out of its merger plan, and then made the seating configuration decisions well after the merger is passed? 2. T...
Jump to postI'm Liberal. It's just that DeSantis is more business friendly compared to Trump. He won't be going to established trade wars with everybody or licking Putin's feet. Not saying he is centrist in terms of Social issues. But economically, yes. The far right would be forced to vote for him if we win t...
Jump to postDeSantis might decide to wait until end of the year to announce he is running, and amp up for Super Tuesday and rely some more on later states. I'm not sure how it would affect donations and there is a late start for momentum, but it'd delay the mudslinging with Trump and not have it start too earl...
Jump to postI know some people despise party switchers, I'm not one of them, however joining the current GOP ? That's a stretch. She endorsed GOP candidates last year and actively stumped for them. She is a popular figure in conservative media too. Maybe she can stay an Indepedent and file to run in the GOP, l...
Jump to postDeSantis might decide to wait until end of the year to announce he is running, and amp up for Super Tuesday and rely some more on later states. I'm not sure how it would affect donations and there is a late start for momentum, but it'd delay the mudslinging with Trump and not have it start too early...
Jump to postI live in CMH and I also question will JetBlue stay in CMH. Columbus is the fastest growing city in the Midwest and also home to Ohio State University. Columbus would seem to fit back in well, and I could see CMH-BOS added too. I feel JetBlue might cut markets like ACY and essentially leave that bu...
Jump to postNow if the Dems can quickly talk Joe into not running, and find another good candidate, they will have a good chance. It looks like you are going to have either Biden or Pete Buttigieg. :flamed: Buttigieg won't get the Black vote. Democrats really only have Biden and as a fallback, Gavin Newsome or...
Jump to postI disagree that DeSantis is "unknown". Many MAGAs across the country, both voters and elected officials, cheer on his hateful rhetoric and war against woke. Ultimately, that's all he's got. Cancelling minorities and non-heterosexual Americans. Making sure we do not learn or talk about &qu...
Jump to postYou would think B6 wouldn't schedule the inbound from the Caribbean but somewhere closer like Florida to avoid issues of timing YVR today. B6 has struggled initially with so many of their Midwestern additions. I remember CMH failing, as well as their first attempt at ATL.. New York and Los Angeles ...
Jump to postIntertesting that McConnell and McCarthy appear to have spoken against a future Trump presidency. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-republican-leader-says-no-place-anti-semitism-2022-11-29/ McConnell had his chance to convict Trump in the (second) impeachment. He could have influenced more ...
Jump to postI was reading comments from a few right wing posts, and they have focused it as Colorado being weak on crime (and by way of that, it's the Democrats fault). Basically challenging why Aldrich was able to buy a gun, after his prior arrest a year and a half ago. And, why he wasn't prosecuted and jailed...
Jump to postI think Republicans, Democrats, and the entire world would prefer a more moderate candidate than either Trump or DeSantis. They aren't all that different in demagoguery or outlook, that's why they clash. So tired of that at this point. Just give us a rational conservative who is principled and not ...
Jump to postHer record as a prosecutor is completely fair game as it was with Kamala Harris. This is the woman who was potentially seen as being light on Derek Chauvin back in 2006. This did dash any VP hopes she had. By the time we got to that time, following George Floyd's death, Democrats who were not of co...
Jump to postAnd AOC won't ever drop the wokism. It's what makes her who she is and what appeals to her fanbase. But it also limits her appeal to the general population. I haven't followed her too much, but I thought she was more famous for her democratic socialism and beliefs simply to tax the rich. What are t...
Jump to postAlright, folks…we’re a few days after the election with a little time to digest the results. Who are your picks for the worst candidates? Charlie Crist for Florida. If it was anything we saw last year with mayoral elections, past elected leaders were not voted. I'd say Crist was the worst choice fo...
Jump to postDon't run in Texas saying that you are going to regulate guns. I hope that he doesn't run again in 2024, as a TX Senate seat held by Ted Cruz is at play again. The Democrat Party should recruit Henry Cuellar for it, and tell Beto to go away. Here is what I'd like to see from the Democrats: Amy Klob...
Jump to postBeto went for the trifecta of losses....this time for the Governorship. Glad he could divert all of that money to his campaigns... Don't run in Texas saying that you are going to regulate guns. I hope that he doesn't run again in 2024, as a TX Senate seat held by Ted Cruz is at play again. The Demo...
Jump to postA pretty terse accounting by Axios of why there was no big celebration party at Mar-a-Lago last night: https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/trump-midterm-election-2022 The GOP is going to have to do a lot of soul searching. Any Majority is going to be slim in the house, and the Trump lie is not a motiv...
Jump to postNikki Haley faces backlash after calling for Raphael Warnock to be deported at Georgia rally https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nikki-haley-faces-backlash-after-calling-for-raphael-warnock-to-be-deported-at-georgia-rally/ar-AA13Qg9J Wow. She appears to have crossed wannabe MAGA territory, but c...
Jump to postI agree with many of the points you listed, but have the Democrats, as in members in Congress, WH or governors, focused on woke issues, like pronoun awareness? That seems to be more a Left cultural focus by some, not a Democrat focus, even though Democrat politicians are supported by the Left. It's...
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