DL used to operate direct service to FLL. This was about 6-7 years ago.
Question for anyone familiar. I had to book a last minute flight to PBI over the weekend and long story short, Spirit was the only airline with reasonable fares. I'm not happy about it, but I paid for a "Big Front Seat" (1A) in each direction and it's just my carry-on (which I paid for in advance) to hopefully make what I've heard is a nightmare travel experience just a little bit easier.
My question is this: My flight departs from B-38. These are the old VX gates, correct? Are they still separate from the rest of the terminal, or has the post-security connector been completed? Trying to determine how early I get to the gate. I'm not going early if I'm trapped on an island with nothing but Cosi.
Now that it has been posted on Airliners.net, I can finally offically say that Avianca is coming to Boston on June 1st! It will be 4x weekly service to Bogota. This one has been in the works for a long time
Is this confirmed? I noticed on Airliners that they weren't able to book/find it in any of the systems. Hoping it is true!
Yes NK (Spirit) is now operating out of the former Virgin America (before that America West) gate area. B37/38 have their own TSA screening, waiting area and bathrooms behind security however you cannot access the main concourse where AA/UA are located.
I did Spirit once to FLL years ago, more as an airline person wanting to experience their "product". It sounds like you are going in with appropriate expectations and already have paid for a good seat so I wouldn't be overly leery. The only potential area of concern would be irregular operations and their service recovery (or lack thereof) should you face an extended delay. Otherwise bring reading material, download Netflix or Amazon content on a fully charged tablet (there is NO power or wifi) and hope for the best.
I have a source that says it is going to happen this year. If it is going to happen this year, then it would make a ton of sense to capture the larger summer crowd.
I see Korean Air will finally be getting the 787s, with the first flights planned for March. Could they be looking at Seoul-Boston service at some point? They seem to be the one airline and hub (Seoul/South Korea), at least to me, that would come add Boston.
Also, weren't there rumors of Eva Air coming to Boston? Any chance that Etihad would enter the market, or would they have no chance with the other ME carriers here?
I doubt we'll see Etihad anytime soon. Boston already has Emirates and Qatar. Only LA, DFW, Chicago and NYC have all 3 ME3 carriers. I can't see there being enough traffic to fill upwards of 4 daily flights for most of the year.
Korean Air would be my bet for the next Asian airline to serve Boston. They have a large hub at Incheon to feed into and out of. Boston is easily their biggest hole in the US.
Demand for international travel to the US is down bigly since Jan 20.
Youre more likely to see cutbacks than expansions at this point.