If the A Concourse at the airport seems emptier, there’s a reason for that: It is. Non-US Airways flights out of CLT are down 20 percent versus a year ago. The breakdown, by airline, for November of this year compared to November 2007 is rather interesting. The December and January flight totals are similar, except as noted:
American:
Nov. 2008 (15): DFW 5 x MD80; ORD 4 x RJ; MIA 4 x RJ; STL 2 x RJ
Nov. 2007 (25): DFW 5 x MD80; ORD 5 x RJ; MIA 6 x RJ; STL 4 x RJ; LGA 5 x RJ
Air Canada:
Nov. 2008 (2): Toronto 2 x RJ
Nov. 2007 (2): Toronto 2 x RJ
AirTran:
Nov. 2008 (5): ATL 3 x 717; BWI 2 x 717
Nov. 2007 (11): ATL 5 x 717; BWI 3 x 717; MDW 2 x 717; MCO 1 x 717
Continental:
Jan 2009 (20): EWR 1 x 737, 7 x RJ; IAH 1 x 737, 7 x RJ; CLE 4 x RJ
Nov. 2008 (22): EWR 1 x 737, 8 x RJ; IAH 1 x 737, 7 x RJ; CLE 5 x RJ
Nov. 2007 (19): EWR 8 x RJ; IAH 8 x RJ, CLE 3 x RJ
Comment: There’s always some seasonality to CO’s flights to CLT. That said, CO has increased capacity (seats) to CLT by over 20 percent between November 2007 and January 2009.
Delta:
Nov. 2008 (17): ATL 9 x 757/737-800/MD-80; CVG 5 x RJ, LGA 3 x RJ
Nov. 2007 (18): ATL 8 x 757/737-800/MD-80; SLC 1 x 737-800; CVG 5 x RJ, LGA 4 x RJ
Comment: One of the Cincy flights goes in January. Whether Delta has a hub in Cincy a year from now is highly questionable.
jetBlue:
Nov. 2008 (5): JFK 3 x E90, BOS 1 x E90, FLL 1 x E90
Nov. 2007 (5): JFK 4 x E90, BOS 1 x E90
Lufthansa:
Nov. 2008 (1): Munich 1 x A340-300 or A330-300
Nov. 2007 (1): Munich 1 x A340-300 or A330-300
Midwest Airlines:
Nov. 2008: Gone
Nov. 2007 (2): MKE 2 x RJ
Northwest:
Nov. 2008 (10): DTW 4 x A320/A319 or DC-9; MEM 3 x RJ, MSP 2 x DC-9, 1 x Big RJ
Nov. 2007 (11): DTW 5 x A320/A319 or DC-9; MEM 3 x RJ, MSP 3 x DC-9
Comment: The fifth Detroit flight has been seasonal for some years now, just the season in which NW operated the flight was shorter this year than in 2007.
United:
Nov. 2008 (9): ORD 3 x A319 or 737, 2 x Big RJ; IAD 4 x Big RJ (departures, arrival is 3 Big RJs each from ORD and IAD).
Nov. 2007 (13): ORD 4 x A319 or 737, 3 x Big RJ; IAD 3 x Big RJ, 1 x RJ; DEN 2 x A319 or 737
Total:
November 2008: 86
November 2007: 107
Notes: RJ = 37 to 50 seat regional jet; Big RJ = 66 to 86 seat regional jet
