Originally Posted by
PilotJ3
Not really, AA decided to pull eagle out because they can run the Caribbean operation out of MIA. No need for SJu presence, when Jets can land now in the small islands.
AA had over 50 turboprops based in SJU and ran 18 to 22 mainline flights a day from the US. It was a massive operation. The vast majority of those turbo prop flights have not been replaced. As a example they ran 6 ATR’s per day from SJU to EIS. They operate nothing at EIS now. Flights from the mainland are way down. The local rumor was AA’s gate contracts were up for renegotiation and they wanted the same rates the airport was charging JetBlue. They threatened to pull out if they did not get the rates and the airport said no way and you won’t pull out. They were gone in 6 months.