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Slow start to the year for STL numbers Down 3.5% vs January 2024

NEW (returning) ROUTE! Frontier is going to try @flystl to Atlanta again. Starts June 12th 4x a week. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday It last ran September 2022 to November 2023. It had load factors around 60%. Let’s hope for better this time.

NEW: Southwest Airlines announces its latest partnership with a third-party platform. Starting today, Expedia will list/sell its flights. Soon, that will include joint Southwest-Icelandair itineraries as part of the airlines' recently-launched partnership.

With Air Canada and Lufthansa here this is another Star Alliance partner I would love to see show up.

Official numbers for December aren't out yet but it looks like Midamerica (BLV) will be back above the 300K passenger mark for 2024. It dipped below it in 2023. They have 2025 projected to get close to 400K at the moment. 2025 should be the best year they have ever had (2022 was 323K).

Maybe he gets back sooner if we had a nonstop on Lufthansa on Thursdays

Allegiant extended their schedule into November Gulf shores continues to end of the schedule Destin stays daily thru OCT Knoxville/Vegas/JAX/SAV/Myrtle Beach end mid August Fort Lauderdale goes thru August Sarasota back to year round St Pete, Orlando, Punta Gorda seem to be the same as normal

First time flying the yellow bus today. A321 to Fort Lauderdale

Southwest running their promotional companion pass deal 1. Register now, then purchase a round trip or two one-way flights from 2/18-2/20. 2. Travel by 3/31. (Perfect for spring break!) 3. Companion flies free* with you 8/7-10/8/2025.

Flying Spirit for the first time this week. Any tips from anyone who flies them, especially out of Lambert, would be great. Mostly check in related with having to check a stroller. Can I tag it myself or have to talk to someone? Want to get an idea of how long it will take.

Seems weird to go through STL and not stop but that could come later, if this happens...

American has added Saturday nonstop flights from STL to Cancun into the schedule for next winter again starting in November. It likely will run through March again.

2nd quarter seats, at the moment, for STL are flat vs 2nd quarter 2024.

Midamerica numbers for November Passengers up 11.72% vs November 2023 up 2.72% YTD vs 2023 Total passengers YTD 281,613 Loads Orlando/Sanford FL (SFB) 90.17% St Petersburg/Tampa FL (PIE) 88.63% Punta Gorda FL (PGD) 82.67% Destin FL (VPS) 80.21% Sarasota FL (SRQ) 73.96% Knoxville TN (TYS) 50.09%

Still hoping we see STL-Vancouver in the near future.

Redeyes have started for a Southwest. While STL isn’t on the list for them, due to delays out of Vegas it looks like we get an unscheduled one due to being delayed a few hours.

November International Loads for STL Southwest Cancun 82.81% Lufthansa Frankfurt 82.49% Southwest Cabo 76.22% Air Canada Toronto 75.26% Frontier Cancun 64.88% Frontier Punta Cana 57.69% AA Cancun 50.58%

Booking Southwest connections to Icelandair is live on Icelandair’s website!

Gojet/United flight slid off the runway at Lambert this morning.

I still don’t see how having Frontier buy them isn’t better… but I guess we will find out.

Hearing entirely unconfirmed rumors (and kindly stop reading this right now and go outside and musk yourself if you can't comprehend the words "ENTIRELY" "UNCONFIRMED" "RUMOR",) of a Southwest announcement early next week involving agreement/arrangement with another airline.

January International (Customs) Southwest Cabo 84.27% Alaska Puerto Vallarta 91% - first outbound Frankfurt 76.73% Toronto 66.12% Frontier Punta Cana 62.90% Cancun - too many airlines to separate Founds these interesting Frankfurt 55% USA 45% Foreign Toronto 59% Foreign 41% USA