Articles Tagged ‘OAK’
ACI-NA JumpStart preview Part 1: US airports smash 1 billion pax threshold
anna.aero looks at the development of the US market ahead of the upcoming ACI-NA JumpStart Nashville conference. Data published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics shows that 1.01 billion scheduled passengers flew from US airports in 2018, averaging at 2.77 million travellers a day.
Southwest Airlines heads for Hawaii
Southwest Airlines launches flights between Oakland and Honolulu – adds another eight routes too.
The 2019 air service development conference tour starts at Routes Americas in Quebec; read about the action in anna.aero’s Show Dailies
The 2019 air service development community’s global conference agenda was launched at Routes Americas in Quebec City between 12-14 February. With that also came the start of anna.aero’s tour of creating its well-known Show Dailies. Catch-up on all the snowy action from the conference right here!
JetBlue Airways’ love-hate relationship with Long Beach; passenger numbers up 33% in 2017, however new capacity already chopped
JetBlue Airways currently has a 13-route network from Long Beach, having transported 2.90 million passengers from the Los Angeles airport in 2017. Jonathan Ford looks further into the airline’s schedule which shows capacity will be cut by over 30% this winter, with Southwest Airlines filling some of the void.
Spirit Airlines increased Houston Intercontinental traffic by 18% in Q1 2018; airport accounts for 8.2% of the airline’s annual traffic
Spirit Airlines is one of the leading ULCCs at Houston Intercontinental Airport, handling a network of 20 destinations. Jonathan Ford looks at the carrier’s recent growth from the Texan hub, which it has served since September 2012, including its top connections and its focus on international markets.
Southwest Airlines selects San Antonio for latest expansion phase
Southwest Airlines launches flights to the Texan city from Fort Lauderdale and Oakland.
Lisbon Lions roar with pride over Arch of Triumph win
Winners don’t get prouder than this, as 15 members of last week’s victors from Lisbon Airport’s fire crew take centre stage – including Miguel Moreira with the certificate. It is a record week of entries, with 23 FTWAs battling it out to get that little piece of paper on their airport’s fire station walls.
Allegiant Air opens Oakland to Memphis connection
Allegiant Air starts twice-weekly flights between the two cities – also adds latest Orlando Sanford service.
Cologne Bonn and Oakland observe Cake of the Week victories
In this week’s Network Planning Community News, along with the German and US airport cake celebrations, easyJet toasts 15 years of based operations at Newcastle, while Norwegian carries its four millionth passenger from Aalborg. More news also from Lufthansa at Helsinki.
IAG considers bid for Norwegian; Gatwick would become bigger hub than Dublin; deal would strengthen market lead over Ryanair in Spain
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced its interest in pursuing options for Norwegian. With this in mind, Jonathan Ford has looked to see where the LCC currently competes directly with IAG carriers, and how its network fits, plus strengthens, the IAG business model.
Norwegian now operates into Oakland from Paris
Norwegian opens its seventh route to Oakland from Europe, starting twice-weekly flights from Paris CDG.
American Airlines strengthens domestic connections
American Airlines adds six new domestic routes from five bases – two routes face no competition.