Just wanted to show y'all this amazing tail picture on the Massport homepage right now, a great blend of Europe and Asia!
I really wish JetBlue would pull it's head out of its ass and start doing A321 flights on the tech shuttle between BOS and SFO. The older A320 don't have power outlets on normal seats and it sucks because my laptop sucks power.
JetBlue will be starting Mint service on BOS-SFO starting next month. BOS-LAX will start in the Fall.
http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/22/tp-bos-jun16/
June 11th Start - All Economy seating according to this "preliminary schedule"
TP217 LIS1425 – 1700BOS 332 D
TP218 BOS1945 – 0720+1LIS 332 D
I'm actually a bit surprised that TAP is starting out at daily, would have expected them to start off at 5x and then increase, especially since they are launching within 3.5 months. They must be very bullish about the route.
They may be bullish for a few reasons. One, it's a pretty short flight relatively speaking. Two, there is not a lot of service from the US to Portugal. Only a season flight by American from Philadelphia and a year round flight by United from Newark - in addition to existing TAP service to Newark and Miami. Three, there's a sizable Portuguese population in Massachusetts and the Providence area they can tap into. My friend makes regular trips home at least once a year and is not the biggest fan of SATA's service. So some may view TAP as a nice upgrade over SATA in terms of service.
Is this going to depart out of Terminal C?
Is there any indication of how much traffic last January was depressed due to weather and the snow storms last year vs. how much was true organic growth?
Last year's first blizzard was not until Jan 26-28, so didn't really lose that much to make the year over year comparison.
Not bad!
Unrelated TAP Portugal is releasing their LIS-BOS schedule this week and opening bookings.
How so? Just 3 days worth of cancellations, being 10% of a 31 day month (or six days of halved traffic) could easily have had an effect on the order of 10% of BOS of domestic traffic as locals decide it isn't worth getting to the Airport, meetings get cancelled or switched to teleconference, and out of towners got scared off.Last year's first blizzard was not until Jan 26-28, so didn't really lose that much to make the year over year comparison.
I'm actually a bit surprised that TAP is starting out at daily, would have expected them to start off at 5x and then increase, especially since they are launching within 3.5 months. They must be very bullish about the route.
During the past 14 years, harmful vehicle emissions from cars and buses at Logan Airport are down a combined average of 83%. More Logan International Airport travelers use MBTA public transportation, buses, vans and other High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) modes than anywhere else in the country.
LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - TERMINAL E RENOVATION AND ENHANCEMENTS
This project includes approximately 110,000 square feet of new construction and 150,000 square feet of renovation to accommodate Airbus A380 Group VI aircraft—the world’s largest passenger jet.
The scope of work includes the reconfiguration and modification of existing gates to allow for the installation of new two-level aircraft boarding jet bridges as well as the modification and renovation of the existing aircraft taxi lanes and apron.
The renovation and enhancements will also create an overall improved passenger experience throughout the international terminal.
This is Suffolk’s fourth major project with Massport at Logan International Airport in recent years.
Built by Suffolk Construction's airport contractors in Boston, MA.