US Airways Announces Seasonal Schedule Changes With Additional Flights in Key Cities

[MarkMyWords]

Because of the reduction in FLL Caribbean flying, the early morning FLL-EYW flight will operate MCO-EYW. In essence they reduced the number of FLL-EYW flights to 2 and moved the thrid flight to MCO instead.

 

[az_wild727]

PHL-ORD will get A321s as well. Perhaps those come from the seasonal pulldown from four to three daily PHL/CLT-SFO/LAX?

What day do you see that?

 

[tadjr]

They are dropping one of the TPA-PHL flights to go to 5 from 6. Not sure where the plane is being used, but that gives it about 2 1/2 hours at night (PHL-TPA) overnight and 2 1/2 hours back in the am (it was a 630-9am flight) to get back to PHL or wherever else they are sending it.

The original press release a month or so ago said East was adding TPA-LAS, but instead we are getting a 2nd TPA-LAS flight on West metal. Not sure why the change, but the second flight to LAS will be welcome. Maybe a 3rd to PHX is in the works as well since the two we have are always full.

 

[FCYTravis]

What day do you see that?

September 6. Service is increased to 7x daily - 2x A321, 2x A319, 1x 734, 1x 733, 1x E70.

I think some of it is to compensate for the cancellation of US-metal DCA-ORD service. Might as well take advantage of the codeshare on a route where UA has very high frequency with big jets.

 

[FCYTravis]

I also wonder if this has anything to do with potentially getting rid of the asinine "Mainline Express" BS which incentivized chopping mainline aircraft down to RJs and limiting mainline flights.

 

[FutureUScapt]

What will change in the CLT-DFW route? Any other changes at DFW?

One of the CR9s will be upgraded to a 733. That will give CLT 4 733s and only 1 CR9 to DFW. Other than that, DFW gets a sixth flight to LAS.

Some of the reductions in the Sept schedule that I've noticed are PHX-CLE/RDU/IAD are all down to 1 daily round trip and several flights out of LAS, such as AUS, ABQ, SAT appear to operate on a less than daily basis

 

[ringmaruf]

September 6. Service is increased to 7x daily - 2x A321, 2x A319, 1x 734, 1x 733, 1x E70.

I think some of it is to compensate for the cancellation of US-metal DCA-ORD service. Might as well take advantage of the codeshare on a route where UA has very high frequency with big jets.

I remember, back in the day, US would only schedule B737s into ORD, and it made many stations all-Boeing or all-Airbus, but someplace like ORD especially since it was a line maintenance station, and they could accomplish things more efficiently that way, and they'd also save and lower costs by only having to keep one set of spare parts or equipment or whatnot at the station.

But now, all the stations that used to be all-Boeing or all-Airbus seem to be getting a mix and match. Yep, the Tempe way is always the right one, no matter what.

 

[FCYTravis]

But now, all the stations that used to be all-Boeing or all-Airbus seem to be getting a mix and match. Yep, the Tempe way is always the right one, no matter what.

You forgot that ORD hasn't been all-Boeing since the merger, because US West serves it with multiple daily A32x aircraft from PHX and LAS. The station is going to be mixed and matched into the foreseeable future (as long as Airbus aircraft are the backbone of the US West long-haul fleet) so this is simply the new merged reality, not some sinister plot on the part of the Sandcastle to destroy everything that was good and just in the world.

 

[az_wild727]

You forgot that ORD hasn't been all-Boeing since the merger, because US West serves it with multiple daily A32x aircraft from PHX and LAS. The station is going to be mixed and matched into the foreseeable future (as long as Airbus aircraft are the backbone of the US West long-haul fleet) so this is simply the new merged reality, not some sinister plot on the part of the Sandcastle to destroy everything that was good and just in the world.

Still I belive the A320's on HP and US are diff. Same goes for 319's!

 

[FCYTravis]

Yes, they have differences, but there's still going to be Airbuses at ORD, hence there's no way to keep it an "all-Boeing station" anymore.

 

[FA Mikey]

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Two airlines shuffle routes
US Airways continues to cut back flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, while Spirit Airlines keeps adding more. from the Miami Hearld 06/13


US Airways, which briefly created an international mini-hub at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, will further cut back flights there this fall, particularly to Caribbean destinations.

The airline's pullbacks, a continuation of moves that began last spring, will put an end to the mini-hub. The cuts have accelerated as US Airways restructured and came out of bankruptcy protection, merging with America West.

Meanwhile, Spirit Airlines said Monday it will expand its winter schedule from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, adding more flights to some of the same locations.

After Sept. 5, US Airways will no longer fly from Fort Lauderdale to Kingston, Jamaica; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; or New York's LaGuardia,;and flights to Cancún will be reduced to once a week, said US Airways spokesman Morgan Durrant.

There will also be one less flight daily to Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, Key West and Phoenix, he said. Charlotte will go to six flights, Philadelphia to five, Key West to two and Phoenix to one.

''It's one of the realities of operating at $70 a barrel oil,'' Durrant said. ``When routes are unprofitable, we have to redeploy and create the most benefit for the most passengers.''

As a result, the airline is adding flights from other cities, including a second daily flight between Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale, beginning Aug. 31.

In February 2005, US Airways launched service from Fort Lauderdale to seven Latin and Caribbean destinations, including Guatemala City; Panama City, Panama; San Salvador; and San Jose, Costa Rica. Last spring and fall it canceled many of the flights. Although it had added service to Montego Bay, Jamaica, it has since pulled out.