VS4ever wrote:Well folks T-100's are out again this time for Nov 16 and as usual i have compiled the capacity %'s for the month. Outside of this, for those who look at the website I apologize for the severe lack of updates, due to a number of personal issues, I have not been able to carve out the time to update. As soon as things calm down, i will start uploading again.
No worries.. we all have other commitments!!! Overall - November is such a crapshoot..I just wouldn't use this month to show the sky is falling or not.
VS4ever wrote:BOS-HKG - 91.1% (81.0%)
CX is doing something right that's for sure
VS4ever wrote:BOS-BGI - 66.8% (86.3%) - 20% drop YOY, not good.
BOS-FDF - 54.7% (maybe one of the reasons this isn't coming back, not flown)
BOS-PTP - 53.0% (not flown, another reason why this isn't coming back)
So these small niche markets start in November or sometimes late October which is not peak season and the first return to BOS typically is a 25-35% full flight. This may help the airport and airline reacquaint with the operation. If these numbers are in mid-late winter - then there is a problem.
DY is a curious case - the schedule flat out stinks (evening arrival to French Caribbean and early morning depature from French Caribbean) and there's a lot of reasonably priced competition to other spots (and better known i.e. GCM + UVF) in the Caribbean due to B6. Would love to know the midweek loads versus weekend loads on these two destinations.
Not 100 percent sure its cut yet - FDF/PTP could be starting later in the season (and I would run it Dec through April if I were DY) or could be going to PVD. If cut, I feel bad for FDF and PTP because they've been putting a full-court press at recent travel shows.
VS4ever wrote:BOS-MEX - 76.6% (83.2%)
BOS-PTY - 81.9% (61.6%)
Latin America seems to be holding up or doing better. Wish Panama would sell itself better as a tourist destination.
VS4ever wrote:BOS-KEF (FI) - 92.2% (81.2%)
BOS-KEF (WW) - 79.8% (79.5%)
Did FI drop capacity for the month - it was only one daily. Have they done more in November in the past
VS4ever wrote:BOS-LIS (TP) - 77.4% (new route)
BOS-MAD - 48.5% (ye gods, but only 10 R/T's) - still better than the previous year 27.8%
Could these be tied together? Low intro fares to the Iberian hurting IB.
VS4ever wrote:BOS-IST - 62.3% (77.7%) - 15% down, ouch.
Down on capacity/frequency and Turkey has stayed away from headlines recently.
VS4ever wrote:BOS-TLV - 89.0% (79.2%) - very happy about this!
Maybe we will see more frequencies once the new planes come in - only problem is that a major source of B6 feed (FLL) is getting covered by the MIA flight though I've read the diaspora in SoFla prefers a European carrier (usually LX since they offer the best connections)