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01-27-2010, 04:48 PM
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CVG Resurgence ???
I thought this article from Boyd was very interesting and timely considering Delta has been "right sizing" CVG for quite some time now. Perhaps CVG isn't down for the count just yet.
The airline industry has clocked in for the year 2009 with mixed, but not disastrous results. When we compare just the 3Q 2009 data, the overall conclusion is that US carriers did pretty well considering declining demand and fare yields down double-digits compared to the same period in 2008.
The Airports:USA Airport Traffic Review is now available, and reveals some interesting information:
Nationwide, traffic dropped by 2.4%, and in light of strong load factors, the US airline industry did well in matching the recession-driven decline. But part of that was achieved by fare activity, as the average paid on a one-way basis dropped from $203.16 to $176.22, including federal fees and taxes. Out of the 150 airports covered in the Report, 145 saw fare declines.
The most interesting factoid for the 3Q 2009 is the airport that had the strongest increase in local O&D. It was Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International. While the Delta hub shrank, and total enplanements declined, the mix of local and flow passengers shifted markedly, with a 27% increase in local O&D and an almost 35% reduction in average fares.
A lot of people will look at this statistic and say "duh, if you reduce the price of a ticket by 35%, people will fly". But they forget that CVG has historically been the most expensive airport to fly out of for years ever since Delta made it a hub back in 1984.
The airline industry has clocked in for the year 2009 with mixed, but not disastrous results. When we compare just the 3Q 2009 data, the overall conclusion is that US carriers did pretty well considering declining demand and fare yields down double-digits compared to the same period in 2008.
The Airports:USA Airport Traffic Review is now available, and reveals some interesting information:
Nationwide, traffic dropped by 2.4%, and in light of strong load factors, the US airline industry did well in matching the recession-driven decline. But part of that was achieved by fare activity, as the average paid on a one-way basis dropped from $203.16 to $176.22, including federal fees and taxes. Out of the 150 airports covered in the Report, 145 saw fare declines.
The most interesting factoid for the 3Q 2009 is the airport that had the strongest increase in local O&D. It was Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International. While the Delta hub shrank, and total enplanements declined, the mix of local and flow passengers shifted markedly, with a 27% increase in local O&D and an almost 35% reduction in average fares.
A lot of people will look at this statistic and say "duh, if you reduce the price of a ticket by 35%, people will fly". But they forget that CVG has historically been the most expensive airport to fly out of for years ever since Delta made it a hub back in 1984.
01-27-2010, 04:50 PM
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Take the discourse any direction you like. But my hope is that you never say anything like: "you guys are radioactive, management is listening and you guys are about to learn a painful lesson, etc." It sounded like you were running to be a member of the secret police for some tin-horn dictator.
Carl
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01-27-2010, 04:51 PM
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I've been thinking over the last couple of days about the poor schmuck, if there is one, tasked by management to monitor the Delta thread on APC. Poor guy. He probably aspires to much more in life than weeding through the Hunter Thompson-like musings and frat boy humor that he sees here.
edited out: I think we should come up with a nickname for said APC monitor guy. I have a feeling that either 80 or FTB has a few tricks up their sleeves.
Raise a toast. Here's to you DAL APC board monitor guy!
edited out: I think we should come up with a nickname for said APC monitor guy. I have a feeling that either 80 or FTB has a few tricks up their sleeves.
Raise a toast. Here's to you DAL APC board monitor guy!
You've really gotta have sold your soul to get on the 4th floor to do that! I'll just continue to sit here on my couch and make fart and boob jokes on here for them to filter through, thank you very much.
APC board monitor guy/gal... my goal from here on out is to make your life even more h**l than it was before by posting even more random crap.
01-27-2010, 05:34 PM
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Well lets post some random stuff then.....
How about this for random....
Fairly random for me
How about this for random....
Fairly random for me
01-27-2010, 05:36 PM
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Found a nice closeup of the iPad that was released today:
01-27-2010, 05:38 PM
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OOH I want! :P
01-27-2010, 05:39 PM
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01-27-2010, 05:40 PM
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Knock-Knock...
01-27-2010, 05:47 PM
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