(Video Only) - Advanced Air’s inaugural flight to Crescent City on the DornierJet

Hi! In this video, I fly on Advanced Air’s inaugural flight to Crescent City California and then with continuing inaugural service down to Hawthorne, California near LAX. The day started out with a small party in Oakland before the airlines first flight out of the city, complete with balloons, a sho...

Re: (Video Only) - Delta’s Final Week in Moab

Thanks for the TR. Shame for Moab as that terminal looks new-ish. One more thing which I have noticed with EAS airport architecture: Lack of outbound baggage belts at check-in. I presume passengers with check-in bags (not carry-on bags) have it tagged and must take it with them through security, an...

(Video Only) - Delta’s Final Week in Moab

Hi! This video is from my flight to Moab, Utah during Delta’s final week of service to the community. SkyWest lost the EAS contract for this community so Skywest ended service here with their last day being January 31, 2024, and although Skywest did stay until the very end of its contract, the Delta...

(Video Only) - DeltaOne from Munich to Detroit

Hello! I took my very first flight ever in Delta’s DeltaOne cabin, and I have to say I am very impressed. First off, this is my second time ever being on a Boeing 767-400, and I love the aircraft. Right off the get go the crew was amazing and they even made personalized announcements in the front ca...

[Video Only] - Flying to the seasonal airport of West Yellowstone with Delta

Hello!! In this flight, I go from Salt Lake City up to the Unique Airport of West Yellowstone, Montana with Delta Air Lines. This city only sees airline service from May until October and all service is under the Essential Air Service (EAS) Program and they have a contract with SkyWest. I did this f...

(Video Only) - Delta’s discontinued route from Detroit to Bloomington

Hello all!! In this video I will be flying a route that Delta has since discontinued… a nonstop flight from Detroit Metro to Bloomington/Normal, Illinois. The route ended on September 1, 2023, and even when it was around it was so weird. It only operated twice a week (Friday/Sunday), and the flight ...

(Video Only) - Air Greenland Nuuk to Kangerlussuaq

Hello! In this video I fly on board Air Greenland domestically from Nuuk to Kangerlussuaq on one of their eight Dash-8~200’s. With the domestic flight I arrived about an hour before the flight, plus there was no security so there was no worry that the lines would be long, because there were no secur...

Re: [Video Only] Delta from Detroit to Munich, Germany in PremiumSelect

bols59 wrote:

I left positive feedback for you on yt. An enjoyable trip report and the template for what they ought to be.

[Video Only] Delta from Detroit to Munich, Germany in PremiumSelect

Hello! In this video, I took my first ever long haul international flight with Delta Air Lines, and I was so excited! I went from Detroit to Munich, Germany on one of the airlines Boeing 767-400’s, which also happened to be in the BCRF (Breast Cancer Research Foundation) livery, and I absolutely lov...

*Video Only* - Icelandair Copenhagen to Reykjavík/Keflavík in Saga Premium

Hi! So, for this trip I flew from Copenhagen, Denmark to Reykjavík/Keflavík Intl. In the airlines first class section which they call “SagaPremium”. The seating essentially feels like domestic first class in the United States, but with MUCH better food and of course, it’s on Icelandair which is supe...

Re: (Video Only) - Delta discontinued route from Boston to White Plains

Wow, it's interesting to hear about Delta's discontinued Boston to White Plains route. It's a shame that it didn't last long, but it's cool that you were able to experience it before it ended. It sounds like you had a comfortable flight with only a few passengers on board. Thanks for sharing your e...

(Video Only) - Delta discontinued route from Boston to White Plains

Hello! So, in this video I will be going over a really weird route that Delta has since discontinued… the Boston to White Plains route. It didn’t last very long with flights beginning in October of 2022 and the last flight occurring on August 31, 2023. I took this flight the day before it ended (Aug...

