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SunsetLimited wrote:VX to begin SFO-MSY on 9/21 with A320.
There will now be three daily nonstops to the Bay Area from MSY, which is the most in over thirty years.
msycajun wrote:Great to finally see VX at MSY. SFO was our #7 largest market last year, beating ATL. Definitely taking advantages of the ground staff with this flight. I would imagine the same people will operate the VX flight, which departs at 4pm, and then go handle check-in and boarding for the SEA flight which arrives at 6:20pm and departs at 7:20.
I hope UA changes their schedule for the SFO flight, which currently is pretty close to the VX timings. IIRC UA had an early morning departure to SFO with a late night arrival, which would provide a nice alternative and maximize connections.
I do think we'll be on the next major PDX expansion. The VX flight should provide an alternative for AS to capture some of that connecting traffic until then.
msycajun wrote:March Service Update posted:
http://www.flymsy.com/Images/Interior/air_service/march2017airserviceupdate.pdf
jbs2886 wrote:msycajun wrote:March Service Update posted:
http://www.flymsy.com/Images/Interior/air_service/march2017airserviceupdate.pdf
I wish they would update the Alaska logo, it bothers me Also, its Virgin America flying to SFO, not Alaska.
SunsetLimited wrote:jbs2886 wrote:msycajun wrote:March Service Update posted:
http://www.flymsy.com/Images/Interior/air_service/march2017airserviceupdate.pdf
I wish they would update the Alaska logo, it bothers me Also, its Virgin America flying to SFO, not Alaska.
The folks at NOLA.com didn't even realize it was VX flying the route until I messaged them.
Maybe I have to do the same in this case?
LAX772LR wrote:I wonder if Choice Aire might consider tossing in a weekly TGU and/or LCE for the VFR traffic?
LAX772LR wrote:So, what's next?
NichCage wrote:How is Copa Airlines doing at MSY and what market do they serve?
NolaMD88fan wrote:I believe that is the goal of the new terminal building. It will allow easy connections without having to clear a TSA checkpoint again. WN already has some connections occur at MSY, and that may increase in the new terminal
msycajun wrote:Another potential factor could be if GLO expands and starts codesharing like Silver Airways does. Or if Silver itself starts service.
LAX772LR wrote:NolaMD88fan wrote:I believe that is the goal of the new terminal building. It will allow easy connections without having to clear a TSA checkpoint again. WN already has some connections occur at MSY, and that may increase in the new terminal
Not really sure how the new terminal affects that, since there's really nothing impeding WN's expansion even now, if they wanted to do so. There's still space/gates in B for them to add dozens of flights.msycajun wrote:Another potential factor could be if GLO expands and starts codesharing like Silver Airways does. Or if Silver itself starts service.
IINM, didn't Silver actually announce NOLA, and then bow out at the last minute? ...or am I imagining that? Maybe it was BTR?
Today, the New Orleans Aviation Board (NOAB) formally voted to expand and finance the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport North Terminal Project, bringing the total number of gates from 30 to 35. The five gate expansion and new opening date – February 2019 – comes as the airport has exceeded all passenger enplanement targets and added new international airlift to Europe and South America. The five-gate expansion and other implementation expenses add approximately $178 million to the project, bringing the overall total to $993 million.
Construction on the new terminal is underway and proceeding on schedule. The design and environmental review processes for the five gate expansion are expected to be complete this spring. Rather than open the airport in a staggered, phased basis which could cause logistical issues, the decision was made to open the new facility together in February 2019.
n total, the approximately 972,000 square-foot terminal will feature 35 gates, a 2,190-car parking garage, a central utility plant and a ground transportation staging area. Portions of the existing facility, including the parking garages, will also be repurposed and used as part of the new airport complex.
LightningZ71 wrote:Having seen a sketch of the extension
Nola wrote:By the way, the "support market" should be "support marketing". Might make a little more sense that way. The individual told me that DL was starting 17 new flights out of MSY, but I have no real way to gauge that. Also said that with the coming of BA that the only think left was Asian service and that NOLA had seen huge jumps in foreign tourists from Europe and Asia.
SunsetLimited wrote:Nola wrote:By the way, the "support market" should be "support marketing". Might make a little more sense that way. The individual told me that DL was starting 17 new flights out of MSY, but I have no real way to gauge that. Also said that with the coming of BA that the only think left was Asian service and that NOLA had seen huge jumps in foreign tourists from Europe and Asia.
17? That would seem like a lot. I'm having trouble coming up with that many unless DL adds some p2p service and dukes it out with ULCCs. I can see the following being added, at some point, considering how large DL is in the following markets...
SEA (1x 319)
RDU (1 or 2x CR7/9)
BOS (1X E75)
CVG (1x CR7/9)
Maybe add a 2nd frequency to SLC?
Perhaps have CUN switch to daily service?
I can't really think of any logical adds for DL besides those, but Id be happy to be proven wrong!
msycajun wrote:The fact that Asia service was mentioned makes it seem less reliable, unless they were talking about using SEA to connect more people to Asia.
It's hard to imagine 17 flights in the next few years, but maybe long term. If you add the routes mentioned above, MEX, CDG/AMS, more frequency to SLC and MSP, and maybe some business markets like DCA or ORD. DL used to serve MCO, so maybe that's also a possibility.
LightningZ71 wrote:I personally know a handful of people that live and work in the New Orleans area that work in the shipping and industrial equipment industries that make regular trips to Asia (at least once a quarter), so it's not exactly beyond the realm of possibility.
NolaMD88fan wrote:The 4 new destinations alone would be 16 new weekly departures.
LAX772LR wrote:LightningZ71 wrote:I personally know a handful of people that live and work in the New Orleans area that work in the shipping and industrial equipment industries that make regular trips to Asia (at least once a quarter), so it's not exactly beyond the realm of possibility.
Shipping isn't really a reliable industry for gauging Asian traffic demand though.
MIA/FLL (as well as PTY) see a ton of Asian pax traffic due to their ports (workers repatriating) and cruises, but nothing sufficient to attract an (east) Asian carrier, even with large hubs in place.
NolaMD88fan wrote:So, that throws out my idea that it could be 17 new weekly flights.