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flyPIT wrote:Here's a diagram from 1991, its last full year. Talk about putting 10 pounds of sh!t in a 5 pound bag.
Hard to think we once had 6 airline clubs. I didn't realize BA had one in the old terminal.
CaptainMidnight wrote:I see Carnival Airlines listed in the West Dock section. This Carnival Airlines? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Air_Lines
midway7 wrote:What gate is the USAir DC9 parked at? Please post more picks of the old terminal if you have them. From a historical standpoint, I was always fond of that building.
Runway28L wrote:Has WW permanently downgraded PIT from the A321 to the A320neo? The last 5 flights have been on the 320neo according to FR24 and I also haven't seen the A321 here in about a month.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/WW147
I am working today's flight as well as Friday's so I'm curious to see how many people come off both flights. After all, there should be good LFs with the summer season now underway for TATL travel.
Runway28L wrote:Condor's inaugural FRA-PIT flight tomorrow for 2018 is completely sold out at 290 passengers.
Runway28L wrote:Condor's inaugural FRA-PIT flight tomorrow for 2018 is completely sold out at 290 passengers.
msycajun wrote:Runway28L wrote:Condor's inaugural FRA-PIT flight tomorrow for 2018 is completely sold out at 290 passengers.
How is that possible? It looks like the most seats they have on a plane is 275 on the 753 or 259 on the 763, unless they are borrowing from another airline.
Runway28L wrote:msycajun wrote:Runway28L wrote:Condor's inaugural FRA-PIT flight tomorrow for 2018 is completely sold out at 290 passengers.
How is that possible? It looks like the most seats they have on a plane is 275 on the 753 or 259 on the 763, unless they are borrowing from another airline.
I believe Condor reconfigured several of their B763s to a high-density configuration this winter, based off of what I overheard. I felt stumped too when I heard it was 290 because that's a lot for a B763 flying TATL.
This may have already been posted way upthread months ago, but Condor will be operating every single configuration of their B763 fleet to PIT this summer compared to last year where they operated a single config only (not sure which one it was though).
ctrabs0114 wrote:Stumbled upon a couple of unusual WN movements to/from PIT tonight.
WN8605 PIT-MDW
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA ... /KPIT/KMDW
I'm wondering if this is a repositioning flight, since it's in that number range for such a flight and it's not a regularly scheduled PIT-MDW run that I can see since the last scheduled flight to MDW left at 1805.
WN7110 DSM-PIT
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA ... /KDSM/KPIT
Usually, WN charters are in the 80xx-82xx series; I've never seen a WN charter in the 7xxx-series so I'm wondering what this flight is.
FlightLevel360 wrote:Just flew out PIT today after returning from Intel ISEF. This airport could use WAAAYYY more capacity... anyone know of plans to turn it into a major connecting hub (sorry I am new here on this thread and have not looked at most of the previous posts)?
Runway28L wrote:The airside terminal is indeed too big for some of the ops today, but the landside terminal I'd argue is too small for the number of passengers going through. The alternate security checkpoint was total chaos today when I went through at 5pm and this was made even worse when one of the screening machines broke. I can't imagine how bad the main line was downstairs.
This is because the airport is now O&D focused in a facility designed for connecting passengers. To better align with demands, the airport is building a brand new landside terminal that will be connected to the current airside terminal which will knock out some of the gates in Concourse C and D. It's discussed at length upthread.
Cush wrote:I wanted to get the input of you fellow PIT fans... Why is our service to LAS so limited? I wanted to book a last minute (i.e. 2 weeks out) getaway to Las Vegas for a few days, but only wanted to fly nonstop since we would only be there for 3 days 2 nights.
Our options were: (2 people)
- Spirit Airlines - $500 total r/t with taxes
- Southwest Airlines - $1538 r/t with taxes
- Frontier (did not offer flights on dates needed)
That was it... I checked out the legacy carriers (AA, DL, UA), but after layovers/connecting, the flights were too long for the short trip we would be taking, plus the prices were around $800-1200 for two people.
I was curious why Allegiant doesn't offer service to LAS on their A319. Since a lot of charters do packages with hotels, etc, I figured it would be a no-brainer that Allegiant would fly this route, and was surprised they did not.
