2015 Oklahoma Commercial Aviation Discussion

[catch22]

I'm surprised it is only one flight and only a 737-800. You'd think OU fans would be traveling en-mass (at least more than a hundred) would be on the route. I would think it would need a 777 and likely a few flights for the day or two before and after the game. Do OKC people really not travel or is the existing scheduled flights really good enough to handle that crush load?

There is enough slack in the system during the holidays to handle leisure traffic. There's virtually zero business demand during the Christmas/New Years holiday weeks. these empty seats normally occupied by business travelers are being filled by leisure traffic. This add by AA allows them to capture the most willing to pay that much. If they added more they would have to charge less, most likely.

[s00nr1]

I'm surprised it is only one flight and only a 737-800. You'd think OU fans would be traveling en-mass (at least more than a hundred) would be on the route. I would think it would need a 777 and likely a few flights for the day or two before and after the game. Do OKC people really not travel or is the existing scheduled flights really good enough to handle that crush load?

Don't forget there are many more options (most cheaper) connecting through places like DFW, ATL, HOU, etc. This nonstop is simply about convenience.

[Snowman]

I'm surprised it is only one flight and only a 737-800. You'd think OU fans would be traveling en-mass (at least more than a hundred) would be on the route. I would think it would need a 777 and likely a few flights for the day or two before and after the game. Do OKC people really not travel or is the existing scheduled flights really good enough to handle that crush load?

I would expect some people would want to take the normal flights to make a week of it (lows mid 70's and highs mid 80's) verses basically flying down and right back, plus with the original price if you were going with one other person the price difference covers a decent chunk of a weeks hotel (at the original price possibly more than that).

[no1cub17]

Wow - on the OKC-MIA nonstop, only 1 F seat left on the outbound and just two F seats left on the return! Pretty impressive yields

[HOT ROD]

thanks for the insights, all!

[catch22]

Our friends up the turnpike are losing their Dulles flight on UA this year.

[damonsmuz]

Yikes. No TUL-IAD? I'm assuming it was on a CRJ-700?

Tulsa is an interesting market IMO. It's overserved with equipment that is far greater than the city needs thanks to AA's maintenance yard. 757's..737's.

[catch22]

I think it was an E145

[BG918]

Our friends up the turnpike are losing their Dulles flight on UA this year.

Hopefully that opens the door for TUL-BWI on Southwest. Or TUL-DCA.

[catch22]

Doubt Southwest would touch it if UA can't even profitably fill a 50 seater at insanely cheap fuel prices.

[ljbab728]

Looks like it's time for a 2016 thread for this subject.