The pandemic has thrown out the playbook in terms of typical downturn recovery, analysts say, but one common factor giving some airlines an edge is partnership.
The former United Airlines affiliate plans to operate routes between cities whose air service has been reduced by airline consolidation and the impact of the pandemic.
Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways resuming Lagos; Wizz Air’s first Italian domestic routes; and American Airline adding Daytona Beach flights.
Since United’s E175 program launched in June 2014, Mesa has added 48 E-Jets to its United Express hub in Houston, with every aircraft in service on time or ahead of schedule. The delivery of these 12 additional E175s is scheduled to begin in May 2017 and will be configured in a 76-seat dual-class arrangement with 12 First-Class, 16 Premium Economy and 48 Economy seats.
The announcement late last month by American Airlines that it is to significantly grow capacity into Evansville Regional Airport in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, highlights the successful (and essential) role that connectivity plays in supporting smaller airports across the United States of America and the world.
The new routes from across the American Airlines and US Airways hubs, includes service to five destinations in the Midwest, including Bismarck, North Dakota, a new destination for the combined carrier.
