Brett Snyder

Air Transat’s Winter Hopes Europe is Viable

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Air Transat’s strategy – fly to warm places in winter and then flood Europe in the summer – has always been clear, but it is now looking at options that could help replace warm-weather US flying in winter as it files its first crack at the coming winter schedule

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The Cuts Begin at O’Hare

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Trend: The Cuts Begin at O’Hare

  • This week the FAA announced it would implement a cap of 2,708 operations per day at Chicago/O’Hare for the rest of IATA summer, and both American and United started cutting
  • Both airlines filed cuts only for May when peak-day operations had risen close to 2,900 in the schedules
  • Combined, May has seen up to 150 flights pulled on peak days getting it close to the cap… but still slightly over, near 2,750
  • The airlines took different approaches to cuts
  • American reduced flying in 27 markets with the biggest cuts in regional markets that were closer, including the delay on starting both Erie and Allentown from May to Jun
  • At United, there were 79 markets that saw reductions, including not flying to some thinner outdoor markets (Billings and Great Falls)
  • The United cuts are spread much further out around the country
  • Jun will be a much more interesting look, but we imagine both airlines just wanted to get initial cuts out there for May because it is right around the corner

Aerus Appears to Give Up

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We’ve been watching Aerus in the Mexican market with interest as the 9-seat operator has grown its footprint and forged a partnership with Viva… but that may be coming to an end

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Volaris Whacks May Again

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Volaris may have been making close-in cuts last week, but it apparently wasn’t enough as the airline has now gone deeper

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