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Originally Posted by ATX2030
Finally some good news.....
Delta keeping Austin and RDU as their only focus cities in network.
https://twitter.com/ByERussell/statu...152278531?s=20
Also they are spooling things back up at AUS. Yesterday 3/2 they had 23 flights.
ATL 6x A321
JFK 2x BCS1
DTW 1x BCS3, 1x BCS1, 1x E75S
MSP 2x BCS1, 1x E170
SLC 1x A320, 1X BCS3, 1x BCS1
LAX 1x B738, 2x A319
BOS 1x BCS1
SEA 1x BCS1
RDU 1x E75S
This should bode well for the chances of KLM launching AMS service in the future.
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Yes. This should bode well for (and speak to the confidence of) AUS. Considering most airlines are moving toward a more hub-and-spoke system to get them through the recovery - having Delta maintain AUS' label of Focus City is big news. It also seems to confirm the rumors of their AUS pre-COVID plans for AUS. And those plans may still be in place - just with a slightly altered timeline.
I'm still seeing "sometime in 2023" for a possible industry-wide recovery. When I speak of "recovery," I'm speaking about a return to pre-COVID numbers on a consistent basis. Certain areas of the world will recover quicker than others.
Interesting note, JAL is restarting their NRT-SAN route this week. There is hope that we'll see more non-hub international routes reestablished sooner rather than later.
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AUSTIN (City): 979,882 +1.87% - '20-'23 | AUSTIN MSA (5 counties): 2,473,275 +8.32% - '20-'23
SAN ANTONIO (City): 1,495,295 +4.23% - '20-'23 | SAN ANTONIO MSA (8 counties): 2,703,999 +5.70% - '20-'23
AUS-SAT REGION (MSAs/13 counties): 5,177,274 +6.94% - '20-'23 | *SRC: US Census*
Last edited by GoldenBoot; Mar 4, 2021 at 9:54 PM.
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