notquiteaff

Didn't they (Skywest) replace the Embraer flights into ACV with CR2s?

PV_Premier

E120s in the UA schedule continue to be used simply as placeholders until the schedule is finalized, which typically happens 60-90 days out. There is no plan or intention to bring the E120s back. Look again at October flights in August and you will see CR200s along with probably some schedule/time changes. The UA way...

UAPremierExec

most airlines do a "final" schedule 90 days out. Everything else is just fluff.

notquiteaff

Yup, that's why I didn't understand the "has the Bombadier back on their schedule" comment - perhaps it was meant to read "has the Embraer back on their schedule".

I also don't understand why UA uses the E120 as a placeholder given that they know for sure that that isn't going to be the airplane, and given that they know with 95.3% certainty that it's going to be a CRJ. I can understand the placeholder thing on routes where they don't know yet whether it will be a 739 or a 757. As you say, the UA way

ParkeyfinnPDX

So I did some thinking, and I've come up with a shortlist of possible destinations and unlikely destinations from PDX on PenAir

YES:
Klamath Falls-Previously served, can sustain low traffic commercial service

Eureka-Arcata- Seems underserved

Maybe:
Yakima-I actually think Yakima could stand a bit more service, and no one likes taking the 4 hour commute from here to Yakima

Salem-It's a pretty short flight, but SeaPort did it for a while, although it didn't turn out that successful....worth another try at lower frequency?

Astoria-SeaPort had this route for a long time before they shrunk their PNW operations, it was successful at some point

Newport-Same situation as Astoria

Hermiston-it would be an interesting second destination in Eastern Oregon from PDX

NO:
The Dalles-Believe me, I would love to see this, but there would never be enough traffic

Pendleton-SeaPort has this under control

North Bend-SeaPort ALSO has this under control

oregold

SLE needs a connection at SEA and to the Bay Area. DEN would be paradise on UA CJ 700s.

PDXPremier

Out of all of these, I think Salem-SEA has the best chance of actually making money and I'm not biased since I don't live in Salem and would likely never take the flight.

PDXPremier

More long shot destinations that haven't been mentioned thus far would be Corvallis and Roseburg which were both served by Air Oregon way back in 1979 (and obviously Corvallis would be the stronger destination with OSU traffic).

Chugach

Hermiston doesn't even have a terminal, and it's half an hour from PSC.

Tanaka07

PenAir to fly to Klamath Falls from PDX! Starting around November.

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/pen-air-makes-air-service-offer-to-klamath-falls/article_e6f95304-f554-50cc-9757-e97f278df126.html

PDXPremier

PDX-OTH will probably be next....just a guess.

PDXPremier

The flight from PDX-LMT lands at 9:45am and doesn't leave until 11:20am? Seems like quite a bit of ground time at LMT unless there is a tag-on city they didn't mention?

frankmu

You think Seaport will drop OTH? I should ask my friends in Seaport. I just wish Skywest/United would codeshare to PDX with someone, give us another option when IRROPS occur via SFO.

Chugach

Still holding out hope for PDX-PDT.

PDXPremier

Honestly, I forgot about Seaport...how has that been in OTH? Is it a viable option during SFO irrops?