April 20 - April 26, 2015
JWA March Passengers, Flights Up - OC Business Journal
John Wayne Airport reported boosts in passenger traffic and flights for March. It was the second-straight month of increases in both categories, and the rate of the gains in March exceeded February’s growth.
The airport handled 832,000 passengers last month compared with the same period last year, an increase of 7%. Passenger traffic increased 5.5% in February.
Commercial flights grew 2% to about 3,300 in March. That followed a gain of about 1% in February.
Airport spokesperson Jenny Wedge attributed the March increases to new activity by Dallas-based Southwest Airlines—which began flying to its home city from John Wayne in November. An increase in passenger totals for Seattle-based Alaska Airlines also contributed to the gain in March, she said.
International passenger counts were down 15% in March.
Southwest and Alaska are set to increase their numbers in that arena, as well.
Southwest plans to begin flights from JWA to Puerto Vallarta in June—it now flies to Cabo San Lucas and Mexico City from here.
Alaska plans to begin flying to Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos in October.
Ontario responds to court denying LA motion
In response to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gloria Connor Trask denying a motion by Los Angeles to dismiss Ontario's airport lawsuit, Alan D. Wapner, Ontario Mayor pro Tem and President of the Ontario International Airport Authority, issued this statement:
We are extremely pleased and not at all surprised by today's court decision denying a late attempt by Los Angeles to dismiss Ontario's claims for L.A.'s breach of its contractual and fiduciary duties. Ontario continues to vigorously prepare for trial on August 17, 2015 where we will seek damages and an injunction to regain control of Ontario International Airport.
April 6 - April 12, 2015
Passenger traffic at Bob Hope Airport ascends - Burbank Leader
The number of passengers traveling through Bob Hope Airport increased in February, compared to the same month in 2014, despite a drop in the number of seats available during the period.
"They're using aircraft more efficiently," said Dan Feger, the airport's executive director, referring to air carriers that have been flying fewer, but more-full flights in recent years.
Feger noted that the number of available seats in February was down 2.2% — roughly 9,000 seats — compared to the same month in 2014, while the number of passengers climbed 2.2%, up from 278,420 to 284,496 in a year-to-year comparison.
Airport officials have in recent months undertaken new efforts to increase passenger traffic at the airfield, including hiring a consultant to develop a rebranding campaign to raise awareness of the airport among travelers outside the Los Angeles region and another project to highlight the "Burbank advantage" to air carriers in a bid to increase service to the airfield.
Other airports in the region also reported a mixed bag in passenger tallies for February. The number of travelers at Los Angeles International Airport rose by 3.9%. There was also a 5.5% hike at John Wayne Airport in Orange County and a 0.6% increase at Ontario International Airport. Long Beach Airport saw a 12.5% decrease in February.
Long Beach Airport likely to see a decline - Signal Tribune
Long Beach Airport is projecting a dip in revenue this year as JetBlue Airways has recently scaled back the number of flights the airline will be offering this summer while Horizon Air, a regional carrier of Alaska Airlines, pulled out of the market in January, according to airport officials.
In a phone interview, Long Beach Airport Director Bryant Francis confirmed with the Signal Tribune that passenger traffic at the airport has already dropped so far this year, with enplaned passengers for January and February down 12 percent compared to the same time period last year.
Even though summer historically is the “busiest travel season” for airlines, JetBlue has decided to offer four fewer flights this year than last year, he said.
Passenger Traffic Inches Up at Burbank Airport - San Fernando Business Journal
Passenger traffic at Burbank Bob Hope Airport improved by a little over 2 percent in February.
The airport served 284,496 passengers, an increase of 2.2 percent from the 278,420 passengers served in February 2014.
Driving the increase was Southwest Airlines, which has cut flights at the airport, but is filling its remaining flights with higher passenger counts. It transported 216,869 passengers, up 3.4 percent, or more than 7,000 from a year earlier.
JetBlue Airways was up 4.4 percent to 6,499 passengers.
US Airways experienced the biggest drop, falling 11.3 percent to 12,020 passengers. Delta Airlines was off 10.4 percent to 4,309 passengers
Bob Hope Airport has struggled in the past few years as flight traffic and passenger counts dwindled amid the recession, and as carriers consolidated operations at larger airports to keep planes full. Passenger activity peaked in 2008 with 5.84 million people coming through the terminal.
March 30 - April 5, 2015
JWA handles more passengers but flights stay about level
Airline
passenger traffic at John Wayne
Airport increased in February 2015 as compared to February 2014.
In
February 2015, the Airport served 708,940 passengers, an increase of
5.5% when
compared to the February 2014 passenger traffic count of 671,858.
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