Re: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 3:17 pm
Hardly a 1 for 1 replacement though. tired of being serviced by budget airlines. Even though jet blue probably is classified as budget it's definitely was better than Spirit.
Jet Blue for Spirit is a down grade in quality. Total seats will increase. On time and operational performance will probably IMPROVE with this change.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:29 pmHardly a 1 for 1 replacement though. tired of being serviced by budget airlines. Even though jet blue probably is classified as budget it's definitely was better than Spirit.
Mayor meeting with the President of UA again this week. Mayor or City Manager meet with UA senior execs and staff every few months, at least publicly more than any other airline.langosta wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:20 pm From Justin Meyer
A few nice additions for Kansas City (MCI) in this week's airline schedule load:
AUG 2024:
AA - DCA -1 to 2/day, ORD +1 to 6/day, DFW +1 to 7/day, PHL +1 to 4/day
SEP 2024:
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
OCT 2024:
AA - ORD +2 to 6/day, PHL +1 to 3/day
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
Nope?¿ both lounge spaces are claimed
I feel like MCI needs more flights to places other than hubs. Making everybody fly through Chicago is not ideal. Having that many flights a day to hubs and increasing those flights doesn't really help KC that much. The DCA addition is nice though.langosta wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:20 pm From Justin Meyer
A few nice additions for Kansas City (MCI) in this week's airline schedule load:
AUG 2024:
AA - DCA -1 to 2/day, ORD +1 to 6/day, DFW +1 to 7/day, PHL +1 to 4/day
SEP 2024:
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
OCT 2024:
AA - ORD +2 to 6/day, PHL +1 to 3/day
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
Any particular destinations come to mind? For a city the size of KC, the N/S coverage is pretty good - all things considered.GRID wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 1:17 pmI feel like MCI needs more flights to places other than hubs. Making everybody fly through Chicago is not ideal. Having that many flights a day to hubs and increasing those flights doesn't really help KC that much. The DCA addition is nice though.langosta wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:20 pm From Justin Meyer
A few nice additions for Kansas City (MCI) in this week's airline schedule load:
AUG 2024:
AA - DCA -1 to 2/day, ORD +1 to 6/day, DFW +1 to 7/day, PHL +1 to 4/day
SEP 2024:
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
OCT 2024:
AA - ORD +2 to 6/day, PHL +1 to 3/day
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
Still missing places like Sacramento, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc. plenty of gap filling that could be occurring for surehartliss wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 3:56 pmAny particular destinations come to mind? For a city the size of KC, the N/S coverage is pretty good - all things considered.GRID wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 1:17 pmI feel like MCI needs more flights to places other than hubs. Making everybody fly through Chicago is not ideal. Having that many flights a day to hubs and increasing those flights doesn't really help KC that much. The DCA addition is nice though.langosta wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:20 pm From Justin Meyer
A few nice additions for Kansas City (MCI) in this week's airline schedule load:
AUG 2024:
AA - DCA -1 to 2/day, ORD +1 to 6/day, DFW +1 to 7/day, PHL +1 to 4/day
SEP 2024:
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
OCT 2024:
AA - ORD +2 to 6/day, PHL +1 to 3/day
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
I'm not sure, maybe KC is okay. It was just always frustrating to me when I lived there. I mean it seems like most flights go to ORD, DEN and DFW. I'm not sure how much that has changed.hartliss wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 3:56 pmAny particular destinations come to mind? For a city the size of KC, the N/S coverage is pretty good - all things considered.GRID wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 1:17 pmI feel like MCI needs more flights to places other than hubs. Making everybody fly through Chicago is not ideal. Having that many flights a day to hubs and increasing those flights doesn't really help KC that much. The DCA addition is nice though.langosta wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:20 pm From Justin Meyer
A few nice additions for Kansas City (MCI) in this week's airline schedule load:
AUG 2024:
AA - DCA -1 to 2/day, ORD +1 to 6/day, DFW +1 to 7/day, PHL +1 to 4/day
SEP 2024:
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
OCT 2024:
AA - ORD +2 to 6/day, PHL +1 to 3/day
UA - ORD +1 to 6/day
And Delta has MSP also which is the closest hub to KC and a super easy flight and a very convenient airport. I think that is the issue with MCI not being able to be a hub like Salt Lake. SLC doesn't really have a large cluster of cities close by so it has no completion at all
STL is building a 60-gate, $3 billion new terminal that will kick off in the next 1-2 years. Hard to compete.
Makes complete sense - for the most part you do have to go through one of the big hubs (especially if you aren't flying Southwest)GRID wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 4:57 pmI'm not sure, maybe KC is okay. It was just always frustrating to me when I lived there. I mean it seems like most flights go to ORD, DEN and DFW. I'm not sure how much that has changed.
I'm not sure if KC serves places like Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Birmingham, Buffalo, Norfolk, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Tulsa, OKC, Little Rock, Memphis, Padre Island, more service from legacy airlines to cities like Boston, Charlotte etc.
KC is not bad though for me since I have two local airports with nonstops there (three if you count Dulles, but I only use Dulles for international flights since it's a 90 min drive minimum.)
For KC being in the middle of the country, serving a pretty big metro and region and now having a nice terminal. I don't see why MCI can't have twice (or at least 50% more) traffic it has now plus at least one transatlantic in 10-15 years.
Memphis was a Northwest/Delta hub but now has a diminished role in air traffic. Tulsa/Okc/Oma/Des Moines will only survive with significant connecting traffic. These are some of the emptiest Southwest flights out of STLbrooksidebadgers wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 3:31 pm KC flew to Memphis on Northwest nonstop...Tulsa/OKC should have directs IMO