Super Bowl in ATL, 2/3/19
Jan 20, 2019, 5:51 pm
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DL has added BOS-(Super Bowl city) flights in the weeks the Patriots have made it to the Super Bowl. Last year, I believe, they had a redeye at 1 AM or so Monday morning, which must have been an interesting flight.
Jan 20, 2019, 5:55 pm
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Jan 21, 2019, 8:33 am
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I just checked. All the BE seats between LAX and ATL on Fri 2/1 are “sold out”.
It’s also interesting that the lowest fares between LAX and ATL connect through Kansas City.
It’s also interesting that the lowest fares between LAX and ATL connect through Kansas City.
Jan 21, 2019, 9:59 am
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Jan 21, 2019, 10:03 am
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I read this as BE = Basic Economy, which are in fact all 'sold out.'. Incidentally, there is at least one 777 operating on the 1st LAX>ATL and both a A333 and 777 operating ATL>LAX on the 4th.
Jan 21, 2019, 10:15 am
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DOH! My bad. I still think of DeltaOne as "Business Elite" = "BE" ... I'm dating myself here I guess. Old habits die hard.
Jan 21, 2019, 10:29 am
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Well there won’t be demand from the NFL-related types on MCI-ATL that weekend now. Pure speculation but I wonder if some media & NFL types or even KC fans had bought tickets in advance of a potential trip to ATL and they’ve either canceled or DL expects the tickets to be canceled and is running lower fares on the route in an attempt to resell seats or sell off remaining seats in expectation of other seats being canceled.
Jan 21, 2019, 12:00 pm
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Jan 21, 2019, 12:31 pm
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Several additional flights seem like a drop in the bucket given how many people attend the SuperBowl plus those who come for the parties and don't plan to acquire game tickets.
BTW, I assume that ATL doesn't do much private aviation traffic, or will they let planes land and deplane, then fly elsewhere to park for the duration?
BTW, I assume that ATL doesn't do much private aviation traffic, or will they let planes land and deplane, then fly elsewhere to park for the duration?
Jan 21, 2019, 12:46 pm
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Several additional flights seem like a drop in the bucket given how many people attend the SuperBowl plus those who come for the parties and don't plan to acquire game tickets.
BTW, I assume that ATL doesn't do much private aviation traffic, or will they let planes land and deplane, then fly elsewhere to park for the duration?
BTW, I assume that ATL doesn't do much private aviation traffic, or will they let planes land and deplane, then fly elsewhere to park for the duration?
Jan 21, 2019, 12:51 pm
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LOL.
Inspired by this thread, I took a look at hotel rates for that weekend.
$240 for an Extended Stay America
$720 for a Hampton Inn, for pity's sake!
$354 for a Red Roof Inn
$987 for a Doubletree way out in the burbs
And get this: Motel 6 Downtown: $1199!!
I can't imagine ever admitting I paid $1200/night to stay at a Motel 6, even if it was downtown.
Inspired by this thread, I took a look at hotel rates for that weekend.
$240 for an Extended Stay America
$720 for a Hampton Inn, for pity's sake!
$354 for a Red Roof Inn
$987 for a Doubletree way out in the burbs
And get this: Motel 6 Downtown: $1199!!
I can't imagine ever admitting I paid $1200/night to stay at a Motel 6, even if it was downtown.
Jan 21, 2019, 12:52 pm
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Private/General Aviation traffic will likely go into Fulton County Airport-Brown Field just west of Downtown or Peachtree-Dekalb Airport on the northeast side of the city. Fulton County airport is slightly closer to the Mercedes-Benz dome than ATL is. Dekalb-Peachtree on the Northeast side is slightly further away.
Jan 21, 2019, 1:13 pm
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Several additional flights seem like a drop in the bucket given how many people attend the SuperBowl plus those who come for the parties and don't plan to acquire game tickets.
BTW, I assume that ATL doesn't do much private aviation traffic, or will they let planes land and deplane, then fly elsewhere to park for the duration?
BTW, I assume that ATL doesn't do much private aviation traffic, or will they let planes land and deplane, then fly elsewhere to park for the duration?
Plus obviously there's a lot of other carriers in play here.
Add in the fact that probably only half of Superbowl demand is from the actual teams. It's turned into a big corporate party where demand will flow from all over.
Jan 21, 2019, 1:14 pm
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Private/General Aviation traffic will likely go into Fulton County Airport-Brown Field just west of Downtown or Peachtree-Dekalb Airport on the northeast side of the city. Fulton County airport is slightly closer to the Mercedes-Benz dome than ATL is. Dekalb-Peachtree on the Northeast side is slightly further away.
Do those airports have sufficient parking available for planes?