Re: Why were US-China flights far more sustainable than US-India flights?

I mean this leaked in 2019 regarding just United's flights from their SFO hub.

Re: Why were there never flights from LAX to India?

The Bay Area has a much larger Indian population, and the demand from SFO to India is twice as large compared to LAX. It's not surprising why AI chose to fly to SFO first. Maybe AI will serve LAX at some point in the future, but the Bay Area has more overall traffic to India. That's true, but what ...

Re: China to allow increased international flights

LAXintl wrote:

China Southern returning to JFK effective December 1st. Currently only serves LAX.

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CZ600 JFK-CAN 0045-0540+1 77W Sa

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

I've no allegiance to any particular OEM. However, it's laughable the lengths some fan boys will go to in order to justify claiming "proudly all Boeing" (and continue to be all Boeing! :rotfl: ) when the fleet has included Airbuses for years. Depends what the definition of "all"...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

From Alaska Airlines itself, and without the NYT paywall... https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/alaska-airlines-makes-biggest-boeing-aircraft-order-in-its-90-year-history/ AS will continue to be Boeing for years to come Continue? Alaska haven't been "proudly all Boeing" since 2018,...

Re: Alaska Airlines Fleet Network and News Discussion - 2022

Just announced on the employee web site MAX order for 52 jets in a mix of -8, -9, -10 models with options for 105 more. Deliveries between 2024 -2027. Looking for a public source to post with more information. EDIT: Just got this in my newsfeed. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/business/boeing-al...

Re: Mexico considers allowing domestic cabotage

I regularly fly Mexican domestic flights from TIJ and they are dirt cheap Mexican domestic air transport is extremely crowded, there are too many seats available. Instead of more capacity Mexico needs less of it offered at higher quality standards by more sound and strong local carriers. Absolutely...

Re: Breeze Airways - News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Here are the Q2 2022 PDEW's out of SFO/OAK/SJC to the top remaining contiguous U.S. markets traveled to from the San Francisco Bay Area that don't currently have any nonstop service out of SFO/OAK/SJC: SF Bay Area-BDL - 126 SF Bay Area-JAX - 95 SF Bay Area-ELP - 95 SF Bay Area-MEM - 87 SF Bay Area-...

Re: Air India launches BOM-SFO, resumes BLR-SFO and increases LHR frequency

Big tech and related support at both ends. Lots of related college overlap too. I feel that once the LAX route opens up, most SoCal students will fly to LAX instead of SFO. Most Indian students prefer nonstop options from India to the US so, a flight from DEL-LAX should split traffic from SFO to LA...

Re: San Francisco Bay Area Aviation Thread - 2022

ITA Airways aims to launch services to San Francisco and Washington in summer 2023 Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA Airways) CEO Fabio Lazzerini outlined plans for the carrier to launch services to San Francisco and Washington in summer 2023 (L'Agenzia di Viaggi/ItaliaVola, 22/24-Sep-2022). Mr Lazzerini...

Re: China international borders reopening thread

Asiana Airlines and Korean Air must be taking quite a big hit from China being closed. Both of those airlines have China as one of there largest markets, and for that to be shut down is a big blow otherwise. Agree and to expand further, I think most Asian carriers are taking a hit as nearly everyon...

Re: Another Stabbing At SFO

Multiple articles refer to it as a stabbing, including the one I posted. 'According to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, Singh entered SFO’s international terminal on Friday and stabbed three people with a 2-foot machete near the ticket counter and food court" Just because multi...

Re: Another Stabbing At SFO

Umm, the guy with the machete stabbed two people. The title is completely accurate. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article262805543.html Slashing = Stabbing? Got it. The attacker appeared to be motivated by a conspiracy theory related to the 9/11 attacks. After slashing his first two victi...

Re: Another Stabbing At SFO

I'm confused. Last time I was in SFO the BART ride in and out of the airport was $10 each way. I have a hard time believing homeless people are spending $10 each way to go to SFO on purpose. There's a very easy solution to this: Don't let people jump fares. That would be the easy solution but SFPD ...

Re: Another Stabbing At SFO

A CLEAR employee was stabbed this time. This is the second one in the last 30 days. It sounds like the mental health and drug abuse issues destroying the city are now spilling over into the airport. They better get this under control or SJC and OAK are about to become a lot more popular. https://ab...

Re: Another Stabbing At SFO

A CLEAR employee was stabbed this time. This is the second one in the last 30 days. It sounds like the mental health and drug abuse issues destroying the city are now spilling over into the airport. They better get this under control or SJC and OAK are about to become a lot more popular. https://ab...

Re: American Airlines changes family's flight to another country, asks them to pay $30K, passenger says

Scheduale changes are normal and can occur multiple times when a trip is booked 7 months in advance. There normally isn't a change of departing cities unless service has been pulled, regardless the customer is notified at each change. So he would have known this when it first ocurred, not as he was...

Re: Indianapolis Aviation Thread - 2022

May Enplanements: 89.9% of 2019 YTD Comparisons: SJC-3,980,012 MCI-3,622,019 SAT-3,519,562 IND- 3,457,186 PIT-3,069,155 CVG-2,808,102 CMH + CLE-N/A IND carriers % of May 2019 enplanements SY-261.0% NK-182.2% AA-115.4% UA-101.6% AS-97.8% G4-83.9% WN-81.7% F9-77.8% DL-66.4% (Ouch!) AC-25.1% LF-inf ht...

