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Or you might prefer to see how JetBlue and Spirit explain the merger: JetBlue + Spirit: The National Low-Fare Challenger to the "Big Four" Airlines

It's a mix of consulting our crystal ball, looking at performance in recent weeks, and checking various indicators. There's no granularity at all.

I miss RVA, imagine that you ran a publicly-traded airline based in the US and focused on domestic service, then entertain your own your own questions. DowntownCoruscant, thank you.

It's no accident that the account name here is the same as RIC's Twitter handle. I monitor this channel for general sentiment and appreciate the enthusiasm of the regular contributors. I know some dream of a hub. To make that happen, the solution is simple: grow the Richmond Region's population base and create good jobs.

Absolutely. We have taken great care to support facility improvements to meet the needs of the community for the foreseeable future.

United restarts Richmond-Houston service on Thursday, June 3. UA6293 is scheduled to depart at 1645.

Passenger traffic essentially doubled from February to April. Official stats are released at the monthly meeting of the Capital Region Airport Commission, typically the last Tuesday of the month (except December).

Regarding JetBlue schedules for Richmond-Las Vegas: Go to https://www.jetblue.com/best-fare-finder Enter from Richmond, to Las Vegas. Load fares for January, March, or later. Schedule your nonstop JetBlue flight from RIC to LAS. Save $ for games, shows, dinners, shopping, the Neon Museum, etc., etc., etc. And remember, the block time is about 30 minutes shorter for the ride home.

While we appreciate your curiosity, your question about scheduling and service decisions would be better directed to the airline.

@eandslee while you may not have the obligations of a professional journalist to seek confirmation, why would you just toss this out there? I'll offer the observation that most airline station managers are too tied up at the airport (HR responsibilities often top the list) to have much participation in their local communities. If they can support one or two special events during the course of a year, like a holiday parade, housing rehab, or a charitable golf outing, they're performing above their peers.

Sure thing. We have an interesting aircraft on the ramp right now for an ad hoc cargo assignment.

Recently = Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

Just to be clear, the Airport comment is from an anonymous reader using the handle SOUTHERNGENT, not Richmond's mayor. Aside from the fact this is off topic in the Style Weekly opinion section (and received LOTS of down votes), I welcome more feedback from SOUTHERNGENT. What he posted, unfortunately, is like getting a two-star rating and no comments. How do you address/fix that?

Who wouldn't like to see West Coast service blossom? Over time, the region will grow into it or business clusters will develop to make it less risky for an airline. Southwest? Of course we'd like to see more. The late 70s hub? While I've heard this referenced many times, I've yet to find anything - newspaper articles, minutes, third-party notes, etc. - that really illustrates the opportunity or issues. From hub development efforts elsewhere, it's easy to see that airlines were not hesitant to play communities off against each other to get best possible terms. No shocker there. Perhaps RIC took its best shot, but it wasn't good enough. If you have additional info to share, please point me in the right direction. If you travel out early, like before 8AM, you'll rarely see the terminal empty. Lots of kick off flights each day. In the evenings, lots of terminating flights in the 9:30PM-midnight range.

@georgeglass, most commercial service airports in Virginia enjoyed 2018. Norfolk was up 8.4%, per ORF reports. @benstyree, United has scheduled a variety of aircraft on this route. Over the last few days, for example, we have seen an E-175, an A319, and even a 738. Both Q1 and Q2 2019 show gains in seats and frequencies vs. the same period a year ago. Keep in mind that Q2 schedules may not be final. On my RIC-DEN trips, I've flown both E-175 and mainline equipment and have been very pleased with either option. @eandslee, as always, thanks for the encouragement. But I've got to ask, what's "the prize"?