TWO MORE AIRLINES COMING TO SOUTH FLORIDA
That might be a premature blog title but I think it will end up being accurate. This is also a 2 for 1 blog opportunity, as you will see that these 2 articles are quite related. They show a very different situation between Palm Beach International Airport and Hollywood Ft. Lauderdale airport. First let's look at the story about PBIA and their new airline, PeopleExpress. Last week the newest airline at PBIA started flying routes from West Palm Beach to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Virginia. There is some argument about whether or not there is a need for this route at all, whether or not there will be sufficient traffic for it to make sense and money. It should be noted that traffic at PBIA has steading dropped since 2007, with a slight increase last year. Where is all the traffic going since we have been having record tourism numbers? Ft. Lauderdale? Traffic is only up 3.8% since 2007 there. Miami? Probably but no numbers are given. So we wish PeopleExpress the best of luck and hope that this niche route works out. On the other hand, is the possibility of Azul Brazilian Airlines, Brazil's 3rd largest airline, establishing non stop routes between Ft. Lauderdale and San Paolo/Campinas airport. The deal is confusing since there are conflicting reports here. At the beginning of the article it says that the deal is waiting for regulatory approval from Brazil and the U.S. Later it says that they are still in negotiations (the airline and the airport) and a final agreement is pending. While there are challenges, this is the most natural thing in the world given the enormous Brazilian population in Broward County and the fact that there are no nonstop flights currently. This would be the first in the US for Azul, who is also planning to have service from Brazil to New York and Orlando by mid 2015. I would be shocked if this deal didn't happen. Good luck to Azul and hopefully we will be seeing them here by the end of the year. As always thanks for reading and have a great day.
Brazilian airline could be coming to Fort Lauderdale
Palm Beach International’s new fledgling airline: Is it a risk?
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