AUSTIN | ABIA Updates - Page 74

Jdawgboy · #**1461** Posted **Oct 1, 2014, 9:13 PM**

Where is this airline based out of?

GoldenBoot · #**1462** Posted **Oct 2, 2014, 1:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

Where is this airline based out of?

Looks like Pennsylvania. The parent carrier is a charter airline by trade.

GoldenBoot · #**1463** Posted **Oct 2, 2014, 1:22 AM**

An observation not yet mentioned...the new BA flight, by itself, will constitute approximately 1% of any overall passenger growth observed at ABIA in 2014.

Homecreek · #**1464** Posted **Oct 2, 2014, 3:39 AM**

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That announcement makes me recall the first time I ever flew into Austin. It was on a puddle jumping flight from New Orleans in a DC3 flown by TTA (aka Tree Top Airline or Trans Texas Airline). The flight in 1965 went from NO to Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Houston, and Austin. It took like 6 hours in a noisy old propeller plane, but it was cheap. A jet flight to Houston and a transfer to another flight to Austin would have cost about twice as much. TTA eventually upgraded their fleet to small jets, but they disappeared in mergers years ago.

My first airplane ride was a TTA DC-3 from Dallas Love Field to Brownwood in 1968. I still remember looking out the window and seeing the big red neon Coca Cola sign in front of the bottling plant on the corner of Mockingbird and Lemon.

Digatisdi · #**1465** Posted **Oct 2, 2014, 1:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Homecreek

My first airplane ride was a TTA DC-3 from Dallas Love Field to Brownwood in 1968. I still remember looking out the window and seeing the big red neon Coca Cola sign in front of the bottling plant on the corner of Mockingbird and Lemon.

I think at 23 I'm significantly younger than a lot of y'all but the first flight I remember was a flight to San Antonio out of Mueller. The exact route was AUS>SAT>SLC>HLN if you can believe that.

danny1010 · #**1466** Posted **Oct 2, 2014, 1:49 PM**

American just announced new non-stop service to Miami. It was the only one of the pre-merger AA hubs that we didn't have direct service to. Should make for easier connections to the Carribean and South America.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayi...-hub/16576033/

Digatisdi · #**1467** Posted **Oct 2, 2014, 1:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by danny1010

American just announced new non-stop service to Miami. It was the only one of the pre-merger AA hubs that we didn't have direct service to. Should make for easier connections to the Carribean and South America.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayi...-hub/16576033/

F*CKING FINALLY

Once it took me 10 hours to get to Miami, and then another four to get to my final destination.

Austin1971 · #**1468** Posted **Oct 2, 2014, 3:26 PM**

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jngreenlee · #**1470** Posted **Oct 2, 2014, 6:08 PM**

Austin Texas @austintexasgov · 31m 31 minutes ago

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Travelers can expect more first class “seats” at @AUStinAirport - #ATXCouncil ok's continued renovations of airport restrooms

danny1010 · #**1471** Posted **Oct 3, 2014, 1:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Austin1971

Hopefully we'll get AA to begin n/s service to Raleigh-Durham soon. Taking over US Airways helped in landing the Miami route and I think more will follow.

AA did have n/s service to RDU from 2004-2008 when RDU was still considered one of their focus cities. Unfortunately, I think in this situation the merger makes bringing back this route less likely. Even with an increase in demand to fly to RDU, they'll just increase capacity (frequency or plane size) to nearby CLT, the hub picked up from US Air.

Austin1971 · #**1472** Posted **Oct 3, 2014, 3:06 PM**

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Tyrone Shoes · #**1473** Posted **Oct 3, 2014, 4:37 PM**

Let me throw out a question or two that I have been thinking about for a little while. With the addition of Miami what other destinations both domestic and international do we need from Austin? Can any additional destinations be supported and will succeed? What other air carriers do we need at Austin? Does Austin need more air carriers like Texas Star that flies smaller prop planes to smaller Texas cities? Would Southwest flying to Mexico City be a success?
Albuquerque?
Amarillo?
Corpus Christi?
Toronto?
College Station?
Midland?
Tyler?
Fort Hood/Killeen?
Beaumont?
Tokyo?
Seoul?
Paris?
Germany?
Cozumel?
Calgary?
Raleigh/Durham?
Waco?
Abilene, TX?
San Angelo?
Oklahoma City?
Orange County, CA?

