Articles Tagged ‘MIA’
Florida’s focus on leisure keeps air fares low; Southwest to add Panama City from May
Passenger numbers at Florida’s airports are comparable with all of Italy but which airport defied the trend and actually grew in 2008? Which airlines have what market share at the main airports? And which airport will welcome Southwest in 2010?
New routes launched during the last week
(Saturday 17 October – Friday 23 October):
The lull before the (winter) storm. Just 16 new routes this week but they involve airports in Canada, China, Egypt, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, Oman, Spain, Sri Lanka, the UAE, the UK and the US. Get ready, next week we’ll be reporting on the launch of over 150 new routes.
American Airlines tightens Miami Vice; hub now serves 60 foreign destinations
Miami is America’s third busiest international airport and busiest for US carriers. American operates a major hub with 60 international and 42 domestic destinations. How does it schedule its flights through a typical day and which routes has it added in the last year and which have fallen by the wayside?
New routes launched during the last week
(Saturday 15 November – Friday 21 November):
This week sees another batch of new routes launched by airlines from all across the globe including AirTran, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Bahrain Air, Cebu Pacific, easyJet, Hainan Airlines, Insel Air, LACSA, Maldivian, Norwegian, TAM, Thai AirAsia, Tiger Airways and Volaris. Oh, and Ryanair started some new routes as well. What a surprise.
Hurricanes and hedonism influence Florida demand
Florida’s airports handled 135 million passengers in 2006. Not as many as California but about the same as all of France. Miami and Orlando are among the world’s top 30 airports. Which airline transports most passengers through the region? What role do hurricanes and ‘spring break’ play, and which two new airports has Skybus ‘discovered’?