Eppley passengers numbers

Minneapolis Boy · Post by **Minneapolis Boy** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:46 am

This is good news. I'm still wondering about the possible non-stop service to LA that FlyOma mentioned a while back. At that time he indicated a possible fall timeframe.

flyOMA · Post by **flyOMA** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:38 am

Not going to happen...NWA's financial situation is not good. In fact, they are dropping all Las Vegas routes out of the new midwestern focus cities (Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Indy). The CEO stating that a FA strike would bankrupt the airline is an indicator that things are not going well up in the Twin Cities.

The good news is, mainline Delta is coming back to Omaha. An MD-88 has been added to the ATL-OMA route and there is a possibility that a Salt Lake flight will as well. Also, supposedly the seasonal Southwest Orlando flight may be coming back in November.

Traffic has slowed, but Eppley is very, very healthy right now.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:42 am

I was hoping you would chime in flyOMA. Bummer about NWA - but overall good news to hear about Eppley. I have plenty of Delta Skymiles to use.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:30 am

flyOMA wrote: The good news is, mainline Delta is coming back to Omaha. An MD-88 has been added to the ATL-OMA route and there is a possibility that a Salt Lake flight will as well. Also, supposedly the seasonal Southwest Orlando flight may be coming back in November.

This is truly good news!..

It's really a signal of good health at Eppley..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

flyOMA · Post by **flyOMA** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:49 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote:
flyOMA wrote: The good news is, mainline Delta is coming back to Omaha. An MD-88 has been added to the ATL-OMA route and there is a possibility that a Salt Lake flight will as well. Also, supposedly the seasonal Southwest Orlando flight may be coming back in November.
This is truly good news!..

It's really a signal of good health at Eppley..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Thats about all you can hope for right now. This is not a good time to be in the airline biz...The best we can hope for in the short-term is slow, steady growth with the incumbent carriers. Smithey has things rolling.

Minneapolis Boy · Post by **Minneapolis Boy** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:04 pm

Thanks for the update FlyOma. I suspected that the LA service from NW would not happen. I know that they are having labor/financial troubles. I wish it was otherwise. It is good to hear that Delta will be using larger aircraft in the Omaha-Atlanta-Salt Lake markets.

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:24 pm

Maybe NWA will look at a new city for their corporate headquarters as part if their bankruptcy restructuring?

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:08 pm

Why spend money you don't have to move.

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:46 pm

DTO Luv wrote:Why spend money you don't have to move.

It's not "spending money" it's "restructuring." [enter republican jab here]

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:47 am

Easy come easy go: United Express halting some S.A. flights

Nonstop flights to Tulsa, Okla., Oklahoma City and Kansas City ended earlier this summer, Prossen said. The nonstops to Albuquerque, N.M.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; New Orleans; and Omaha, Neb., will end Sept. 20.

Chicago-based United Airlines is maintaining service from San Antonio to its five hub cities — Chicago O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco, Washington Dulles and Los Angeles.

United emerged from bankruptcy court protection Feb. 1 after an industry-record 38-month bankruptcy.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:55 am

That's unfortunate..

Thanks for the update Coyote..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:48 pm

An interesting USA Today take on the story:
San Antonio is a 'hublet' no more

USA Today wrote:United Airlines is ending its experiment that would have turned San Antonio into a “hublet” -– or mini-hub...-– a United Express affiliates that flew 50-seat regional jets on those seven routes -– “cited a lack of passengers, a pilot shortage and high fuel costs as reasons for ending the flights,”

“The convenience of non-stop doesn't always work," says Barbara Prossen, assistant to the San Antonio aviation director. The Express-News says Prossen cited “frequent-flier programs used by competitors such as Southwest and American” as a reason United's service might have underperformed. It's a likely indication that San Antonio travelers were not willing to abandon their chance to earn miles or elite status on these airlines.

Accodring to jjjjhskr's numbers United was up 7% - at least in the month of July compared to 2005. So I wonder if this news reflects more on the San Antonio market as a 'hublet' candidate than it does for United or the market as a whole.

Bob from Omaha · Post by **Bob from Omaha** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:37 pm

I never did figure out the rationale for this idea. Connecting in San Antonio....to where? Lubbock?