Re: Contour Airlines E135 ✈ PHL-PBG Y

Great trip report. I’ve visited PBG when PenAir was there and have been to a total of 49 EAS communities. Glad there is another person that does pictures/videos from these communities like I do

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

Carlsbad's contract is out. Advanced Air, 12x weekly to ABQ, 7x weekly to PHX, with King Air 350 turboprop. No surprise, they had the recommendation. 2 year contract, taking over from Boutique Air. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2002-12802-0162 That brings Boutique down to just two EA...

(Video Only) - Icelandair inaugural flight from Detroit in SagaPremium

Hi! Come join me on this special flight, as I leave from Detroit Metro on Icelandair’s inaugural flight from the city. I take the flight in their premium class of “SagaPremium”, the food was amazing and I had a great first flight on Icelandair and also my first time on a 737MAX. Party, celebrations,...

{Video Only} - EAS Adventure to Bemidji with Delta

Hi!! I’m this video I will be doing another EAS (Essential Air Service) Adventure, this time out to the community of Bemidji, Minnesota. Wonderful flight and the scenery was pretty good too, not much onboard in terms of service as it was a short flight, but the FA was still super nice… ENJOY!! Date:...

(Video Only) - Endeavor Air’s finally CRJ-200 flight and celebration

Hi!! In this unique video, I will be attending a celebration in Detroit for Endeavor Air and their final CRJ200 as well as flying on its farewell flight from DTW to MSP. The final revenue passenger carrying CRJ200 flight for Endeavor occurred on April 30, 2023 and then the plane went around to all o...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation - 2023

Hello everyone! Good news for AZO! AA is going 3x daily on the ORD-AZO-ORD route. Found out when my AZO-ORD-IAH ticket was changed by AA from a roughly 4pm departure out of AZO to a 12:20pm departure out of AZO. While looking for alternate flights since that time didn’t work for me I noticed they s...

(Video Only) - Paris Orly to Newark in Premiumblue with Frenchbee

Bonjour! In this video I flew from Paris Orly to Newark on board Frenchbee in their Premiumblue class. Food was good and the service was great! Views weren’t the best going over the ocean as it was dark, but the city lights landing in Newark and taking off from Paris make up for it, keep a sharp eye...

{Video Only} San Diego to Boston in Comfort+ with Delta

Hi all!!! In this video I take a cross country redeye flight with Delta Air Lines from San Diego to Boston Logan on one of their new Airbus A321neo’s. Super comfy flight as well as super empty, so I got an entire row to myself making an economy bed that I could lay down on for the overnight sleep. E...

[Video Only] - Riding on a empty repositioning flight to the aircraft boneyard

Hi all!! In this very special video, I will be riding on board a CRJ-200 from Detroit to the aircraft boneyard in Kingman, Ariz. where the plane may never see the skies again. With Delta *planning* to phase out the CRJ-200 from its fleet by the end of the year, and most of my trips occurring on the ...

(Video Only) - Delta from Detroit to San Diego

Hi! Join me on this flight from Detroit Metro to San Diego in no so sunny Southern California. As we are going west around the time the sun sets, it made for a really long sun set that lasted almost the entire flight. Even though it was still just a normal flight in the back of economy and it was po...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) News and Discussion - 2023

Came across this summary of EAS activities: https://airlinegeeks.com/2023/03/05/one-year-later-skywest-s-eas-termination-request/ I enjoy seeing these updates on what's going on in the small town EAS world. Although, I doubt OYB has yet seen a 9X King Air LOL. I don’t even tho m CDR has seen the Ki...

{Video Only} - Delta MSP to DTW, with connections in Escanaba and Pellston

Hello! Here is another one of my really weird flight routes that I took for no other reason except for fun! This time I fly from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Detroit Metro on a CRJ-200 but I connect in the EAS communities of Escanaba and Pellston both of which are in northern Michigan. This really weird ...

