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Oakland to welcome three airlines in six moths; Southwest leading carrier; Las Vegas top destination

Oakland is a busy airport serving the highly populous and vibrant San Francisco Bay area. It welcomed nearly 7.5 million passengers in the first eight months of 2023, according to the airport’s own statistics. While that was down by about 16% versus the same period in 2019, it was up by only 3% versus 2022 because […]

October 23, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

New Routes of the Day – Americas (7 October 2023): Southwest’s new routes from Kansas City

Southwest introduced two international services from Kansas City, including to Montego Bay in Jamaica and San Jose del Cabo in Mexico. Both the 2,815-kilometre route to Montego Bay and the 2,285-kilometre flight to San Jose del Cabo were launched on Saturday 7 October and will be maintained weekly, with the 737 MAX 8 and the […]

October 11, 2023 | Latest Route News +

Tampa Airport to Pittsburgh and San Diego.

Tampa gains 25 new routes since May; Southwest remains leading carrier; Atlanta top destination

Tampa is Florida’s fourth-busiest airport and has welcomed multiple carriers in recent years. In 2021, Breeze, Avelo and Eurowings Discover (now called Discover Airlines) started; Discover replaced Lufthansa. Virgin Atlantic joined them in 2022, with Lynx Air and Porter starting in late 2023. Tampa gains 25 new routes since May 2023 The following routes are brand-new […]

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Reno has most passengers in 15 years; Southwest top carrier; Las Vegas the leading destination

The “Biggest Little City In The World”, Reno welcomed 2.18 million passengers in the first half of 2023 – its highest number in 15 years. It was particularly driven by the arrival of Spirit and Sun Country and good growth by incumbent Southwest. The Nevada city is located near popular attractions including Lake Tahoe and […]

October 2, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

American, Delta, Southwest and United Top 15 US states in 2023 Q3 revealed along with change v 2022

With Q3 almost done, Air Service One takes a look at the 15 biggest US states for each of the four largest US carriers; American, Delta, Southwest and United. We also compare this year’s Q3 capacity data with that of last year to reveal where each carrier is growing and where it has been cutting […]

September 29, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

Nashville welcomes almost 22m passengers in last year; many new carriers since 2021 including BA

Probably best known as ‘the home of country music’, Nashville in the state of Tennessee, is also home to one of America’s fastest-growing airports. According to Cirium data, between May 2022 and May 2023 Nashville International Airport’s seat capacity grew by almost 20%. Among the top 30 US airports only Chicago MDW registered a higher […]

August 17, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

Top 20 fastest-growing airlines in N America revealed; Southwest, Delta and United share 50% of growth

Departing seat capacity across all airports in North America (Canada, Mexico and the US) is expected to grow by just over 10% in the second quarter of this year. Some 900 airports in the region will see departing seat capacity rise from 315.2 million in April to June 2022 to 348.3 million during the same […]

March 23, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America

Southwest is now #1 US domestic airline; Denver is now its busiest airport; 21 airports added since 2019

This April-June, Southwest is the USA’s second-biggest airline – and number one if only domestic is considered. According to Cirium schedules information data, it has 57.8 million total seats available, relegating Delta, with 54.9 million, to third place. Southwest’s Q2 2023 total capacity has increased by 8.7% versus Q2 2019. It is because domestic seats […]

March 16, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

New Route of the Day 2 – Americas (11 March 2023): Southwest between San Diego and Eugene

Southwest introduced a new seasonal service between San Diego in California and Eugene in Oregon on Saturday 11 March. The 1,370-kilometre weekly service will be maintained until 2 September with 737-700 aircraft. Although Southwest is currently the only operator between the two airports, Allegiant will resume seasonal 2-weekly operations from 9 June until 13 August. […]

March 13, 2023 | Latest Route News +

New Route of the Day 1 – Americas (11 March 2023): Southwest between Denver and San Jose SJO

Southwest introduced flights between Denver and San Jose SJO, the capital of Costa Rica, on 11 March. The 3,880-kilometre route is maintained weekly, each Saturday, on a seasonal basis until 2 September. The LCC utilises its 175-seat 737 MAX 8 aircraft on the route. It competes against United’s 2-weekly rotation between the two airports. Flight […]

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New Route of the Day – Americas (9 March 2023): Southwest between Kansas City and Long Beach

Southwest on Thursday 9 March introduced daily flights between Kansas City and Long Beach in California. The 2,175-kilometre route is maintained with the 737-700 aircraft. The LCC has no competition between the two airports. The launch comes on the heels of Kansas City opening its brand-new airport terminal. A single facility, it replaces the airport’s […]

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Kansas City opens new terminal; almost 10m pax in 2022 on over 50 routes, but none to Europe

History was made on 28 February when Kansas City opened its brand-new airport terminal. The first departure was Southwest to Chicago MDW, which took off at 05:07. A single facility, it replaces the airport’s three ‘horseshoe’ terminals, which opened in 1972. The new terminal provides much more space and a higher quality modern experience, which […]

March 2, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story