Articles Tagged ‘Chicago’

Southwest Airlines launches five new routes to Savannah/Hilton Head International

Southwest Airlines launches five new routes to Savannah/Hilton Head International

Southwest Airlines launched five new non-stop routes from Savannah/Hilton Head International on 11 March 2021. The new services are twice-daily to Baltimore/Washington and daily to Chicago (Midway), Dallas (Love Field), Houston (Hobby), and Nashville.

Delta has up to 71 hourly movements at Minneapolis

Delta has up to 71 hourly movements at Minneapolis

Delta has 120 routes and almost 2,600 weekly flights each way from Minneapolis in mid-April. We examine its network from this hub.

Latest route launches

Latest route launches

JetBlue begins at Miami and Key West, Southwest launches Chicago O’Hare and Sarasota, GoAir starts the Maldives, and more.


Southwest inaugurates Chicago O'Hare and Sarasota

Southwest inaugurates Chicago O’Hare and Sarasota

Southwest has launched Chicago O’Hare and Sarasota.  O’Hare has five routes and 112 departures this week, while Sarasota will have eight routes and 67 departures come March.

Allegiant reveals 34 routes – with 82% unserved

Allegiant reveals 34 routes – with 82% unserved

Allegiant will have no direct competition on 28 of its 34 routes, with these 28 having an average 17,000 passengers before being stimulated.

Tel Aviv to North America record year – 2.6 million seats

Tel Aviv to North America record year – 2.6 million seats

Tel Aviv has 12 routes to North America this year, its highest number to date. New York – JFK and Newark – will have up to 11 daily non-stops this summer.


Latest route launches (14 - 20 January)

Latest route launches (14 – 20 January)

Air India begins first non-stop between Hyderabad and Chicago, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi launches with Athens service, and more.

Air India begins first non-stop between Hyderabad and Chicago

Air India begins first non-stop between Hyderabad and Chicago

Air India launched Hyderabad to Chicago on 15 January, with Chicago neck-and-neck with San Francisco as Hyderabad’s most-demanded US airport.

United Airlines starts Chicago to Delhi, its third route to Delhi

United Airlines starts Chicago to Delhi, its third route to Delhi

United Airlines has started Chicago – Delhi, on which it competes directly with fellow Star Alliance member Air India. While Air India hasn’t captured much traffic over O’Hare, United will be able to.


Aer Lingus to possibly operate Manchester - US; what routes most likely?

Aer Lingus to possibly operate Manchester – US; what routes most likely?

Aer Lingus has seemingly applied for slots to begin Manchester – US; we see where could make sense given big capacity + network cuts after Thomas Cook’s end.

United Airlines' big long-haul expansion with 5 routes to Africa + India; P2P demand of 524,000

United Airlines’ big long-haul expansion with 5 routes to Africa + India; P2P demand of 524,000

As United Airlines unveils multiple new routes, as it redeploys 2021 capacity from Europe, we explore them and the US – India and US – Africa markets.   

The US’ top-100 airports: Los Angeles, Seattle, Fort Lauderdale, Nashville stand out for growth since 2010

The US’ top-100 airports: Los Angeles, Seattle, Fort Lauderdale, Nashville stand out for growth since 2010

We explore how capacity for the US’ top-100 airports changed in 2019 versus 2010. There are some big, positive standouts.