Articles Tagged ‘Virgin America’
Las Vegas Airport is having a bumper year as it sees 1.8 million extra passengers for the first 10 months; Norwegian latest carrier
This week, Virgin America commenced a 12 times weekly service between Las Vegas and Dallas Love Field, meaning that the carrier now operates to a total of five destinations from the Nevada hub. However, it’s not just Virgin America which is growing from Las Vegas. anna.aero delves into what other carriers are doing at the […]
Virgin America hops to Honolulu
Virgin America begins daily services on the 3,853-kilometre San Francisco to Honolulu city pair. United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines also compete on the sector.
ULCCs Allegiant Air and Spirit Airlines driving US domestic growth this summer; Southwest Airlines doubles international capacity
Domestic growth rates are rising while international growth rates are falling. We reveal the leading airlines in the US domestic and international markets and how their seat capacities compare with last year.
Portland Airport grew by 5.9% in 2014; Icelandair arrives from Reykjavik/Keflavik
Located south of the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Portland Airport is classified as the 29th busiest airport in the US, having handled around 16 million passengers in 2014. With Icelandair touching down for the first time at the airport on 19 May (attended by anna.aero’s Chief Analyst, Ralph Anker), we take a closer look […]
Seattle-Tacoma reports 7.7% traffic growth in 2014; Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines compete on 44 routes
Seattle-Tacoma (which hosts ACI-NA’s JumpStart® Air Service Development Conference in June) handled 37.5 million passengers last year. With a total of 22 airlines serving the airport, anna.aero takes a closer look at the aggressive competition between Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines and reveals how dominant the local carrier is this May.
Dallas Love Field takes two awards in fifth US ANNIES; Savannah/Hilton Head joins growth party
More eagerly awaited by the world’s airport and airline industry than the Skytrax awards, are anna.aero’s US ANNIES prizes! The awards are back for their fifth outing, with awards for seven airports that have achieved notable route and traffic-related success in the US over the past 12 months.
Virgin America’s traffic grows by 2.8% in 2014; San Francisco-Los Angeles is top route
Established on 8 August 2007 to provide low-fare, high-quality for long-haul point-to-point service between major metropolitan cities on the US eastern seaboard and the US west coast, Virgin America has expanded considerably, becoming the 12th largest operator in the US. As the airline is currently serving a total of 21 airports, anna.aero investigates Virgin America’s […]
Virgin America commences #3 route from Boston
Virgin America takes on JetBlue on Boston-Las Vegas with four weekly departures, using its A320s until the end of April.
Revealed: which US airlines flexed their flight programme most over Thanksgiving; Allegiant Air and Delta Air Lines top our charts
Airline schedulers are getting smarter, especially in the US, when it comes to matching supply and demand. We analyse how the 13 biggest US airlines responded to Thanksgiving this year in terms of network adjustments.
San José hammers out a path to nine million passengers again; Southwest still #1
Last year Mineta San José International Airport attracted a service to Tokyo Narita with All Nippon Airways. As the Californian airport stands poised to smash through the nine million passenger mark in 2014, anna.aero takes a peek at which airlines, including ANA, and the city pairs that are delivering this spike in activity.
Dallas Love Field and Murmansk airports receive awards for Virgin America and Transaero Airlines respectively
In this week’s Network Planning Community News, Iasi Airport’s new 2,400-metre runway becomes fully operational, while Lyon Airport celebrates transavia.com France’s first flight to Tel Aviv. More news from Miami and Delhi Airport.
Virgin America starts three new routes from Dallas Love Field
Virgin America now connects Dallas Love Field, TX to Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA and Washington Reagan, VA, using its A319s and A320s. Competes against Southwest Airlines.