Paul Comment
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I want to add some data for the Flights we currently have at ORH (the fractions is passengers on the flights over how many seats for the month) JetBlue to FLL
ORH- FLL:
July 4548/5022 (91% full)
August 4188/4698 (89% full)
FLL-ORH:
July: 4619/5022 (92% full)
August: 4330/4860 (89% full)
ORH-MCO (Orlando):
July: 4353/4698 (93% full)
August: 4470/4698 (95% full)
MCO-ORH
July: 4357/4698 (93% full)
August: 4453/4860 (92% full)
These numbers go to show how much Florida is successful for the airport. American’s loads are averaging around 35-40% and Delta a little higher than that but it’s definitely not enough. While Charolette would be a great destination, I think that DCA would be better. American has tried already with 3 destinations: Charolette, Philadelphia, and JFK with none of them living to the potential. Charolette I remember I had a family member fly from New Orleans to ORH with American and Charolette to ORH was the final flight, he had to fly to 2 other airports before Charolette. DCA is the area they really need to go too. Let’s say you can’t make the MCO or FLL flight on JetBlue and have to use American, from DCA they have 6 flights to Orlando and 2 to Fort Lauderdale. Other destinations, they have 5 to Charleston SC, 4 to Tampa, 2 to LAX, 10 to Miami. Philly does compare to it and offers just as many but DCA would still be a better fit because Philadelphia wasn’t the most successful.
In regards to the southwest comment, while Baltimore is a great hub for them, I think Chicago would be a much better fit. Now if southwest were to fly to ORH they wouldn’t go to Chicago and not Baltimore but ORH really needs a flight to a hub in the middle of the country. All of the hubs are great for east coast travel but west coast it’s difficult. I have multiple friends who go out to Vegas and LA for sports tournaments and Worcester isn’t an option unless they make 2-3 stops. Delta to Detroit wouldn’t be bad but that wasn’t the most successful either. Southwest would be a much better fit to do the flight instead.
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Expect a good size media presence tomorrow at Worcester airport. Flight to Fort Myers starts tomorrow and there’s only 6 open seats on the flight down tomorrow. Flight to ORH looks to be 60-70% full. JetBlue is intentionally sending the Red Sox livery plane as the plane to do the first flight as well (it’s in JFK right now, flying empty to Fort Myers in the morning then doing the flight to ORH and back) so I expect at least Charter 193 and the Woosox officials to be at the airport for it.
Also meant to add this, the extended parking area is finished already and should be open by now. They had it blocked off till January 1st and not sure if it’s open or not yet but it looks ready. Probably about 75-100 additional spots now on the upper lot including a lot of extra spots for handicap people and much closer to the terminal which is very beneficial.
Here’s an article from 12/26 on stuff that’s been going on at the airport: https://theworcesterguardian.org/f/worcester-airport?utm_source=The016&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0rEY8DZuQU6r2QZo4RSQoEXnzjtn3SyNfrpV356IVc0CnrYJPYutxyv_U_aem_ASXoXocZSVrGcXU4vahdS8CR304OchNl2IW_iJUfmsqDHOsrqQBKpXYp7DsSzMW1lwY