Re: Rest of the Carolinas Aviation - 2024

Sure thing. GSP-BNA launching on June 4th once a day seven days a week with Southwest Airlines. Now bookable on their website and app. Nice add for WN and GSP. Looks like they are transitioning away from ATL. In May, it is ATL 3 daily and BWI 1 daily. In June, it is ATL 1 daily, BWI 2 daily and BNA...

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Aviation - 2024

Go to Southwest’s website. Look up GSP-BNA starting June 4th. **whistling** Can you just share the information here? Sure thing. GSP-BNA launching on June 4th once a day seven days a week with Southwest Airlines. Now bookable on their website and app. Nice add for WN and GSP. Looks like they are tr...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

Something I found rather amusing today on flightradar is there was a canceled DL 738 flight TYS-PHX. I’m assuming that DL scheduled this prior to the NCAA Elite 8 or scheduled it by accident and then quickly canceled it. A little salt in the wound for the TN Vols basketball fans haha!

Re: UA85, 787-10 TLV-EWR diverted to SWF due to turbulence, 7 sent to hospital

Question related to this. How would customs be handled for someone needing urgent medical care? Customs agents take them directly to US customs office after being released from the hospital?

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

Have any idea of why the variance over CHA ? You're only 100 miles from each other, should not be that way .. The local airport authority has always said that it is because TYS is more of a business heavy market. Oak ridge national lab, TVA, a large University, etc. all contributing. Can't fault th...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

While I'm excited to see the additional flights, destinations and larger aircraft, I have found the prices out of TYS to be 2 if not 3 times more than CHA via both DL and AA. Obviously though more folks than ever are using TYS. Have any idea of why the variance over CHA ? You're only 100 miles from...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

OK here is a current example as of 6:15 p.m. March 26, 2024. I have been looking at one way fares on DL to STL for this Friday March 29. CHA - STL $246.00. TYS - STL $494.00 and up. Ok, that is pretty considerable. I wonder if it is more for close in bookings? I was looking at advanced bookings yes...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

While I'm excited to see the additional flights, destinations and larger aircraft, I have found the prices out of TYS to be 2 if not 3 times more than CHA via both DL and AA. Obviously though more folks than ever are using TYS. I have heard this for years so not doubting you. However, whenever I lo...

Re: Breeze starting BGR, DFW, LNS, LAN, PNS

I’m intrigued in PVU-DFW. To be honest, I’m surprised G4 hasn’t ventured into the Dallas market yet and am curious if there will be a competitive response. I do enjoy how MX gives us something to discuss on here regularly.

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

The excitement of AA adding mainline to PHL-TYS in response to F9 quickly disappeared. With their recent summer updates, they have removed the A319 and currently have 2 E145/2 CR9 in June and 1 E145/2 CR9/1 E175 in July. Honestly, this is a good thing as there was much more capacity on the route tha...

Re: Avelo Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

I’m gonna laugh when these new GSP routes go to four times weekly and all of the haters eat crow. lol. There are personalities that think any route out of the ordinary will fail. Some will but I give Avelo kudos for trying new routes. The exact same comments were made about G4 years ago when they w...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

The schedule changes for TYS for the summer are pretty impressive. AA will be running 5 times daily to DFW with 738/A321 with one RJ. TYS-PHL currently loaded at 1 A319, 1 CR9, 1 E175, 1 ER45. Delta resuming MSP and upgauged DTW to 2 daily 717. United restoring mainline to ORD/DEN with ORD running s...

Re: G4 announcement 2/12

In regards to the G4 adds at TYS, JAX makes sense. I’m curious about BLV as St. Louis is not a bad drive from Knoxville at about 7 hours. G4 tried TYS-PIT in 2019 which is a longer drive but didn’t resume after only running one summer. However, SBN is definitely a head scratcher. I’m trying to ratio...

Re: G4 announcement 2/12

Multiple comments about a 4th aircraft being based in TYS. Curious where that info has come from? It may have started with me. Nothing official has been announced. However, if you view their summer schedules at TYS for instance on July 15, they have 4 early morning departures originating from TYS. ...

Re: Philadelphia Aviation - 2024

I figured this was coming. AA adding an additional frequency to TYS-PHL and putting an A319 on one frequency starting in June. I suspect all the new F9 routes are seeing a competitive response from AA.

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Aviation - 2024

Lilj4425 wrote:

eraugrad02 wrote:

Lilj4425 wrote:

GSP to announce new route by current carrier on Tuesday?

Any guesses?

Des in ILM,

Delta to BOS or MSP. Either that or United returning to IAD. These are just guesses though.

Re: G4 announcement 2/12

It looks like G4 will be basing a 4th plane at TYS to coincide with these new flights.

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

Jshank83 wrote:

G4 adding BLV-TYS

Re: G4 announcement 2/12

Knock me over with a feather with SBN-TYS. I’m assuming it is for Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg/Great Smoky Mountains. Excited for all 3 though.

