Thu, Dec 08, 2005
New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport is claiming
that, with the success of its ongoing recovery effort following
Hurricane Katrina, the airport has restored 58 daily roundtrip
flight operations to 21 non-stop destinations, representing 7,000
daily roundtrip passenger seats.
This progress puts the airport well on its way to its
pre-Katrina operations, which included 166 daily, scheduled flights
to 42 cities on 13 airlines, for a total of 21,000 seats.
Most airlines have
returned and continue to increase their service to the New Orleans
Metro area. On December 1, 2005, Delta increased their service with
one flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and three
additional flights to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport. The number of overnight flights with early morning
departures is slowing increasing as more local hotel rooms become
available for flight crews. (This has been a major hindrance to a
schedule increase, since relief workers and FEMA have occupied most
of the available hotel rooms)
Additionally, more service is expected to return soon. American
will resume service to St. Louis later this month, and in January,
Continental and United will resume service to Cleveland and Los
Angeles, respectively. February will boast an even brighter future
as United begins service to San Antonio and Oklahoma City, while
several other carriers increase the frequency of their service to
New Orleans.
By the end of February, Armstrong International will be
approaching 50% of its pre-Katrina service level.
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