IAH-MAD?!
Oct 21, 2009 | 8:14 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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IAH-MAD?!
If anyone heard anything about this new route?
Oct 21, 2009 | 8:41 pm
#3
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Well, MAD is a SpanAir hub, so it could make sense as a feeder.
Oct 21, 2009 | 9:25 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern Europe/USA
Posts: 678
Someday?
At every DO I've attended, I've raised the question to Larry & Jeff about when we'll see IAH/MAD non-stop flights. For years they have flight 62 shown as a direct flight, but there always has been a change of aircraft at EWR.
Their replies have been very positive about "future" service, but we all know that CO just doesn't have any widebodies to spare. If the 787's had been delivered as originally scheduled, CO would have been able to start more non stop service to europe out of IAH.
I noticed that this year AA did start flying from their Dallas hub to Madrid using a 767.
Their replies have been very positive about "future" service, but we all know that CO just doesn't have any widebodies to spare. If the 787's had been delivered as originally scheduled, CO would have been able to start more non stop service to europe out of IAH.
I noticed that this year AA did start flying from their Dallas hub to Madrid using a 767.
Oct 22, 2009 | 1:01 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: New Zealand
Programs: NZ , QF , MK
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I think that BCN is more of a hub these days for Spanair than MAD is - I was under the impression that they had pulled back at MAD and left IB and UX to fight it out .
edited to add: Actually , looking at the Star Alliance website it appears that JK still operates around 670 weekly movements at MAD which is not a lot fewer than they do at BCN ( around 700 weekly movements )
edited to add: Actually , looking at the Star Alliance website it appears that JK still operates around 670 weekly movements at MAD which is not a lot fewer than they do at BCN ( around 700 weekly movements )
Last edited by kiwiandrew; Oct 22, 2009 at 1:43 am Reason: to once again swallow my pride and admit error ;-)
Oct 22, 2009 | 6:46 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: USA
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Would be nice. Either that or IAH-BCN would work for me.
Oct 22, 2009 | 6:48 am
#7
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If we could just get them to change terminals in MAD then that would be impressive.
Oct 22, 2009 | 3:29 pm
#8
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For years they have flight 62 shown as a direct flight, but there always has been a change of aircraft at EWR.
Their replies have been very positive about "future" service, but we all know that CO just doesn't have any widebodies to spare. If the 787's had been delivered as originally scheduled, CO would have been able to start more non stop service to europe out of IAH.
Their replies have been very positive about "future" service, but we all know that CO just doesn't have any widebodies to spare. If the 787's had been delivered as originally scheduled, CO would have been able to start more non stop service to europe out of IAH.