If FlyOma reads this, what's up with LUV? Or is Omaha relagated to status with LUV similar to OKC and TUL?

jjjjhskr · Post by **jjjjhskr** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:33 am

August looks a little better - the rest of the year should be fine with AA, DL, and Mesa adding flights.

August
366,066 down 1.1%
year to date
2,838,138 down .4%
US Air down 38.5%
AA down 7.5%
Continental up 2%
Delta down 21.2%
Frontier up 15.3%
Midwest up 37.8%
Northwest down 5.9%
Southwest up .4%
United up 15.4%
Mesa up 29.7%

jjjjhskr · Post by **jjjjhskr** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:13 pm

October looked good - should be good for the rest of the year also.

October O6
369,218 passengers UP 3%!
Year to date 3,540,697 UP .5%

USAirways - down 15%
American - down .3%
Continental - UP 3.5%
Delta - down 8.5%
Frontier - UP 15.4%
Midwest - UP 13.8%
Northwest - UP 2.8%
Southwest - down 1.1%
United - UP 18%
Mesa - UP 24%

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:31 pm

Do they count a round trip as two "passengers?" If so, I did okay this year with 10 (5 trips).

jjjjhskr · Post by **jjjjhskr** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:19 pm

The numbers include "emplanements" and "deplanements". I think I'm at 6 trips to OMA with 1 more to go.

jjjjhskr · Post by **jjjjhskr** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:14 am

Nice numbers for November!

347,863 up 4.2% - best increase of the year
year to date 388,560 up .8%

Nov 06 to Nov 05
US Airways down 21%
American down 5.2%
Continental up 11.1%
Delta up .6%
Frontier up 11.7%
Midwest up 8.2%
Northwest up 14.2%
Southwest up 1.4%
United up 10.8%
Mesa up 110.7%

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:04 am

I think jjjjhskr meant the year to date Eppley passenger total through November 2006 is:

3,888,560..

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..Ciao..LiO....Peace

jjjjhskr · Post by **jjjjhskr** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:30 pm

Thanks for the correction! Should be a good month in December due to the high traffic for the NCAA vb tourney - flights were very full this past week during what is typically a slower time of year.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:16 pm

I'm sure it really means nothing as far as migration patterns are concerned (variation probably has more to do with plane transfers or something) ... but I get a warm fuzzy when I see those deplanements exceed the enplanements.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:38 pm

jjjjhskr wrote:Thanks for the correction! Should be a good month in December due to the high traffic for the NCAA vb tourney - flights were very full this past week during what is typically a slower time of year.

You're welcome jjjjhskr..And I agree completely..

2006 is setting up to be another record breaker at Eppley..

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..Ciao..LiO....Peace

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:29 pm

Assuming that nothing drastic changes in the airline industry (such as another 9-11), 2008 should be an amazing year number wise. Think about much traffic will pick up with the NCAA volleyball final four in addition to the olympic swim trials AND the first and second round men's basketball at the Qwest.

jjjjhskr · Post by **jjjjhskr** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:55 pm

Drum roll.......end of year numbers

The year would have ended on a much better note if it weren't for the storms at the end of the year (especially Denver)

December 06 December 05
Total 341,296 336,791 up 1.3% year to date up .9% 4,229,856 total

USAirways down 15.1% in December down 5.4% for the year
American down .1% in December up 3.4% for the year
Continental up 1.1% in December up 10.7% for the year
Delta up 12% in December down 12.4% for the year
Frontier down 21.2% in December up 9.5% for the year
Midwest up 14.1% in December up 15.7% for the year
Northwest up 3.6% in December down 5.6% for the year
Southwest down 2% in December down 5.6% for the year
United up 6.1% in December up 9.3% for the year
Mesa up 141.9% in December up 60.3% for the year

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:47 pm

Good news there! Still a new record. I'm going to be flying to Salt Lake 3 times this year so here's to 07 setting the record once again!

Minneapolis Boy · Post by **Minneapolis Boy** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:57 pm

After the August slowdown, it's nice that we posted a gain for the year. I'll be flying at least once this year.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:37 am

Eppley reaches new high

OMaha World Herald wrote:Eppley Airfield eked out another record in 2006, with more than 4.2 million passengers arriving on or boarding flights at the Omaha airport, just 0.9 percent more than in 2005. The nail-biter finish to 2006 followed an increase in 2005 of 8.6 percent over the previous year. Lincoln Municipal Airport saw 6 percent fewer passengers in 2006, compared with the year before, with nearly 380,000. Kansas City International Airport saw an 8 percent increase, to 10.5 million passengers in 2006, compared with the previous year.

