FLL 250 flights by 2027
02-15-2023 | 04:29 PM
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I think JB's future in MCO is secure, but will likely be JB+NK, reshuffle the network in MCO to better suit the combined size, and call it good for a while.
I can't see much of an argument to move MCO to the front burner beyond that. Someday grow more? Probably. But the competitive airline game is largely about maximizing scale in your focus cities, especially in/to high value markets, and gobbling up resources that are scarce or will be scare in the future. I don't see MCO as being highly gate constrained, and it certainly isn't high value/high fare. And it's highly fractured, again not necessitating an immediate move to secure market share.
Just my opinion.
I can't see much of an argument to move MCO to the front burner beyond that. Someday grow more? Probably. But the competitive airline game is largely about maximizing scale in your focus cities, especially in/to high value markets, and gobbling up resources that are scarce or will be scare in the future. I don't see MCO as being highly gate constrained, and it certainly isn't high value/high fare. And it's highly fractured, again not necessitating an immediate move to secure market share.
Just my opinion.
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02-15-2023 | 06:46 PM
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Exactly this. Orlando is mostly one giant trailer park outside of mickey world and a few other areas. FLL/MIA caters to a much more diverse crowd, from budget minded to all out ballers.
02-15-2023 | 06:49 PM
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02-16-2023 | 12:31 AM
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Nah, FLL will definitely have an SQ cadre. Think rsv coverage for broken pairings like a diversion in the summer time due to FL thunderstorms, or if someone calls out sick getting to FLL. If a pairing like that should become broken in FLL, it could be a multi-day recovery. They would need to fly someone else down from BOS/JFK then put them on rest first before operating FLL LHR. They will want to protect SQ flying a little better than that.
02-16-2023 | 03:59 AM
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Nah, FLL will definitely have an SQ cadre. Think rsv coverage for broken pairings like a diversion in the summer time due to FL thunderstorms, or if someone calls out sick getting to FLL. If a pairing like that should become broken in FLL, it could be a multi-day recovery. They would need to fly someone else down from BOS/JFK then put them on rest first before operating FLL LHR. They will want to protect SQ flying a little better than that.
02-16-2023 | 04:42 AM
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Maybe never, or maybe after there is an SQ FLL. They could build a trip something along the lines of your example from both bases. Or maybe never.
02-16-2023 | 04:43 AM
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02-16-2023 | 04:46 AM
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I could see this happening. Having FLL SQ but still build a line like Flyby mentioned. If the pairings break then FLL covers it and vice versa when a FLL SQ pairing (FLL JFK LHR FLL)breaks in BOS/JFK.
02-16-2023 | 04:55 AM
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The JFK SQ pairing could go JFK-LHR-FLL-JFK with the similar risk on the last day being covered by a regular FLL 320 RSV.
All the above SQ pairings only operate domestic legs on the last day. Keeping the breakage risk on the domestic leg and the last day of pairing is a win-win. End result JFK and FLL SQ pilots now have 20hr 4day trips 🥳😭
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