Happy Monday, everyone. It was a quiet week in Airlineland as most residents stayed behind the scenes working on future plans, but that didn’t stop the Animal from putting out a first stab at November plans.
Meanwhile, the Eagle made a couple minor but possibly … Read the post
Friday nights are now one of the most exciting times of the week. Each Friday, Diio by Cirium loads that week’s schedule changes, and I get to see how the airlines are feeling about the near future. (Please, hold your criticism of my social life. Yours is probably just as … Read the post
There has been a lot of talk lately about whether the resurgence of coronavirus through the southern and southwestern US will lead to a stall in the already shaky recovery in demand. Though it’s hard to see real-time booking data by market, there is another way to see how things … Read the post
I sat down with Courtney Miller for a 35 minute discussion that ranged from Hawaii’s uniqueness to through on the recovery. Come on, you know you were just looking for a good way to kill 35 minutes this weekend. Here you go.
When Denver International Airport replaced Stapleton in the 1990s, it was designed to grow. Granted, at the time, it was hard to imagine an actual need for that since it was gigantic. But here we are in 2019 with three hometown airlines jockeying for position, and Denver is out of … Read the post
Frontier has served New York’s LaGuardia Airport for many years, but it doesn’t want to fly to New York from just one airport. Days after Southwest quits flying from Newark entirely, Frontier will be setting up shop. These are very different airlines, but the contrast in how they view … Read the post
‘We’ve just grown too big, too fast:’ CEO Ed Sims taps the brakes at WestJet – Calgary Herald
For years people have said WestJet had bitten off more than it could chew, and last year that finally proved to be true. Now we get to watch Ed try to get the … Read the post
CNBC published an article last week asking “Is there anything left to charge passengers for?” When I spoke with the author for the article, I explained my view: nearly all of what’s palatable to pull out of the fare has already been pulled out. That’s especially true for … Read the post
Yesterday I wrote about the denied boarding trends at Alaska, American, Delta, and United. Today, I’m going to start with Southwest and work my way through the rest of the branded airlines that report their numbers.
If you’re comparing to yesterday, remember that these … Read the post
Frontier Airlines adds another city in Alabama, but what will it mean for BHM? – Birmingham Business Journal (soft paywall)
You wouldn’t think a couple flights a week to Denver and Orlando from Huntsville would really mean all that much outside of Huntsville itself, but you’d be wrong. Birmingham isn’t … Read the post
This week’s featured link:
Travelers air frustration over changes by Frontier Airlines – Newsday
Frontier is exceedingly quick at moving in and out of markets if they don’t work well. There is always backlash, and I find myself wondering about the long-term implications of all these changes. If someone lives … Read the post
Frontier Airlines to start service from BHM – Birmingham Business Journal
This was a rather strange discussion, because the reporter knew that Frontier was announcing Birmingham but it was still on embargo and couldn’t tell me that. So, she asked me general questions about what it might mean if Birmingham … Read the post