Re: Rumors of Possible New United (UA) Hub

I wish I hadnt been around here so long... Cycle of a rumor with no backing of any kind on A.net. 1) Rumor is posted 2) People talk about it ad nauseum. 3) Nothing happens most of the time. UA is far to smart to start a hub in FL. It does nothing to improve connectivity in the Southeast and outside...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

It has been a nice few days here at TYS. F9 will be announcing TYS-PHL today. Their schedule for this summer here had not aligned so I figured there might be an additional announcement. This helps solidify that schedule some but it still doesn’t align. I figure there will be another new destination ...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

What about Lakeland (LAL)? I saw them discussing that in the Avelo thread. I am skeptical of Lakeland only because it would be a new market (TYS) to a very new market (LAL). My arm chair route planning knowledge thinks it would make more sense to start LAL to proven Avelo markets. That's a good poi...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

Finally, after 13 years, there will be a new airline announce service at TYS tomorrow. F9 was the last new announcement in 2011. The word circulating is it will be Avelo and a new destination. If it is Florida, I am thinking either RSW or TPA. The rest are covered by G4. RDU and HVN have been throw...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

Finally, after 13 years, there will be a new airline announce service at TYS tomorrow. F9 was the last new announcement in 2011. The word circulating is it will be Avelo and a new destination. If it is Florida, I am thinking either RSW or TPA. The rest are covered by G4. RDU and HVN have been thrown...

Re: Frontier Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

I rode Frontier as an unaccompanied minor from Love Field to Denver in 1964 (?). It was a wonder flight. I rode them again, later as a college student, from Dallas to Denver. Also very enjoyable. If I ever fly Frontier again, I hope some of that "magic" is still there. As others have ment...

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Aviation - 2024

Lilj4425 wrote:

Word on the street is that GSP Airport will be announcing a new airline next week. This is why they are adding two new gates ASAP.

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Aviation - 2024

GSP-DEN is still on a regional plane. :( I’m gonna cry. lol. Stop hogging it all. :D Haha! GSP got some UA love recently with mainline on ORD/IAH and intermittently on EWR. Right. When UA added mainline at GSP back March 2023, they initially had mainline on 2x ORD, 1x DEN and 1x IAH (https://www.ae...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

Knoxville has had about 10 inches of snow today with an additional 2 inches expected tonight and TYS is completely shut down as of 7 pm with numerous diversions earlier today. Both TRI and CHA appear to be operating.

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

I am excited for TYS in 2024. AA has the A321 scheduled for DFW starting in February and going to 4 daily in March. DL has mainline returning to DTW with 2 daily 717 (if the schedule holds) and MSP returns both in June. F9 and G4 have both loaded the most robust schedule they have ever had for this...

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Aviation - 2024

Lilj4425 wrote:

AVLAirlineFreq wrote:

UA upgauges AVL-DEN to the 319 beginning May 23. The route just started in September.

GSP-DEN is still on a regional plane. I’m gonna cry. lol. Stop hogging it all.

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

To add to my above post, United has loaded A319 on both TYS-DEN/ORD for one turn each starting in June (loaded with their schedule update this evening). In addition, they are increasing frequency on both TYS-IAD/IAH. This schedule is still several months out and will likely have several further modi...

Re: Breeze Airways News and Discussion - 2024

I still don't get why Breeze went to RDU to begin with, especially with all the competition there. GSO would've been a much better option for MX if they want to serve that region with minimal/no competition on the routes. As much as I would love to see it, I think GSO is too small to support a base...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

I am excited for TYS in 2024. AA has the A321 scheduled for DFW starting in February and going to 4 daily in March. DL has mainline returning to DTW with 2 daily 717 (if the schedule holds) and MSP returns both in June. F9 and G4 have both loaded the most robust schedule they have ever had for this ...

Re: Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2024

How likely is it that 2024 sees the start of service to TYS and/or CHA on Avelo and/or Breeze? At the moment, TYS seems to be yearning to attract WN more than anything else, and CHA's main desire for expansion of airline service appears to be a revival of nonstop service to the New York City area a...

Re: The Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2023

Any updates/rumors on WN potentially coming to TYS? I don’t have any big inside information. The airport authority has stated recently that Southwest wants to serve the community, but they don’t have the staffing or planes to do that. I take that with a grain of salt as they continue to add back fl...

Re: The Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2023

Any updates/rumors on WN potentially coming to TYS? I don’t have any big inside information. The airport authority has stated recently that Southwest wants to serve the community, but they don’t have the staffing or planes to do that. I take that with a grain of salt as they continue to add back fl...

Re: The Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2023

A good summary of the growth at TYS and terminal and parking garage expansion for anyone interested. Parking garage expansion to start in February. Airport had 287,000 passengers in October’23 which is a 21% increase compared to October’22. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/12/20/mcghee...

Re: Allegiant News and Discussion - 2023