Two things bode well for Eppley, Smithey said. "The economy in Omaha is still very good, with a low unemployment rate. The economy in the four-state area that we serve probably is very good compared to some parts of the country," he said. Eppley also has a variety of carriers, with competition in the market. "Nobody has dominant control of the market. We have carriers that have a large share - Southwest has 23.5 percent share - but no one carrier is controlling the market. Competition prevails," he said.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:36 pm

Kick |expletive|! Is there a site to find numbers for each airport?

jjjjhskr · Post by **jjjjhskr** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:03 am

This is the link to the FAA's stats - 2006 numbers for all airports won't be out for awhile.

http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ ... rgo_stats/

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:57 pm

Thanks for helping us keep up to date with the airport stats jjjjhskr..

Continue on with this attention to detail through 2007!..

..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Bellevue Kid · Post by **Bellevue Kid** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:46 am

I didn't know if we needed to start a need thread for the 2007 numbers so feel free to move this.

January 2007

Total: 308,119 up .2% from 307,511

Airlines

American: up 1.9% to 40,909

Continental: up .5% to 20,402

Delta: up 13.2% to 28,363

Frontier: down 32.5% to 10,622

Midwest: up 11.2% to 12,594

Northwest: up 1.7% to 44,546

Southwest: down 2.7% to 69,415

United: up 2.7% to 63,312

US Airways: down 5.5% to 16,636

Mesa (US Airways Express): up 141.0% to 1,400 (Offers flights to Kansas City, and Grand Island)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:59 am

Second verse same as the first. Might as well keep the posts for 2007 to continue here.
How many more years before Eppley tops 5M?

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:11 pm

Coyote wrote: How many more years before Eppley tops 5M?

There are mucho variables involved, but at the rate we're moving now, I'd say at least 10 years before we see Eppley top the 5 million passenger mark..I'd love to see it happen in 5, but I don't that's close to realistic..

What do you think flyOMA? When does Eppley hit that 5 million passenger number in your estimation??..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Bob from Omaha · Post by **Bob from Omaha** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:27 pm

Personally, I don't see it happening without a major increase in cities served and flight frequency. In addition, Eppley would have to have more larger jets as opposed to regionals.

Bottom line, the current flights are pretty full, so there are going to have to be more flights.

Bomaha · Post by **Bomaha** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:35 pm

umm hello 2008 will be a huge year for omaha and eppley so you never know but as for the average growth and 5 million mark i don't know maybe 5-10 years

Bellevue Kid · Post by **Bellevue Kid** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:37 am

February 2007

Total: 306,768 up 2.7%

Year to date: 614,967 up 1.4%

Airlines

American: 43,011 up 10.5%

Continental: 21,511 up 11.3%

Delta: 27,536 up 13.0%

Frontier: 13,294 down -13.8%

Midwest: 12,050 down -0.9%

Northwest: 41,467 down -3.6%

Southwest: 69,360 down -1.4%

United: 60,192 up 2.4%

US Airways: 16,400 up 3.1%

Mesa turboprop: 1,375 up 160.9%

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:13 am

Looks like a good start to another record year..

Thanks for the update Bellevue Kid..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

jjjjhskr · Post by **jjjjhskr** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:05 am

Traffic continues to be strong even with a lot of weather cancellations. Should look good with Xjet coming on line.

Total traffic - 372,248 up 1.9%
year to date - 987,215 up 1.6%

by airline -
Southwest 85,837 up 2.9%
United 71,980 up 2.0%
Northwest 50,187 down 9.2%
America 48,869 up 5.1%
Delta 338,868 up 15.6%
Continental 25,934 up 2.4%
US Airways 20,536 up 10.9%
Frontier 19,108 down 1.0%
Midwest 15,929 down 7.8%

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:37 am

I use to fly my daughter up from Florida using Midwest but over the last couple of years their times and flights to and from Ft Myers have not been convenient. I looked right now and most of the flights go through KC AND Milwaukee to get her here and when she goes back to Florida.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:53 pm

Looking solid thus far..

Thanks for the update jjjjhskr..