{Video Only} Detroit to Syracuse in first class with Delta

Hi!! Here is a shorter video of my flight in first class from Detroit Metro to Syracuse in upstate New York. Morning mimosa and first class snacks, that’s really all you could need or even ask for on a flight that’s under 50min long… enjoy the views!!! Date: October 2022 Airline: Delta Connection (O...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation - 2023

AZO, LAN, MBS, and MQT will all see their last Delta CRJ-200 on March 8. Endeavor Air is closing their -200 DTW base and all of those cities will be upgraded to either the -700 or -900

Re: Upstate New York Aviation - 2023

After a long hiatus, it looks like DL will resume mainline service on ALB-DTW this Summer. It looks like SYR-DTW will receive mainline as well. They are also up-gauging the morning ALB-ATL flight to an A321. Interesting... and Delta flies TUS to DTW.... Maybe my next flight into Albany to visit fam...

(Video Only) Mokulele Airlines Moloka’i to Kahului

Aloha! Here is a video of my flight on Mokulele Airlines from the main airport on Moloka’i to Kahului Intl. on the island of Maui. Weird seeing Moloka’i airport empty with abandoned TSA machines and checkin counters from when O’hana by Hawaiian still existed. Enjoy the sights, scenery, and whales al...

{Video Only} - Frenchbee inaugural Miami flight in Premiumblue

Bonjour! Here is another special video for you, a flight on board Paris-based Frenchbee’s inaugural flight out of Miami, Florida that went to Paris-Orly. Fun flight, great celebration at the gate, and I met some pretty interesting people too! The meals were good for a smart cost carrier and the prem...

(Video Only) - Sun Country Inaugural to Eau Claire, Wis.

Hi! This was such a unique inaugural flight with Sun Country starting service to the EAS community of Eau Claire located in Wisconsin. The flight distance was only 85miles or so and the flight lasted under 30min each time, but that didn’t stop the maaaaany AvGeeks on board this flight from having fu...

(Video Only) - Baltimore to Boston on Boutique Air

Hi, In this video, I will be flying from Baltimore to Boston Logan airport with a Connection in Massena, New York on board Boutique Air. This is another episode in my unique connection series, and was the 45th Essential Air Service community airport I have flown to. Enjoy the sights and the views, a...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

KarlB737 wrote:

Courtesy: MLive

Michigan’s Cheapest, Most Expensive Airports To Fly Out Of

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/12/these-are-michigans-cheapest-most-expensive-airports-to-fly-out-of.html

{Video Only} - Delta Detroit to Traverse City

Hello! In this video I fly from Delta’s Detroit Metro hub to Traverse City, Mich., a small but wealthy city located in northwestern Michigan. During the winter the airport only sees 3-4 Delta flights a day from only Detroit, but during the summer months Delta serves the airport 11-13 times a day fro...

(Video Only) - Avelo Air Kalamazoo Inaugural Flight

Hello! Here is a video of my special flight onboard the Avelo Air inaugural out of Kalamazoo, Mich. which went to Orlando Intl.. the airport put on a spectacular celebration which is expected as it’s their first nonstop flight to Florida in almost 10yrs, but unfortunately the airline and Orlando did...

(Video Only) - Delta Detroit to Minneapolis connecting in Alpena and Sault Ste Marie

Hello!! Here’s another unique video for you, I fly from Delta’s hub in Detroit to another one of their hubs, Minneapolis St. Paul but with stops in the essential air service communities of Alpena and Sault Ste Marie, both of which are in Michigan. This was a unique route as it only lasted for just o...

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

Service in the southern tier will be changing; Elmira will remain with twice daily to DTW on CRJ-900’s, Binghamton will be switching from once daily Detroit on a -200 to twice daily LaGuardia on a -900, Ithaca will be going from once a day to DTW on a -200 to twice daily JFK service on a -900. Delta...

* Video Only * Southern Airways Express Inaugural Muskegon flight

Hello! With all of the talk about EAS recently I thought it was a perfect time to fly on the inaugural flight of Southern Airways Express from the community of Muskegon, Michigan to Chicago O’Hare. Really odd route we took as the single engine plane couldn’t go across the lake making the flight over...

