Portland International Jetport | PWM

PWMFlyer said:
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This comment was funny! Breeze may have a few surprises but it would probably come with the elimination of either Columbus, Pittsburgh or Norfolk. United to Houston would probably shift to mainline first and then maybe 3X weekly if the demand is there. I could see Sun Country shifting to 2X daily due to the addition of 3 new aircraft and their load factors have been excellent out of PWM. New food options will be added this year but only one at a time due to security requirements and a 90 day build out timeframe per restaurant. Service to MIA or FLL would be wonderful and I hope one of our airlines will finally step up to the plate!
 
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I’ll be a bit more conservative in my predictions, but here are mine:

American: DFW goes 2x daily on weekends. Aside from that no major change. I don’t see MIA returning right now.

Breeze: MX will be focusing mostly on additional frequency to existing routes. I could see RDU getting more attention and possibly even daily service as MX focuses on building it as a connecting point. We could possibly see the addition of PBI, MSY or SAV. I think PVO will happen eventually as they turn it into their western connecting point. Not this year though.

Delta: Surprisingly, I don’t see any major change for DL. Possibly some additional lift to MSP during peak months but I don’t see them adding SLC just yet. Unlike AA and UA at ORD, Delta’s two Midwest hubs have room to expand.

JetBlue: MCO goes daily, adds 3x weekly winter seasonal to FLL (This is all dependent on B6 figuring out their ongoing fleet issues)

Southwest: Additional frequency to BNA with potential for BNA to go year-round even on a less-than-daily basis . Possible additional seasonal frequency to MCO although I don’t think it will be daily. Breeze and JetBlue have the MCO market covered.

Sun Country: Mostly Status Quo although possible new frequency based on aircraft availability.

United: DEN goes 2x daily for peak months. I think we’re close to seeing DEN go year-round. IAH will get added frequency and/or mainline aircraft.
 
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Cosakita18 said:
I’ll be a bit more conservative in my predictions, but here are mine:

American: DFW goes 2x daily on weekends. Aside from that no major change. I don’t see MIA returning right now.
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I really hope this happens and is year-round. I've got family in TX / ME and need to be able to get to and fro without it feeling like a transatlantic journey.

If only they could do AUS instead of DFW 😁
 
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Wasn’t the red circled area the claimed “wetland” that the Jetport would be disrupting with their small surface parking expansion? Absolutely no wetlands on that parcel… this was what Stroudwater and the other bored Portlanders complained about at the meetings- that wetlands were being disturbed (along with the fact that Metro doesn’t offer Jetport service at 3am to Fryeburg but lets not get into that again). Too bad this small expansion wasn’t approved- we are now seeing the ripple effects it will have on other airport developments while the Stroudwater community drives to Logan.
 
I like the new satellite imagery showing the expanded gate layout from above. I wonder where the National Wetlands Inventory got it because it has not been updated on Goggle Earth yet?
 
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JetBlue's "spring break special" services to FLL are more than 3 months out and already very solidly booked! Definitely a strong indication that FLL may come back as a permanent service.

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How long have we said this would work, but B6 has always been hesitant to do anything at PWM. Again, they want you to go to BOS. I am surprised that PQI doesn't incorporate PWM so they could go to JFK or utilize other stuff...
 
Cosakita18 said:
I’ll be a bit more conservative in my predictions, but here are mine:

American: DFW goes 2x daily on weekends. Aside from that no major change. I don’t see MIA returning right now.

Breeze: MX will be focusing mostly on additional frequency to existing routes. I could see RDU getting more attention and possibly even daily service as MX focuses on building it as a connecting point. We could possibly see the addition of PBI, MSY or SAV. I think PVO will happen eventually as they turn it into their western connecting point. Not this year though.

Delta: Surprisingly, I don’t see any major change for DL. Possibly some additional lift to MSP during peak months but I don’t see them adding SLC just yet. Unlike AA and UA at ORD, Delta’s two Midwest hubs have room to expand.

JetBlue: MCO goes daily, adds 3x weekly winter seasonal to FLL (This is all dependent on B6 figuring out their ongoing fleet issues)

Southwest: Additional frequency to BNA with potential for BNA to go year-round even on a less-than-daily basis . Possible additional seasonal frequency to MCO although I don’t think it will be daily. Breeze and JetBlue have the MCO market covered.

Sun Country: Mostly Status Quo although possible new frequency based on aircraft availability.

United: DEN goes 2x daily for peak months. I think we’re close to seeing DEN go year-round. IAH will get added frequency and/or mainline aircraft.
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Amending my previous list of predictions. I think AA's seasonal service to ORD will go year-round. This year AA's ORD is starting in February (compared to May in previous years) and goes 3x daily in the summer. I also suspect that route will get mainline service eventually. They're running A319's to BGR this year. But PWM is stuck with E-jets for the time being.

This is a happy side effect of AA finally deciding to make a play against United at ORD. PWM is just a pawn in a big game of airline chess :)
 
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I didn't see this coming with Allegiant merging with SunCountry. Will we see an Allegiant expansion at PWM in later 2026 after the merger? PSM, Boston, BGR, PVD have Allegiant or is PWM to close to other Allegiant ops?
 
This will give Allegiant a large footprint at MSP which might motivate Delta to add another daily flight during the summer and fall between Portland. Whether Allegiant keeps the seasonal daily flight, adds new service or abandons PWM all together will be an interesting decision. Portland would be a popular addition to Allegiant's route map when compared to BGR and PSM and what a great opportunity for an airline to finally establish consistent service to FLL.
 
December numbers are out for PWM and they were around 10,000 enplanements shy of last December which may be attributed to the numerous cancellations prior to the holidays that all airports experienced. However, for the year Portland did reach 2,600,618 total passengers for a new all time annual record!
 
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It has not and to have an announcement like this today with service to LAX and SFO is a big deal for a market like PWM!
 
This is MASSIVE for PWM. I honestly wasn't expecting this at all. I think both routes will perform well, with SFO getting a slight edge over LAX just due to it being a larger UA hub with more Trans-Pacific connectivity.

Cautiously optimistic that DL will respond by adding SLC and AA will respond by adding PHX.
 
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