This content is restricted.
Author Archive: Andrew Bashuk
The Weekly Basics – April 27, 2025
This content is restricted.
The Weekly Basics – April 20, 2025
This content is restricted.
The Weekly Basics – April 13, 2025
US Big Four
American
American added new 1x daily Chicago/ORD – Idaho Falls in fall and new 2x weekly Dallas/Fort Worth – Puerto Escondido, and then…
Added 1x daily in Aug/Sep unless noted:
- Dallas/Fort Worth: Cedar Rapids, Evansville (Aug only), Kalispell (Sep only), Lexington, Santa Barbara (Sep only)
- Los Angeles: San Francisco (Aug only)
- Phoenix: Santa Rosa, Seattle
Added 1x daily in Sep/Oct:
- Dallas/Fort Worth: Peoria
Added 1x daily in Nov/Dec:
- Philadelphia: Fort Lauderdale
Cut 1x daily in Aug/Sep unless noted:
- Dallas/Fort Worth: Brownsville, Columbis (MO) (Aug only), Corpus Christi (Aug only), El Paso (3x daily Aug only), Harlingen. Idaho Falls, Laredo, Medford, Moline (Sep only), Monroe (Sep only), Rapid City, Reno (Aug only), Roswell (Aug only), Tulsa
Cut 2x daily in Sep/Oct:
- Dallas/Fort Worth: Tucson
It moved up the season end on three:
- Dallas/Fort Worth: Bend (moved up from early Oct to early Sep), Kalispell (moved up from early Nov to mid-Oct)
- Los Angeles: Missoula (moved up from early Oct to early Sep)
It extended the season on two from Chicago/ORD:
- Kalispell (season extended from early Oct to early Nov), Wilmington (NC) (season extended from ending early Sep to early Nov)
AA will start the season early Oct instead of early Nov on New York/LGA – West Palm Beach and the seasonal suspension in fall will no longer happen from New York/LGA to Orlando, New Orleans, and Tampa
The summer suspension on Phoenix – Cleveland was extended through Sep
Delta
Delta will keep Salt Lake City – Seoul/ICN on its premium-heavy A350 through winter and switched three from the original A350 to the same premium-heavy aircraft from Los Angeles in winter:
- Auckland, Shanghai, Sydney
Also for Delta:
- extended the season on Detroit – Pensacola from ending early Sep to early Nov
- cut 1x daily in Aug/Sep on Atlanta – Mexico City
- reversed the add of a 2nd daily in winter on Seattle – London/Heathrow and is back to just 1x daily
United
United added 1x daily in winter:
- Chicago/ORD: London/Heathrow
- Denver: Orange County, Tampa
- Newark: Charleston, Orlando, Toronto
Winter additions of more than 1x daily, all from Newark:
- Atlanta (up to 2x daily), Denver (up to 13x weekly), Detroit (up to 10x weekly), Nashville (up to 3x daily), Pittsburgh (up to 2x daily), West Palm Beach (up to 2x daily)
United is adding new 12x weekly from Chicago/ORD to Lafayette
It extended its fall suspension through Sep and Oct on three from Houston/IAH:
- Palm Springs, Reno, Sarasota
It is returning two from Denver to South Dakota at 1x daily, both for the first time since Jan 2022:
- Pierre, Watertown
United moved up the season end from late Oct to late Sep from Newark to both Traverse City and Vancouver
It extended the season from ending early Jan to ending early Feb on Houston/IAH – Jackson Hole and extended the season from ending mid-Sep to late Oct on Chicago/ORD – Missoula
Southwest
Southwest made no significant changes
US National Carriers
Alaska (including Hawaiian)
Alaska increased sun flying on three from 4x weekly to 1x daily from late Nov through the holidays:
- Los Angeles: Belize City
- Portland: Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta
Other adjustments from late Nov through the holidays:
- Los Angeles: La Paz (3x to 6x weekly), Puerto Vallarta (2x daily to 16x weekly)
- San Diego: Līhuʻe (1x weekly to 1x daily)
Other adjustments for AS:
- added 1x daily post-summer from Orange County to both Portland and San Francisco
- cut 1x daily in winter on Los Angeles – San Francisco
- added 1x daily in winter (2x to 3x daily) from Portland to Eugene
Hawaiian cut 4x weekly (3x daily to 17x weekly) in fall on Honolulu – Portland (OR)
JetBlue
JetBlue returned two from Fort Lauderdale:
- Guayaquil (returns 1x daily after being canceled in Jan)
- Philadelphia (returns 2x daily for the first time since 2023)
B6 added summer frequencies:
- Fort Lauderdale: Santo Domingo (add 1x daily)
- New York/JFK: Port-of-Spain (add 4x weekly)
