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More flights out of CLT and MIA
#163493
06/16/2018 10:49 AM
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/16/2018 12:21 PM
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Increased seats TO 160? Did I read that wrong? The A-319 has around 120+ seats by itself Hmmmm, I wondered about that, too. ππ
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/16/2018 12:25 PM
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Round trip from CLT hovers around $1,000. We are looking forward to returning to SXM but we can't justify it at that price. For just a bit more we will take a cruise that stops at SXM for a day. Hopefully the price will come down as the island recuperates.
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/16/2018 12:42 PM
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Funny thing - I looked at a one way flight yesterday for Business Class, JFK to SXM n/s that I thought was a great price. Spoke to DH last night about it, trying to nail down plans for April dates, and this morning I went back on the AA website to book it and the price had doubled.
Our Fall Business Class tickets down, again purchased very early on, are about $110.00 each less than the current coach prices for the same flights.
And that, my friends, is why it sometimes pays to strike while the iron is hot regardless of how early on youβre looking to book. ππ
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/16/2018 01:39 PM
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AA changed the aircraft type on the MIA-SXM service effective June 7. They were operating A319s with 8 First Class/Business seats and 120 Coach seats, for 128 total seats. AA is now operating B738s on that service, with 16 First Class/Business seats and 144 Coach seats, for 160 total seats.
40 seats (31% increase) may not sound like much, but it's a very positive sign, and it's very real - those additional 40 seats are flying today.
Minister DeWeever may be slightly off on the future flights. AA's present schedule shows only two SXM-MIA nonstops per day effective 12/19, not three. AA's present schedule also shows both PHL-SXM and JFK-SXM service starting on 12/19, for a total of five AA nonstops per day from four cities.
Initially the second MIA, the CLT, and the PHL services are scheduled to operate using A319s (8F, 120Y), and the JFK service looks like it is scheduled to operate using a B752 (16F, 160Y).
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/17/2018 06:46 AM
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Prior to June 7 - 128 seats Effective June 7 - 160 seats Effective Nov 4 - 288 seats Effective Dec 19 - 720 seats Now THAT would have been more appropriate for the article
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/17/2018 07:33 AM
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Prior to June 7 - 128 seats Effective June 7 - 160 seats Effective Nov 4 - 288 seats Effective Dec 19 - 720 seats Now THAT would have been more appropriate for the article Agreed. And a great Marketing person would have written the press release that way, which would have led to the newspaper article being written that way. Marketing is underappreciated by those who donβt understand the importance of it.
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/17/2018 02:01 PM
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..and re: PVD fares. Maybe an explanation for why they are so low to SXM through Charlotte. Look at this posting for just PVD-CLT fares for specific summer/early fall dates. I think AA is pushing the PVD thing over BOS....VERY restricted dates though American Airlines have round trip airfares travelling to and from Providence RI (PVD) and Charlotte NC (CLT) for $65, nonstop. This is a basic economy fare which means it is a restricted fare.
Travel Availability: Departs PVD: June 16, 18, 20, 23; July 4; Aug 22, 29; Sept 5, 12, 15, 19, 26; Departs CLT: June 16, 18, 20, 22-23, 27; July 4; Sept 8, 10, 15, 22, 29; Oct 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov 7, 14
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/18/2018 07:29 AM
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Well, truth be told on the return I would rather have my layover extended than shortened. Too much vacation relax has disappeared by customs etc. and rushing to the connecting flight. I checked my January flights and they are intact....and it's been almost a week!  ..and that 720 seat increase is just a potential increase assuming all flights are full....if not they will combine a return flight with another but, with that said. April IS a bit in the future to determine what the sales will be over the next 10 months
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/18/2018 08:30 PM
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Just noticed that the only non-stop flight on AA from JFK in late Dec.-Jan. is on Saturday. Strange? That's a recent change. AA really isn't all that interested in flying to the islands out of JFK.
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
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06/19/2018 01:35 PM
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I don't think that the detail will cut-and-paste well, but here you go...
Prior to June 7 - 128 seats Effective June 7 - 160 seats Effective Nov 4 - 288 seats Effective Dec 19 - 720 seats
There's a temporary big bump on the Saturdays around Christmas, with an additional MIA flights and two additional CLT flights.
Prior to June 7 First Coach Total MIA-SXM A319 8 120 120 128 Total AA Seats Eff. June 7 MIA-SXM B738 16 144 160 160 Total AA Seats Eff. Nov 4 MIA-SXM B738 16 144 160 CLT-SXM A319 8 120 128 288 Total AA Seats Eff. Dec 19 MIA-SXM B738 16 144 160 MIA-SXM A319 8 120 128 CLT-SXM A319 8 120 128 PHL-SXMA319 8 120 128 JFK-SXM B752 16 160 176 720 Total AA Seats
What is a B752 You posted that aircraft earlier on another post.
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Re: More flights out of CLT and MIA
[Re: CaribJoe]
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06/19/2018 05:48 PM
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Just noticed that the only non-stop flight on AA from JFK in late Dec.-Jan. is on Saturday. Strange? Interesting...i only see that one flight from JFK
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