Agreed. All this talk about China is null and void. Airlines are restarting service but I don’t think it will last long with the COVID number they way they are looking. I don’t think China flights will come back outside of the top of the top hubs for some time still.
Jump to postIs there potential for RDU-MAD with an AA 321XLR in a few years? RDU being a large AA station and MAD being their secondary partner European hub I would say no. CLT is right down the road and in this instance, I think it would go to CLT over RDU with either introduction or frequency. The best I see...
Jump to postBut would CHS rather continue day of week service by adding additional nonstops.. or would it be better to start pushing as many cities for Max to daily. CHA has a gray number of destinations for a city of its size. But I think getting daily service is equally a high priority.
Jump to postJust my original thought, but i always Thought C1, C3, D1, and D3 should have been the widebody and international gates.. Not sure why RDUAA ever thought having widebody gates on the end that is space restricted would be a good idea.. bless their hearts.
Jump to postLet say hypothetically UA decides to put a wide body on RDU-FRA as was rumored. Could there be 3 wide bodies at 23, 24, and 25 at the same time? The wide bodies seem to spend about 3-5 hours at the gate.
Jump to postDelta has three huge market holes in their network. Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, and Miami. Me, I think they already have more than enough on their plate and these other locations that are being called @holes” are thoroughly covered by others. I personally don’t think an airline has to be everything...
Jump to postWith Porter announcing new destinations in the southern US in 2023, do you think it could include RDU?
If so, Would you rather see Q400 to YTZ or 195 to YYZ?
ME, I’d rather see Q400.
Thoughts?
What's the difference between that and running 50+ RJs a day on sub 200mi routes? The difference is, you can staff a 339. You can't staff an RJ, let alone 50 today. The small Midwest markets need to realize what they're seeing today was going to happen, COVID or not. Quite frankly, they're lucky to...
Jump to postCLT gets Qatar service and squashes RDU's ME3 hopes. How does CLT getting QR service squash RDU? 2 differ t markets. Or is this flamebait? Because any potential ME3 service would need to compete with connecting AA service into CLT (or those driving to CLT). AA runs so many RDU-CLT flights that the ...
Jump to postMurdoughnut wrote:CLT gets Qatar service and squashes RDU's ME3 hopes.
I see LH more than Condor with the UA link-up. I just don’t know if LH has the right aircraft. I feel a 787-8/330-200 would be the right aircraft. But so far LH hasn’t taken the bite so who knows. But Star Alliance is definitely in last place of the Power 3 with TA service…
Jump to postCHS would be a Breeze next logical add since it looks to be their largest base. SAV is a nice size base for them also, which is why i add the both of them. I think EYW would be a great choice but no logical add looks to be in place. If anyone, it would be Allegiant who pulled out.. which is kinda sa...
Jump to postBut this is another example of not putting too many apples in one basket. Diversity usually means less options, but it also means less dependency. What RDU main goal is would be to add new destinations and frequency, regardless of the carrier.
Jump to postRDU has been, historically, a 50/50 Business/Leisure destination. As such, I see it as an equally 60/40 Legacy/Low cost airport. LCC does really well where leisure and restricted legacy service is apparent. RDU is not that kinda place. I think seeing these airlines come in is helping. Especially on ...
Jump to postI should add, beside my psychic predictions, these are the unserved destinations i would personally like to see added:
SAN
SAV
CMH
CHS
SDF
FRA
DOH
YYC, YOW, or YTZ
New Year, new topics. Time for some 2022 guesses and predictions. I guess I will go first. Infrastructure: - T1 buildout for 2-3 additional gates feasibility study - T2 breaks ground on expanded FIS, additional gate space begins drawing work - New hangars start construction - Consolidated Rental Car...
Jump to postI’ve flown out of EWN a plethora of time and one CR7 nearly fills up all the seats… expanded gate seating would be a bigger benefit because they basically open up the seating area about 10 min before boarding but there are not many seats inside the security or outside security…
Jump to postHere are more pictures of EWN (Coastal Carolina Airport) airport. The updated terminal looks great. This may make Delta take a 2nd look at the New Bern area again. https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/309476432_8014304065278502_3888224615728719372_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc...
Jump to post- Potential new entrants maybe associated with Delta or perhaps a new regional carrier - COMPLETE What was the new entrant associated with Delta or a new regional carrier (Avelo or Breeze)? New Regional carriers were Avelo and Breeze, yes. Don't read it as Delta or a new Delta regional carrier..
Jump to postDL seems to have just thrown in the towel on their RDU ambitions and are letting other airlines have it instead. Very sad. I dont think we should belittle Delta. Hubs will always come before focus cities. It is absolutely the right thing to do. They need to rebuild their hubs and get their market s...
Jump to postAs we get to the end of 2022, i would like to take this time to review my predictions for 2022 that i made as the 2nd post of this thread. How much of it came true?? Infrastructure: - T1 buildout completion to activate A1-4 - COMPLETE - T2 plans set for increased FIS - COMPLETE - New hangars start c...
Jump to postHere is video of EWN's master plan for its' future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84fvCAH7tOI ILM News UA started EWR service with CRJ-550 and are now served with all E-175's I'd love to see service to EWR or DEN on the -175 once a day. Des, Interesting video, but I don’t see how the expanded ter...
