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is the Delta Savannah/Logan route new? I could have sworn I flew nonstop on Delta from Logan to Savannah a few years ago.
is the Delta Savannah/Logan route new? I could have sworn I flew nonstop on Delta from Logan to Savannah a few years ago.
Delta via ComAir ran BOS-SAV in mid 2000's. 2006 it started.
In other news, the local business community in Louisville is putting together money to entice service to Boston and Los Angeles. I think Delta will take the bait.
http://www.courier-journal.com/stor...-regional-airlift-development-form/505323001/
Didn't Delta used to fly to Louisville? In any event, they already carry the most Boston-Louisville passengers per Q4 2016. I agree Delta is the most likely candidate.
MIA is going to be hard for Delta. A lot of AA's strength in MIA is the connecting service on into Latin America. MIA is not just a destination, it is a major service hub.
I'm willing to bet they send at least 100-125 people a day to Miami via Atlanta. They will have no problem filling this once a week flight especially for cruise traffic.
Speaking of Delta, on Thursday, Delta and China Eastern each bought a 10 percent stake in Air France / KLM. And Air France / KLM took at 31 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic.
Delta already held a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic, a 49% stake in AeroMexico, and 9.5% stake in Gol.
NY Senator Chuck Schumer wants JetBlue to fly Boston-Syracuse. He got his way before with Albany/Syracuse-Florida flights so who knows.
http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_n...cle_9619921e-7df2-11e7-a7e3-0b4e24ba3624.html
Currently the only direct SYR-BOS service is 1 round-trip on American Eagle (Air Wisconsin) with a 50 seat CRJ200, weekdays only, although there is plenty of 1 stop service going through other hubs.
I'm skeptical there's demand for more given that AA's never opted to run more flights/bigger planes on the route.
The route has the schedule and capacity that it does precisely because the route is tailored for local (BOS) point of sale and has attractive yields. While legacy AA was big on cutting non-hub flying in the 2009-2011 period (Arpey's "Cornerstone flight 2020" strategy) leading up to bankruptcy, legacy US (new management) is more content letting routes like this stand on their own two legs if the yields are attractive.
No way this is a two carrier market, but lower average fares on B6 may stimulate more demand (taking people off buses, students from driving, interline int'l connections, etc).
Surprised Jet Blue doesn't serve Burlington, VT non-stop from Boston. Does any airline fly Bos/BTV nonstop?
Nope. I'm going to a wedding up there in the fall and I was looking to see if anybody served that route (have to meet up with someone there, and would rather not take 2 cars). The answer is no.
I think it's too short/too small a market for B6. It's really probably only possible on a +/- 50 seat plane at best. the CRJ700 would make sense. Or ATR-72 or Dash 8 might be the biggest a carrier would do on the route. I'd like to see it too.
There are plenty of buses that serve this route. You still don't need to drive.
Struggling German airline Air Berlin filed for insolvency on Tuesday after years of losses caught up with it and shareholder Etihad withdrew funding, with rival Lufthansa saying it was in talks to take over parts of its business.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/air-berlin-insolvency-etihad-withdraws-support.html