Mackinac Island trip sells out, Mount Rushmore stalling…
July 29th, 2008 at 08:28am Thomas V. Bona
Since last we talked, the final nine seats for Mackinac Island 2 were taken. That’s six sell outs in eight day trip offerings, or 786 outbound passengers in five weeks the airport wouldn’t have otherwise had.
However, the Aug. 7 trip to Mount Rushmore has stalled at 80 seats sold. Is it a bad sign that the online ticket program at southernskyways.com no longer lets you buy seats on that flight? Stay tuned…
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1. Craig Knauss | July 29th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Hopefully they will pick up some more people for Rushmore. Right now 61% of seats are sold. Please remember, it is not necessary to fill all seats on all flights. It’s great if you do, but I’ve almost never been on a 100% full flight, and I’ve been on at least 200 of them over the years. I think the airport should operate the flight as long as it doesn’t represent a big loss. And it doesn’t look good to just cancel flights when they aren’t full. A small one is tolerable when compared to the other successes.
2. ANCJason | July 29th, 2008 at 9:36 am
I’m really surprised that Rushmore isn’t selling better as well. It used to be that a 61% load would suffice, but those days are over. Mt. Rushmore would have been a great July 4th getaway, so if it doesn’t work out this time, maybe they will give it a chance next summer around that time.
Have you guys wondered if Allegiant will pick up the Niagara route next summer as a specialty market, similar to SFO from Bellingham? Think they could sell it at least twice a week?
3. ANCJason | July 29th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Seems to me that if they can sell Niagara twice a week and Denver twice a week, then Allegiant should set up a pilot base at RFD and invest the same into Rockford as they did Bellingham.
4. rfdbusinessman | July 30th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Does anyone know how the load factors are for Southern Skyways flights to Denver and the Myrtle Beach flights as well. Appears Myrtle Beach may not have went as well as thought or as well as when Hooters Air had them. Could they have done better if Myrtle Beach Direct Air had the flights ?
5. Thomas V. Bona | July 31st, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Jason,
Re: Allegiant. From your lips to Maury Gallagher’s ears.
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