San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is the sixth-busiest airport in Texas. It welcomed 10.7 million passengers in 2025, which was the second-best year on record. Traffic fell marginally year-over-year, which was partly influenced by Allegiant, Condor and JetBlue pulling out in 2024. However, passenger volume was 3% higher than before the pandemic in 2019. SAT […]
May 21, 2026 | Airports, North America, Top Story
Breeze introduced flights between Memphis and San Antonio on Friday 8 May. The 1,005-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, with the 137-seat A220-300 aircraft. The carrier is the sole operator between the two cities. Flight MX1068 departs Memphis at 08:25 local time, arriving in San Antonio at 10:30. The return service, […]
May 19, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Air Canada introduced a new seasonal transborder service between Toronto YYZ and San Antonio on the first day of May. The 2,295-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, departing Toronto on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the A220-300 aircraft. The Star Alliance member is the sole operator between the two cities. Flight AC1019 departs Toronto YYZ […]
May 11, 2026 | Latest Route News +
In the first half of 2025, Volaris transported almost 15 million passengers. Three in four passengers flew domestically. The ULCC filled 84% of its available seats, which was dragged down by the international arena (78%) rather than the domestic (88%). The US’s immigration policy contributed to the low international LF. Its first-half traffic rose by […]
August 4, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Spirit Airlines inaugurated flights between San Juan and San Antonio on Wednesday 5 March, marking the latter’s first service to the Caribbean. The 3,510-kilometre route will be maintained 4-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with the 182-seat A320neo aircraft. Flight NK729 departs San Juan at 13:05 local time, arriving in San Antonio at 16:25 […]
March 11, 2025 | Latest Route News +
San Antonio welcomed 1,032,610 passengers in July 2024, its highest traffic figure to date. It was its second month with more than a million passengers, the last being 12 months earlier. On an annual basis, the Texas airport welcomed 10.7 million passengers in 2023. While that was its best year thus far, it expects to […]
August 28, 2024 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Condor is famous for its striking and highly controversial stripey livery. According to Planespotters.net, the leisure carrier’s fleet consists of 49 aircraft: 12 A320s, 13 A321s, 13 A330-900s, nine 757-300s and two 767-300ERs. Its A330neos were all delivered between December 2022 and January 2024. The last of its 767s will be retired in March ahead […]
March 4, 2024 | Airlines, Europe, North America, Top Story
Spirit commenced seasonal flights between Tampa and San Antonio on Thursday 11 January. The 1,565-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, with the A320 aircraft. The ULCC will compete directly against Southwest Airlines on the route. Flights will run until 5 April. What they said Jesus Saenz, Director of Airports […]
January 15, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Spirit is continuing to grow its presence in San Antonio in Texas with the introduction of daily flights to Baltimore/Washington and Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday 8 March. Services on both routes are being maintained with the 182-seat A320. The ULCC faces competition from Southwest which offers a daily alternative from Baltimore/Washington and a weekly service […]
March 9, 2023 | Latest Route News +
San Antonio in Texas is the latest US airport to welcome the bright yellow aircraft of Spirit (IATA code NK). Technically, Spirit has served San Antonio before, way back between April 2008 and March 2009 when it offered a single route to Fort Lauderdale. On Thursday 17 November the ULCC launched its first new routes […]
November 22, 2022 | Latest Route News +
San Antonio is the second biggest city in Texas with a population of over 1.4 million people, making it also the seventh most populous city in the whole of the US after New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix and Philadelphia. Despite this, the airport serving San Antonio was only the sixth biggest in Texas […]
February 9, 2022 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
JetBlue Airways launched its first ever flights to San Antonio in Texas on Sunday 31 October when it began daily service from New York JFK and 4-weekly service from Boston. The 2,550-kilometre link from JFK will be flown using the airline’s A320 fleet while the 2,840-kilometre service from Boston will be operated by the airline’s […]
November 2, 2021 | Latest Route News +