[Video Only] Grand Rapids to Detroit on Delta Airbus

Hi! Join me on this short route from Grand Rapids to Detroit Metro on board one of the carriers Airbus A320’s. No service as the flight was under 30min, but it was unique having boarding time be longer than the actual flight. This route sees larger mainline aircraft on a daily basis and has even ope...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

Answering my own question, they hug the coastline. As a long-time flyer to MKG & GRR, I wish them well. But, it will be interesting to see how well they handle irregular ops, beginning this winter. I wonder what terminal Southern Air Express uses at ORD? They interline with UA and AA- it could ...

(Video Only) United Express from Chicago to Dulles, connecting in CKB and JST

Hello!! Here is another odd trip report for those that like something out of the ordinary, this is the seventh episode in my ‘unique connection series’ where I fly between two airline hubs and connect in smaller cities. For this video I fly on a United Express CRJ200 between Chicago and Washington D...

{Video Only} - Delta First Class LaGuardia to Grand Rapids

Hi! Join me on this trip in first class seat 1A from LaGuardia in New York City to Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was a regional jet so there was no meal, but the snacks were pretty good. It feels so good flying over Detroit versus connecting in it, I like Detroit and it’s a good airport but it’s nice n...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

I just did DTW-APN-CIU-MSP a couple days ago. Interesting to see the flight loads on each of the legs, and of course APN-CIU was the emptiest. I talked with a couple of pax about how they feel about it and almost all of them were pretty upset. Most had booked trips months before and then all of a su...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

My money would be on 9K to return to the market with service to BOS. 9X would be the same, but I don't think MSS will be getting BWI/IAD service anytime soon again. That's a long way on a Caravan. 9X could bid with the PC-12. Their PC-12 ops are only in Arizona at the current moment with service to...

[Video Only] - Southwest Airlines full flight Denver to Grand Rapids

Hi! Come and join me on this 100% full flight from Denver to Grand Rapids, Michigan on Southwest Airlines. Despite the flight being 100% full, it is only a seasonal route for the airline, service was great as usual and I spent most of the flight looking out the window… ENJOY!! Date: March 2022 Airli...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Jshank83 wrote:

Apparently TBN is getting a split BNA/DFW. I thought it was going to be 2x BNA. Getting the DFW frequency is a pretty big upgrade connection wise

(Video Only) - Kalamazoo, Mich. to Detroit on Delta Connection

Hello all! Join me on this short flight from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Detroit Metro. Nothing really special about this flight, except for the fact that this flight between the two cities is how I start and end most of my trips since I moved to Michigan almost 4yrs ago. Before covid Kalamazoo had 6x da...

(Video Only) - Mokulele Airline to Hana and back

Aloha! In this video I take another EAS Adventure out to the community of Hana located on Maui. This community is well know for the “road to Hana” A series of switchback roads that lead six hours into the community along the north side of the island, but why take a 6hr drive when you can take a 10 m...

(Video Only) - flying on “Spirit Of The Islands” Honolulu to San Diego

Aloha!! In this video I fly on Alaska Airlines “Spirit Of The Islands” special livery from Honolulu to San Diego in California. Nothing else was really special about this flight except for the fact I was on the airlines Hawaii themed aircraft, which was a fantastic end to my first trip to this day. ...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Looks like Skywest is making some EAS cuts in the Delta Connection system, at least over winter. So far what I've found is RHI, IMT, APN and CIU. Normally they get two nonstops each. Looks like they are going to instead be looped together into a single MSP-RHI-IMT-DTW and DTW-IMT-RHI-MSP this winte...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

It is being talked about in the EAS thread and there was an article written about it, Delta will making extra tag flights for its small cities in the north part of the state.

Now you can fly between APN-CIU, PLN-ESC, and IMT-RHI (RHI isn’t Michigan)