Any chance we see a legacy carrier begin non-stop service to LAS sometime in the future? I am more than happy to fly Spirit (paid for big front seat too), but was shocked at the high prices charged by Southwest. Yikes!
ctrabs0114 wrote:Apparently, WW is planning to go year round between PIT-KEF; from the weekly OAG update thread:
WW PIT-KEF NOV 0>0.6 DEC 0>0.5 JAN 0>0.5
flyPIT wrote:ctrabs0114 wrote:Apparently, WW is planning to go year round between PIT-KEF; from the weekly OAG update thread:
WW PIT-KEF NOV 0>0.6 DEC 0>0.5 JAN 0>0.5
It’s always been year round.
Cush wrote:Did anyone see the heavy arrival this afternoon? It was a Cargojet (flight 991) from Hamilton (YHM) to Pittsburgh (PIT). Aircraft was a 767-300.
Curious what it was doing on that route to PIT? I was standing outside Lowe's and heard this loud roar. I knew it was a big plane and sure enough this massive 763 came flying so close overhead. I should have snapped a photo, but i was dumbfounded who it was until i checked out FlightAware.
flyPIT wrote:Boutique Air is applying to bring back the JHW-PIT route, as well as some of the others currently served by Southern.
http://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2018/05/boutique-air-outlines-plan-for-service-at-jamestown-airport/
rajincajun01 wrote:flyPIT wrote:Boutique Air is applying to bring back the JHW-PIT route, as well as some of the others currently served by Southern.
http://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2018/05/boutique-air-outlines-plan-for-service-at-jamestown-airport/
Boutique has a very solid reputation in the cities it serves. Upper 90’s in completion. Comfortable planes. CEO is fairly involved.
flyPIT wrote:rajincajun01 wrote:flyPIT wrote:Boutique Air is applying to bring back the JHW-PIT route, as well as some of the others currently served by Southern.
http://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2018/05/boutique-air-outlines-plan-for-service-at-jamestown-airport/
Boutique has a very solid reputation in the cities it serves. Upper 90’s in completion. Comfortable planes. CEO is fairly involved.
As does Southern. I'd like to see Southern get to keep what they built up, especially with the AA codeshare coming.
PITflier wrote:Boutique already has a codeshare with United though which would probably mean they'd funnel more people to Washington.
ConcourseZ wrote:Southwest expansion plans.
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/br ... ii-launch/
Runway28L wrote:Supposedly it appears that PIT-IND/BDL will switch from OneJet to Ultimate...?
I see that Ultimate operates E135s and Do328 JETs. Any idea which equipment type both of those routes could see?
flyPIT wrote:ConcourseZ wrote:Southwest expansion plans.
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/br ... ii-launch/
?? I don't see any mention of PIT. Here is the Southwest Network thread:
https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1384993&hilit=Southwest+Network
ConcourseZ wrote:flyPIT wrote:ConcourseZ wrote:Southwest expansion plans.
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/br ... ii-launch/
?? I don't see any mention of PIT. Here is the Southwest Network thread:
https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1384993&hilit=Southwest+Network
Exactly.
cvgComair wrote:I am not sure how the aircraft will get to these locations, perhaps the new routes they are supposed to add out will help clarify this. I could see something like UE opening CVG-PIT-ALB to rotate the 135 and LUK-BNA-PIT to rotate the 328's.
flyPIT wrote:ConcourseZ wrote:flyPIT wrote:
?? I don't see any mention of PIT. Here is the Southwest Network thread:
https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1384993&hilit=Southwest+Network
Exactly.
What "Exactly"?
No mention of PIT. They seem to be focusing on bigger things.cvgComair wrote:I am not sure how the aircraft will get to these locations, perhaps the new routes they are supposed to add out will help clarify this. I could see something like UE opening CVG-PIT-ALB to rotate the 135 and LUK-BNA-PIT to rotate the 328's.
I doubt we will see them operate at the FBO in BNA or PIT (assuming through flight), so by extension a link with LUK is ruled out due to the TSA. Split airports in Cincinnati is already an anomaly for such a small operation. Split operations at the same airport would be ridiculous. Long term I see the combined scheduled operation revolving around OneJet's model of using passenger terminals at main airports, not what Ultimate has been doing.
ConcourseZ wrote:No mention of PIT. They seem to be focusing on bigger things.