Jump to postI think I probably say this too much.. but what’s the hold up for WestJet not coming to RDU? Is there a market there? I would guess yes.. but maybe I’m wrong..
Jump to postWow! I didn’t realize just how deeply DL has cut RDu until I looked on Wikipedia. Don’t get me wrong, I know DL has to focus on getting the main hubs back to pre-COVID level.. but the hit to the focus city is strong.. Mainline: Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami...
Jump to postBentheswim11 wrote:Breeze will allegedly add service to JAX and CMH in May
Just throwing my 2 cents worth in here, UA has a history of flying into small, mid, and large international airports. Thus they used 757, 767s, and 777s historically. With their upcoming aircraft order, why are so many ruling out the 788. The 321LR or 321XLR will replace some 757 markets. The 788 wi...
Jump to postAA to forward cargo directly from RDU transatlantic instead of connecting. RDU and PHX becomes AA two new transatlantic gateways.
AA Expanded Cargo Network
Morelia (Mexico) wants flights to RDU. They only have 10 or so US flights https://ultranoticias.com.mx/theme-features/michoacan-portada/panorama-general-mich/item/114444-aeropuerto-internacional-de-morelia-renueva-sus-instalaciones-y-pretende-abrir-nuevas-rutas.html?fbclid=PAAabbTNZtYPglIulwViix9N8...
Jump to postBut can they find someone to occupy the empty store fronts.. and can they add something to the airport that makes it fun while you are waiting.. and can their be some organization at the C20s and D15+ gates because they are so chaotic!
Jump to postWalking through RDU today, it’s sad to see soo many empty store fronts. And it was pretty busy too… wonder if RDUAA ever thought of a trip to Singapore to talk to their Airport Authority for ideas.. on not only eateries but other unique amenities to give passengers things to do…
Jump to postThinking of next service.. and Lawd knows if it would occur.. but what I would like to see is FRA on LH with a UA codeshare. But do they do it for RDu? Honestly, the best would be the 330… Thoughts..
Maybe WestJet? Otherwise, I can’t think of anything else..
In my opinion, Icelandair success should be pushed to Copa as they could have the same success as the Central America gateway to Central America and South America.. they could at least try out like Icelandair did and reap the benefits of the New Entey incentives…
Jump to postI would guess it's one of three things.. but take this with a grain of salt because I'm giving a good guess here.. US airlines can have the same flight number flying Hub 1 - Outstation - Hub 2 OR It's a carryover from when airlines used to fly Station 1 - Station 2 - Station 3 - Station 4 - Station ...
Jump to postFrom a credible Twitter account (Ishrion Aviation): Delta Air Lines from March 25, 2023 will: - Increase its Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Paris (CDG) route from 4x weekly to 1x daily and swap from the 767-300 to the 767-400. - Swap from the 767-300 to the 767-400 on its Cincinnati (CVG) to Paris (CDG) r...
Jump to postI think EWN-CLT/ATL/NYC/WAS/MCO is more than sufficient.. I dont see but 1x each to start.. MCO could be Sat only.. CLT should be up to 5 daily and ATL should be 4 dailu.. unless it’s on bigger aircraft..
Jump to postDetroit313 wrote:DL is also dropping RDU - BNA.
This order is really between the 787 and the 350. That’s it. United already has 350 on order and not taken any yet. They dont have real world specs for their operations and they don’t appear to be really looking for that option. So I don’t see them ordering anymore. So this will be an all 787 order....
Jump to postWonder if Allegiant would consider Orlando? Everything works from Orlando. Or Maybe Frontier..
Jump to postThe Indian American community is reaching out to RDU to understand the requirements for direct service to India. I don’t think it’s gonna happen anytime soon but interesting just the same. ~60,000 within the immediate Triangle region. Tech Wire India lobbying
Jump to postBecause the 772s ain't getting any younger. By the time these seats are introduced in 2024, the oldest 772 will be 25 years old, and the youngest will be 19. There really isn't anything wrong with the 772 now (other than the horrible Zodiac Concept D seats)...they have lie flats in J, relatively mo...
Jump to postSouthwest recent schedule push once again shows there really isn’t a lot of LUV for RDU. Pretty dismal schedule from what I can see.. haven’t seen anything from WN in quite a while. That’s kinda sad..
Jump to postMIA does seem rather odd. It overflies so many airports that Qantas serves and i wonder how much demand there really is. Seems like added frequencies to current stations would be better
Jump to postJust some darts on the board by any of the following..
RDU-DUB on Aer Lingus
RDU-FRA on LH or Condor
That’s all I could imagine
This year marks United 75th Anniversary at RDU. Wonder if they will do anything special?
From the RDU website.. Capital Airlines, later renamed United, begins service at RDU in 1947
Supposed to be a route announcement tomorrow per RDU Twitter.. thoughts?
Jump to postAre there any renderings what EWN terminal will look like after construction? All I have seen is boxy renderings
Jump to postThe DCA flight for EWN must be doing pretty decent.. todays flight has a standby and first class wait list. I mean, that’s not indicative of the performance, but shows the demand is there.. well, at least on a Saturday. Do people use EWN as a gateway to the OBX or is it mostly more local traffic? G...
Jump to postThe DCA flight for EWN must be doing pretty decent.. todays flight has a standby and first class wait list. I mean, that’s not indicative of the performance, but shows the demand is there.. well, at least on a Saturday.
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