US ULCCs
Allegiant
Allegiant made no changes
Frontier
Frontier slashed summer capacity 12-14% with just frequency reductions, it did not exit any markets
Spirit
Spirit entered Savannah with four destinations:
- Detroit (2x weekly), Fort Lauderdale (4x weekly), Nashville (3x weekly) Newark (1x daily)
Canada Big Two
Air Canada
Air Canada made more summer cuts with a focus on the U.S.:
Cut 1x weekly:
- Toronto: Fort Myers
Cut 2x weekly:
- Calgary: Fort McMurray
- Montréal: Nashville
- Toronto: Manchester (UK)
- Vancouver: Kamloops
Cut 3x weekly (or more), all from Toronto:
- Calgary, Charlotte (5x weekly), Nashville (4x weekly), San Francisco
Cut 1x daily, both from Toronto:
- Indianapolis, Minneapolis/St Paul
AC cut 1x daily in May to mid-Jun from Vancouver to both Regina and Saskatoon
Also for AC:
- added summer frequencies from Toronto to Grenada (1x weekly) and Cancún (2x weekly)
- increased Toronto – Athens from 6x to 9x weekly in fall
WestJet (including Sunwing)
Neither WestJet or Sunwing made significant changes
México Big Three
Aeromexico
Aeromexico made no significant changes
Viva
Viva made no changes
Volaris
Volaris exited nine from Monterrey:
- Chicago/ORD, Ciudad Obregón, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston/IAH. Los Angeles, Los Mochis, Miami, San Antonio
Y4 also reduced frequency on two from Monterrey:
- Ciudad Juárez (2x to 1x daily)
- Mexicali (4x to 3x weekly)
It boosted the following, all from Monterrey:
- Cancún (10x weekly to 4x daily),
- Guadalajara (4x to 5x daily)
- Mérida (11x weekly to 2x daily)
- Puerto Vallarta (1x to 2x daily)
Other Changes of Note
1) Air France increased Paris/CDG – Cancún from 5x weekly to 1x daily in winter
2) Air Premia will return Seoul/ICN – Honolulu at 4x weekly for the first time since Mar 2024
3) Air Saint-Pierre will not fly Saint-Pierre to Halifax or St John’s in winter and reduced Saint-Pierre to Montréal from 2x to 1x weekly in winter
4) Avianca will fly Bogotá – Dallas/Fort Worth at 4x weekly through winter and downgauged 1x daily Bogotá – Miami from a B787-8 to A320 (now all narrowbody)
5) Avelo filed seven exits:
- Concord: Albany, Detroit, Lakeland, Nashville, Washington/Dulles
- Santa Rosa: Boise, Salt Lake City
6) Bahamasair filed its initial winter schedules
7) Cape Air set summer schedules in its New England network, which is all up YoY except for Boston – Hyannis which is down
8) Discover suspended Frankfurt – Minneapolis/St Paul for winter
9) Finnair reduced two from Helsinki during peak summer:
- Chicago/ORD: 1x daily to 6x weekly
- Dallas/Fort Worth: 11x weekly to 1x daily
10) Grant Aviation:
Exited two:
- Cold Bay: Port Moller
- King Salmon: Dillingham
Added four:
- Atmautluak: Nunapitchuk (5x weekly)
- Hooper Bay: Scammon Bay (19x weekly)
- King Salmon: Perryville (3x weekly in summer)
- Pilot Point: Ugashik (3x weekly)
And it will return King Salmon – Port Heiden at 3x weekly for the first time since 2022
11) Icelandair reduced two from KEF:
- Vancouver (5x to 4x weekly in darkest winter)
- Washington/Dulles: (11x weekly to 1x daily in IATA winter)
12) Neos suspended Rome/FCO – Cancún for winter
13) North Star Air filed schedules in Cirium for the first time to include:
1x weekly:
- Sioux Lookout: Fort Hope, Lansdowne House, Round Lake
3x weekly:
- Deer Lake: Cat Lake, North Spirit Lake
- Round Lake: Bearskin Lake, Muskrat Dam, Sachigo Lake
- Thunder Bay: Fort Hope
4x weekly:
- Thunder Bay: Ogoki Post
6x weekly:
- Poplar Hill: Sioux Lookout
- Thunder Bay: Lansdowne House
1x daily:
- Thunder Bay: Webequie
9x weekly:
- Sioux Lookout: Sachigo Lake
14) Porter filed its preliminary winter schedule adjustments
15) SAS increased Copenhagen – Washington/Dulles from 6x weekly to 1x daily in winter
16) Southern Airways Express will exit Denver – Pueblo at the end of the month
The Weekly Basics – April 6, 2025
This content is restricted.
The Weekly Basics – March 30, 2025
This content is restricted.
The Weekly Basics – March 23, 2025
This content is restricted.
The Weekly Basics – March 16, 2025
This content is restricted.
The Weekly Basics – March 9, 2025
This content is restricted.
The Weekly Basics – March 2, 2025
This content is restricted.