Austin1971 · #**1474** Posted **Oct 3, 2014, 5:09 PM**

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Digatisdi · #**1475** Posted **Oct 3, 2014, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoes

With the addition of Miami what other destinations both domestic and international do we need from Austin?

International: Seoul, Frankfrut, Toronto, Tokyo. Paris could also work in my opinion.
Domestic: St. Louis upgraded to year-round, Albuquerque.

As for routes that probably won't happen but I want: Buffalo NY, Madison WI, Reykjavík/Keflavíkurflugvöllur Iceland

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Can any additional destinations be supported and will succeed? What other air carriers do we need at Austin?

Absolutely. Korean Air, Lufthansa, ANA or JAL.

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Does Austin need more air carriers like Texas Star that flies smaller prop planes to smaller Texas cities? Would Southwest flying to Mexico City be a success?

Need? Perhaps. I think the big restriction is that a lot of areas just aren't covered by EAS which Texas Sky will be using to operate their routes. Personally I feel that an AUS-MEX route on Southwest would be more successful than the Aeromar flight. Honestly I think that any larger company such as AeroMéxico would have a bit more success. I feel like brand name recognition is a big player in the issues with Aeromar's route. If I'm not mistaken the only other US destination they serve is McAllen and I feel like the fact that they're relatively unknown is a big factor.

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Albuquerque? Amarillo? Corpus Christi? Toronto? College Station? Midland? Tyler? Fort Hood/Killeen? Beaumont?

I'll answer this quickly with my first impression.
Yes, maybe, maybe, yes, no, maybe, no, no, maybe

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Tokyo? Seoul? Paris? Germany? Cozumel? Calgary? Raleigh/Durham? Waco? Abilene, TX? San Angelo? Oklahoma City? Orange County, CA?

Absolutely, absolutely, yes, yes, maybe, yes, maybe, no, maybe, maybe, probably, I wouldn't be surprised.

Mikey711MN · #**1476** Posted **Oct 15, 2014, 10:27 PM**

According to this - http://airlineroute.net/2014/10/14/ba-w15update1/ - BA's LHR-AUS routing will see the 777 daily starting in October 2015.

That seems a little out there for planning purposes, but it does lend credence to the rumor of the aircraft swap.

ATXboom · #**1477** Posted **Oct 15, 2014, 11:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mikey711MN

According to this - http://airlineroute.net/2014/10/14/ba-w15update1/ - BA's LHR-AUS routing will see the 777 daily starting in October 2015.

That seems a little out there for planning purposes, but it does lend credence to the rumor of the aircraft swap.

I was told by BA the swap is happening as they return all of their 787s for some re configurations. The route will likely go back to 787 at some point. Btw I took the flight 2 weeks ago. On way out business class and premium were full. Coach about 2/3 full. On way back coach was 80% full, premium full and only a few in biz class.

Digatisdi · #**1478** Posted **Oct 15, 2014, 11:56 PM**

I've got flights on 190/191 booked for my winter vacation. Last year I had to go AUS > DFW > LHR > LCN which took well over 27 hours and now it's only AUS > LHR > ARN.

The East Terminal Infill construction has progressed nicely. Maybe I'll get out and take a low-quality photo after class tomorrow.

airwx · #**1479** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 12:51 AM**

Pictures of the progress on the CONRAC and the new flyover from that would be nice too!

sammyk · #**1480** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 2:23 AM**

Anyone know what the Cargolux 748F was doing in Austin today?