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#975 ·
There was no big announcement regarding any new routes. Just some tourism partnership between Miami, New York, and AA to encourage travel between MIA and NY this winter with some low fares on AA. As if New Yorkers were not going to come to MIA this winter anyway. Much ado about nothing. The big announcement was yesterday but it was for Los Angeles and not MIA although MIA is getting an additional 2 flights per day to LAX. However, people are still speculating that there are additional new route announcements coming from AA in regard to MIA and JFK.
 
#977 ·
Internally AA announced to Eagle pilots in the same announcement that LAX will become a CRJ-700 base that it is currently evaluating an ERJ base for Miami and an announcement is expected early next year.

Currently all of Eagle's regional jet flights to Miami are rotated largely via Chicago, so for example a Chicago-based pilot will operate a Chicago-Knoxville-Miami flight, overnight in Miami, and return home the next day. This will change in 2011 as pilots will now be based out of Miami, allowing for increased and more efficient use of regional jets and expanded regional service.

Also, reduction in Eagle's San Juan operations will move some more ATR planes over to be based in Miami.

Also, KLM spokesperson confirmed today to a Dutch newspaper that Miami will resume in April, but schedules TBA.
 
#978 · (Edited)
Some new route announcements:

NEW FLIGHTS: Two new routes are to commence at Miami International Airport. Beginning Dec. 10, Pan Am World Airways Dominicana is to provide daily roundtrip service to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. On June 24, Dutch airline Arkefly is also to begin roundtrip service Mondays and Fridays from Miami to Amsterdam.

http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/101028/fyi.shtml

I read today that KLM will start MIA service April 1, 2010 with MD11 4 days per week (Mo., We., Fr. & Su). A lot of new European service announced recently. AB increased flying to TXL & DUS, DL to LHR daily, AA 2nd daily to MAD, and IB to BCN 3x week. MAH4546, anything else we should expect? Maybe MAN, MXP, or additional LHR service from AA/BA?

http://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/incoming/article6536654.ece/KLM-weer-naar-Miami-
 
#981 ·
#983 · (Edited)
The Miami Herald
Posted on Fri, Nov. 05, 2010
Linking Europe to Miami: Air routes boost ties
BY HANNAH SAMPSON
hsampson@MiamiHerald.com

Miami boasts the title of gateway to the Americas, but an increasing number of flights to Europe are making way for stronger business contacts and an increase in tourism.

As head of global activities for a cargo company, Doral resident Michael Claus racks up as many as 300,000 miles a year flying around the world. Many are on trips from Miami to U.S. airports that link him directly with Europe.
His transatlantic travel is about to get easier, thanks to a slew of new flights to European destinations from Miami International Airport.

Though Miami has long boasted direct service to London, Paris, Madrid and other major cities, new flights link South Florida directly to cities in Germany, Russia, Holland and Spain.

A new twice-weekly flight to Moscow on Russian carrier Transaero started late last month -- the first time South Florida has had direct service to Russia in more than a decade. Earlier this week, airberlin launched twice-weekly nonstop service to Berlin, a first for Miami. New service to Amsterdam and Barcelona starts in March; a second airline will begin flying to Amsterdam in June.

New service to Paris-Orly, Milan and Munich came online earlier in 2010; German carrier Condor Airlines started twice weekly service from Fort Lauderdale to Frankfurt in May.

``It's ideal. You don't have to go to New York, you don't have to go to Atlanta. You find all the opportunities here,'' said Claus, managing director for Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, a German company. ``For us, and I think I can speak for all business travelers, it's perfect if you deal with Europe.''

Miami-Dade tourism promoters and business groups share Claus' enthusiasm.

``That's very good for business,'' said Mario Sacasa, senior vice president for international programs at the Beacon Council, Miami-Dade's economic development agency.

SELLING POINT


The added lift to Europe is a selling point for firms thinking of moving their companies to Miami, he said. Spain in particular has strong ties to Miami-Dade; the agency has helped more than 70 Spanish companies open offices here.

``All this connectivity makes it more attractive,'' Sacasa said.

Despite the business and language ties, relatively few Spanish tourists vacation in Miami-Dade, said Rolando Aedo, senior vice president for marketing at the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. But that could change, he said, when Iberia launches new direct service to Barcelona on March 29.

About two million Europeans -- or a third of the county's total number of foreign visitors -- come to Miami-Dade every year, mostly for leisure.

