mattyt36 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 10 hours ago, asubrt said: Add another destination for DFW… looks like AA is starting Dallas-Brisbane this year 🫤 You beat me to it 🤣 I was waiting for the press release to abide by the "rules." (I'm afraid we actually may not be able to count it as "actual growth" until the first flight flies, however.) American Airlines to launch Brisbane-Dallas flights - Executive Traveller So that's the fifth long-haul route announced for DFW since COVID (excluding HND, which replaced an NRT flight). The last long-haul route announced for IAH was SYD in 2018 (excluding HND, which was a transfer from NRT). That is now a seasonal flight. Nonstop long haul destinations IAH/DFW Europe: 7 / 11 South America: 5 / 3 Asia: 3 / 4 (counting HND and NRT separately) Oceania: 2 / 4 Total: 17 / 22 Seems IAH is essentially being consigned to a Latin American hub. Admittedly, a lot of that has to do with AA's poor route network, but that doesn't stop the negative effects for IAH (think gravity model of economics). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 And make that 2 more long-haul routes as GIG is also being added. Bound for Brisbane: American Airlines to fly Down Under next winter - American Airlines Newsroom (aa.com) VER also added, I think in this case it is a resumption, which is a good time to highlight the fact that IAH isn't even number 1 to Mexico anymore and hasn't been since 2019: Seats to Mexico by calendar year IAH/DFW, in millions: 2010: 1.906 / 1.309 2015: 2.095 / 1.808 2019: 2.091 / 2.066 2023: 2.510 / 2.825 Destinations served CY 2023: IAH 22 / DFW 24 No unique destinations are served from HOU. You can't blame that on ORD, EWR, and IAD being more geographically convenient to Mexico. Granted, the majority of HOU's international service is to Mexico, albeit to beach destinations. For reference, HOU had 0.371MM seats to Mexico in CY 2023, which means IAH and HOU combined was only 2% higher than DFW alone. The air traffic statistics for Houston have been comparatively awful for quite some time, but considering since Houston can be so famously insular, it's understandably easy to have one's head in the sand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 14 hours ago, asubrt said: Add another destination for DFW… looks like AA is starting Dallas-Brisbane this year 🫤 As I said upthread, I wish we could get the love from United that DFW gets from American. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 20 hours ago, Houston19514 said: As I said upthread, I wish we could get the love from United that DFW gets from American. I'm so confused . . . that would require them using more than 3 gates at Terminal D 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Jet bridges are being installed on Terminal B South gates. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I found a couple more renderings and a little clarification on United's plans for Terminal B; thanks to Page (architects of the Central Process additions and rebuild). https://www.pagethink.com/publication/2024/airport-terminal-modernization-designing-united-airlines-terminal-b-houston There will be a 250,000 square foot addition to the central processor building (the addition is to the east of the existing central processor building, on what is currently a surface parking lot; work is supposed to start in this area next week, I believe.) The addition will contain a new ticketing hall on the ground level with 48 check-in counters, up from the current 12. TSA will be on the second level of the addition, with 14 security lanes (up from the current 4 in Terminal B). The original 275,000 square foot Terminal B central processor building will contain a "post-security central square, providing access to adjacent concourses" on the second level (where the ticketing hall is currently located), and a redesigned bag claim hall on the ground level. They say Terminal B will have the capacity to handle up to 90,000 passengers per day. There will be roadway access on all four sides central processor building, using "innovative, dynamic signage for curbside flexibility." That will be interesting to see. Southeast curbside view of the ticketing lobby (ground level of the addition). Security screening - Second level of the addition. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Recent aerial images of new D-West pier posted by HAS on George Bush Intercontinental Airport's Facebook page. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 The last of Bush Airport's original banjos are being demolished as I type. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) Still not the major addition we are hoping for, but UA is starting seasonal Saturday-only E-175 service to Traverse City, Michigan (TVC) from June 29 to August 17. This makes four new destinations from UA starting this year, joining SAF, TQO, and GEO (though only Tulum is year-round daily). Fingers crossed that once the International Terminal construction is complete in the next year we will see more destinations. https://www.traverseticker.com/news/cherry-capital-airport-adds-direct-service-to-houston/ Edited February 18 by asubrt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 New D West Pier, posted by Bush Airport on their Facebook page. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 International Traffic Report: DECEMBER 2023: Bush Intercontinental: 1,048,813 (up 12.9% from 2022) Hobby International: 76,903 (up 2.9% from 2022) Houston Total: 1,125,716 (up 12.2% from 2022) DFW: 1,034,614 (up 12.4% from 2022) San Antonio: 68,190 (up 25.9% from 2022) CY 2023: Bush Intercontinental: 11,589,918 (up 21.5% from 2022) Hobby International: 974,099 (up 6.6% from 2022) Houston Total: 12,564,017 (up 20.2% from 2022) DFW: 11,156,658 (up 14.0% from 2022) San Antonio: 621,321 (up 11.8% from 2022) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 The momentum continues! United is starting daily 737 flights to Medellin, Colombia on October 27, 2024. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240307-ua2h24intl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 It's pretty clear that in United's hub structure IAH won't be getting many trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific routes any time soon (maybe CDG or ZRH in the next five years, but not much imo). However, I think there is the opportunity to increase Central/South American flying in the relatively near future. Which of these destinations (or others) could we realistically see in the next few years? I know that the vast majority of these won't happen, but they are largely destinations that were previously served by CO/UA, or served from other US cities. Mexico: Chihuahua (CUU) Durango (DGO) Huatulco (HUX) Loreto (LTO) Toluca (TLC) Torreon (TRC) Tuxtla Gutierrez (TGZ) Zacatecas (ZCL) Central America: David Sur, Panama (DAV) Flores, Guatemala (FRS) La Ceiba, Honduras (LCE) South America: Cali, Colombia (CLO) Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) Cusco, Peru (CUZ) Guayaquil, Ecuador (GYE) Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD) Santa Cruz, Bolivia (VVI) Caribbean: Barbados (BGI) Curacao (CUR) Freeport, Bahamas (FPO) Grenada (GND) Kingston, Jamaica (KIN) St. Lucia (UVF) St. Maarten (SXM) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 2/15/2024 at 6:21 PM, Houston19514 said: The last of Bush Airport's original banjos are being demolished as I type. Those banjos worked really well when you were coming in on a Braniff 727... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted Thursday at 01:38 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:38 PM Out at IAH, retaining existing service at HOU. Southwest Airlines to end operations at Houston's IAH airport - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) will no longer service Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and three other airports as of Aug. 4." 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.33 Posted Thursday at 03:12 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:12 PM I wonder if Frontier will use the A3 gates now? I think Frontier has briefly moved to using some D gates as they have expanded quite a bit recently at IAH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted Thursday at 06:30 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:30 PM Big day for IAH news I guess, as KHOU had this article up today reporting that the combined processing area for Terminals D and E is expected to be open in the winter. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/bush-airport-international-terminal/285-e90cf4de-d81e-46c3-8a11-a2248ccff6f0 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted yesterday at 04:50 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:50 AM Yesterday, I booked a flight on Southwest out of IAH for October. Today they sent out an email saying they will reroute me and give me a $100 voucher. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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