Boston Aviation

Unfortunately, not all routes turn out to be successful, some are even canceled before they launch. This is the case with LEVEL Airlines planned route to Paris-Orly from Boston. The airline was planning to launch service between the two airports as of March 31, 2020, however, these plans have been scrapped. Considering the massive amount of service between Boston and Paris, I am not surprised that LEVEL found it difficult to sell tickets between the city pair. However, it is unfortunate that the airline was not able to find success on the route. Source:  www.routesonline.com

Frontier has announced a new route from Boston Logan Airport to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of May 1, 2020, the airline plans to begin daily service between the two cities on an Airbus A319. This will become the airline's fifth destination from Boston Logan Airport. Frontier will become the fourth airline to serve the route, in addition to American, Delta, and JetBlue. This means that on some days, the route will see up to 25 flights each way. Source:  www.routesonline.com

JetBlue has announced some changes to its route network from Boston. Beginning June 13, 2020, the airline will operate seasonal flights to Bozeman, Montana from Boston, twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays, on an Airbus A320-200. This airport is a great starting point for travelers, interested in visiting Yellowstone National Park. Additionally, this is a new state for Boston, as the airport has not had service to the state previously. Unfortunately, however, with the changes, came the announcement that the airline is terminating two destinations from Boston. As of April 29, 2020, the airline will terminate its service to Oakland, California. In addition, the airline has announced the plan to eliminate the once-weekly flight between Boston and Havana, Cuba. Unfortunately, the airline has been unable to make that route work. The loads on the flight were consistently terrible, and although the airline decided to cut its losses. Unfortunately, this means that Boston will no longer hav

American Airlines has announced three new routes from Boston Logan Airport. The airline has announced routes from Boston to Wilmington, North Carolina (a new destination Boston Logan); Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Beginning May 7, 2020, the airline will operate from Boston to Raleigh-Durham five times daily. On this route, the airline will be competing against Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines. Additionally, as of May 7, 2020, the airline will fly between Boston and Indianapolis two times daily. Finally, as of May 9, 2020, the airline will be operating one time weekly flights on Saturdays to Wilmington, North Carolina. This is the first time the destination will be served from Boston Logan Airport. Good luck to American on its new routes! Source:  www.boston.com

Allegiant Air has announced its plans to start service to Boston with four new destinations for Boston. Allegiant is a low-cost carrier, that mostly offered service from fairly small cities to leisure destinations, however, as of recently, the airline has been expanding into larger and larger airports. The airline plans to start seasonal service to Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 7, 2020; Knoxville, Tennessee on May 8, 2020; Asheville, North Carolina on May 8, 2020; and Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida on May 14, 2020. These are all new destinations for Boston, that are not served by another airline currently. I did not expect to see Allegiant launch service to Boston, however, I wish them good luck in the highly competitive environment of Boston. Source:  www.usatoday.com

Air Canada and WestJet have announced flights to Boston from Calgary. Air Canada announced that they intend to operate the seasonal route from Calgary on an Airbus A319-100 beginning June 22, 2020, to September 6, 2020. The route will depart Calgary at 16:15 and will arrive in Boston at 22:46, while the return flight will depart Boston at 06:30 and will arrive in Calgary at 09:32. This announcement was followed up days later by WestJet's announcement of the seasonal route from Calgary to be operated daily on a Boeing 737-700, beginning May 14, 2020, and terminating October 12, 2020. The flight is scheduled to depart Calgary at 09:45 and arrive in Boston at 16:15, while the return flight will depart Boston at 17:00 and will arrive in Calgary at 20:15. I have long thought that a Boston to Calgary route was necessary for Boston, however, we are going from no flights to two daily flights. In the long run, I do not think that this sustainable, and I expect that one airline will end up b