The new service from Russia is ``a game changer,'' Aedo said, since there's been no direct service from Miami since the 1990s. The bureau is looking to lure Russians to the region for meetings and group business, especially to Sunny Isles Beach, sometimes dubbed `Little Moscow' for its significant Russian population.

For their part, European destinations are eager to snag South Florida visitors with the new flights. Earlier this week, dozens of exhibitors from airlines and tourism offices throughout Europe gathered at the Visit Europe Media Exchange in Hollywood -- the first time the event has come to Florida -- to promote their destinations.

`RIPE MARKET'

``More flights is more opportunity for us to sell Germany,'' said Victoria Larson, the German National Tourist Office's head of public relations in North America. ``Florida is a ripe market. You have people here who are retired and have money and time to spend.''

Airlines are counting on Miami's visitor appeal to fill the added flights.

Transaero chose to enter the U.S. market in Miami and New York, opting for Miami because of its popularity as a tourist destination -- and due to customer request, according to the airline's general director, Olga Pleshakova.

Germans top the number of European visitors to Miami-Dade, and airberlin hopes to capitalize on that as well as Berlin's growing popularity as a developing urban center.

``Germans look for warm weather destinations,'' said Madeleine Vogelsang, airberlin product manager for North America. ``Miami has a little bit of everything. It's cosmopolitan, it's cultured, it has the beach.''


For KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the mix of business and leisure possibilities made Miami a promising destination to return to after nearly seven years.

A spokesman for Spanish airline Iberia said officials there expect the Miami-Barcelona route to fly at about 80 percent occupancy after its March 29 launch, carrying more than 60,000 passengers a year.

Claus, the frequent flier, is also president of the German American Business Chamber's Miami chapter. He said he hopes the new connections will help spur more business development between Miami and Europe.

``Miami is the capital of Latin America,'' he said. ``But focusing on Latin America should not be the only thing. You have to look into other markets as well.''
 
#986 ·
Actually, DL is currently being slaughtered by AA on the new MIA-DCA route.

The much more important announcement yesterday was made by Star Alliance at a press conference in Miami, laying the groundwork for MIA to become a major Star city.

AVIANCA-TACA AND COPA AIRLINES TO JOIN
STAR ALLIANCE

Strategic Network Expansion in Latin America

MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA – November 10th, 2010 – Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, will be expanding its presence in Latin America following the unanimous approval by its Chief Executive Board (CEB), to accept both Avianca-TACA and Copa Airlines as future member airlines.

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In addition, Miami airport will also benefit from the latest Star Alliance expansion, with the number of Star Alliance member carriers present rising from seven to nine. “For Miami, this strengthens its role as the gateway between North America and the south of the continent,” Jaan Albrecht said.
http://www.staralliance.com/en/press/cmavta-prp/
 
#991 ·
LHR has nothing to do with this; that is just PR/marketing talk.

Obviously, not all the multiple daily flights in these three new markets are timed for connections to MIA-LHR, only one is in each.

It makes sense as part of a Delta build-up at MIA that will include more than what has been announced.
 
#992 ·
Delta has added a lot of new service to MIA over the past few years including JFK, DCA, LHR, and now these flights. Very interesting, as it seems like until recently, Delta really was focused on FLL and not MIA. I would guess this may be due to all the LCC's at FLL now driving down fares there. I wonder if there is more to come from Delta. I would guess SLC, LAX, BOS, & LGA would be the next most logical destinations although I wonder if Delta would consider flights to South/Central America and the Caribbean from MIA. Losing AV/TA to Star really took away a lot of potential connections from these new domestic flights. I believe all Delta has left going South from MIA is AR and AM. Is there any other airline Delta can target at this point to replace AV in helping it grow MIA even more?
 
#1,006 · (Edited)
MAH, What is the market like between MIA/FLL and YYZ? As in, how big is it?
Miami is the second largest local market between Toronto and the United States after New York. It is approximately 1,100 O&D passengers per day. Similarly, Miami-Montreal is around 900 O&D per day, the second largest market between Montreal and the U.S. after New York City.

Also, does YYZ have more demand to Asia and Europe than MIA/FLL?
Yes. Toronto is the second largest market between North America and Europe after New York City; and the fifth largest to Asia after Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City and Vancouver.

I recently flew through YYZ and was amazed at the variety of carriers that serve the airport.
Toronto is easily the most multi-cultural city in the world, even ahead of New York, thanks to Canada's more favorable immigration laws.
 
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