Re: San Francisco Bay Area Aviation Thread - 2022

Surprising.... Zipair announces SJC-NRT ZIPAIR to Launch Nonstop Service to Mineta San José Starting December 2022 - https://www.zipair.net/th/notification/112 "Details of Tokyo Narita=Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Service - Planned Launch Date: December 2022 - Reservations will open in autumn. - F...

Re: Qatar Airways Announces DOH-SFO for December 2020

This is long overdue. I can't believe QR launched MIA and ATL before SFO. From my understanding, the DOH-MIA routes primary existence is to carrier all the cruise ship workers to/from their home countries. I have seen the flight boarding twice in MIA and it was full of cruise ship workers going to ...

Re: KLM Launches Zanzibar, 6th East African destination

KLM's Africa network continues to impress!

Qatar Airways Announces DOH-SFO for December 2020

As Qatar Airways continues to rapidly rebuild its network across the globe and in the U.S., the airline has announced it will operate four weekly flights to San Francisco – the fifth new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic – from 15 Dec...

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

I see IAH too, its in the clue collage, on the right edge near the middle! https://twitter.com/united/status/1303436740443676673/photo/1 What’s the time stamp on that? Think he is referring the the collage https://twitter.com/united/status/1303436740443676673/photo/1 https://www.facebook.com/United...

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

In the bottom middle of the collage board there is an overhead shot of what appears to be the Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India. Wonder if there is new service headed there from a hub?

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

Would UA really announce these routes and make a big deal out of them if they're unsure of the borders being opened? I would guess most of these routes would start in March 2021 if not later. This is the time of year the usually announce the following year's routes. Although to your point with the ...

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

There is a line from the golden gate bridge to the street corner Van Ness and International Ct (at 0:31)......that is where numerous Embassies are located. Wonder if it is supposed to mean one of those countries. https://www.google.com/maps/place/International+Ct+NW,+Washington,+DC+20008/@38.9426374...

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

At 0:31 there is a terminal front with 767-300ER written over it.....anyone know what airport that is?

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

The idea that they are going to do something completely out of the box in a pandemic seems ridiculous to me. Its probably going to be an additional flight to a destination already served. The airline had said they are focusing a lot of attention on Latin America, so maybe some EWR-Latin America fli...

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

The idea that they are going to do something completely out of the box in a pandemic seems ridiculous to me. Its probably going to be an additional flight to a destination already served. The airline had said they are focusing a lot of attention on Latin America, so maybe some EWR-Latin America fli...

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

Also just noticed United's post says "New Routes" with a "s" so there is going to be more than one, presumably international, route announced.

Re: United New Route Announcement 9/9/2020

Ishrion wrote:

Gotta be long-haul international. Looks like EWR, ORD, and LAX were presented along with a few 787-9s showing up.

Updated: UA plans EWR-JNB/OGG, IAD-ACC/LOS, ORD-DEL/KOA, SFO-BLR

United released this teaser on their social media channels a little bit ago stating the following: Route Teaser 2020 New routes! There are 30+ clues in this video that point to where we're flying next. Let's hear your guesses! Come back at 10 a.m. CT tomorrow (9/9) to find out. Any ideas what it is ...

Re: San Francisco Bay Area Aviation Thread - 2020

Looks like Turkish is increasing SFO from 7x weekly to 10x weekly https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/news-press-release/?p=2 FLT NBR START END DAYS DEP ARR TK 079 29/03/2020 24/10/2020 1234567 IST 13:10 16:30 SFO TK 080 28/03/2020 28/03/2020 .....6. SFO 19:15 18:15 IST TK 080 29/03/2020 23/10/202...

Re: Is Alaska struggling at SFO?

At SFO Summer 2017 weekly flights/seats/destinations: AS - 178/25,727/9 VX - 439/64,546/22 Combined - 617/90,273/26* *Overlapping network on some destinations Summer 2020 weekly flights/seats/destinations: AS - 666/81,359/28 Thanks, as I suspected more flights and more destinations. I realize the c...

Re: Is Alaska struggling at SFO?

Thanks, as I suspected more flights and more destinations. I realize the combined seats are down, but this is a huge increase in seats for AS and a substantial increase for VX. Reductions on flashy routes, but I wouldn't call this a retreat or a failure yet. Well just on seats alone, it's down 10%....

Re: Is Alaska struggling at SFO?

Anybody have the raw number of flights for AS at SFO now, and AS+VX just before the merger? At SFO Summer 2017 weekly flights/seats/destinations: AS - 178/25,727/9 VX - 439/64,546/22 Combined - 617/90,273/26* *Overlapping network on some destinations Summer 2020 weekly flights/seats/destinations: A...

Re: San Francisco Bay Area Aviation Thread - 2020

New SkyTerrace offically open. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/02/14/sfo-unveils-new-observation-deck-no-boarding-pass.html?iana=hpmvp_sfbt_news_headline Are large DSLR cameras with longish lenses allowed? It appears so: https://twitter.com/flySFO/status/1228158912022507520/photo/1

Re: AS to join oneworld

Anyone that's ever been to Bangalore will tell you the tech sector in Bangalore is absolutely enormous and the travel it generates is huge. It's not just the technology giants. It's nearly every major company has a tech presence in Bangalore. This route will send shockwaves to the rest of the airli...

Re: AA to make SEA an INT hub/launches SEA-BLR in Oct 20/AS to join OneWorld

This may be getting overlooked, but isn't this also making SFO a OneWorld hub too? AS currently is 2nd at SFO with 13% of traffic, AA is 3rd with 8%. Then there are the various OW partners. UA has about 44% of the SFO market. Last I looked United was 45% of SFO....this mean oneworld will be 21%+ or...