Super Bowl in ATL, 2/3/19
Jan 21, 2019, 1:31 pm
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Both airports have multiple runways. I'm guessing that if either or both airport is expecting enough traffic that they would do what DAB does during the Daytona 500 - shut down one of the runways and use it as a parking ramp.
Jan 21, 2019, 1:33 pm
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I know that last year for the Minneapolis SuperBowl, some private jets were landing at Flying Cloud (Eden Prairie, southwest of the city and not much farther than MSP which is southeast of the city) and then flying elsewhere (for example, St Cloud) to park.
Jan 21, 2019, 2:08 pm
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Some days even prior to SB weekend would also routinely see a 333 run JFK-LAX-ATL-LAX-JFK.
3 widebodies on a day between LAX and ATL would be exceptional. And they did add a one-off 764 on 2/4 to go with the 333 and 777 running ATL-LAX
Don't see the prehistoric domestic 763's making an appearance on this route or ATL-BOS that weekend yet, but you never know.
Jan 21, 2019, 2:10 pm
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DL seems to have excess capacity in widebody aircraft at this time of year, with some routinely parking for almost a full day. There might be a way to shift around the aircraft routing (or even adjust schedules a bit) in order to make more widebodies available for SuperBowel times.
Jan 21, 2019, 2:21 pm
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I think you guys are massively overestimating how much disruption is going to be caused by the superbowl. It's not like it's going to be an order of magnitude more than, say, the peach bowl.
Jan 21, 2019, 2:41 pm
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Super Bowl is an order of magnitude of travelers who do not have tickets to the game compared to the College National Championship game which is orders of magnitude above the Peach Bowl. Media is quadruple that of a College Championship game, and corporate sponsors throwing parties are everywhere. If you buy a 30-second Super Bowl ad, you are probably having a party in ATL connected with it. Hence why hotels are 5x more costly than for any other football game at that stadium.
2/4 will be the biggest one-day origination travel day ever at ATL. Bigger than any holiday, the last Super Bowl, or any day of the Olympics.
115,000 expected to board in ATL on 2/4. That is compared to 75,000 on the busiest day during a 3-day holiday weekend like today.
Memorial Day 2018 set a new one-day record for passengers passing through security at ATL and that was 93,000.
So even if estimates are missed by 10%, it will still set a record at ATL.
2/4 will be the biggest one-day origination travel day ever at ATL. Bigger than any holiday, the last Super Bowl, or any day of the Olympics.
115,000 expected to board in ATL on 2/4. That is compared to 75,000 on the busiest day during a 3-day holiday weekend like today.
Memorial Day 2018 set a new one-day record for passengers passing through security at ATL and that was 93,000.
So even if estimates are missed by 10%, it will still set a record at ATL.
Jan 21, 2019, 2:45 pm
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That said, all the carriers are throwing in extra capacity. United is running a bunch of nonstops out of Atlanta - including a 777 at 8:38 AM on Monday. Total price if you take a United connection on the outbound is $620. A lot of folks - even folks wealthy enough to attend the Super Bowl - will take a 50 minute connection in Chicago to save $1200.
Jan 21, 2019, 2:49 pm
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One interesting artifact of this is how cheap tickets out of LAX are (compared to BOS) - $1250 vs $1800. They're only a few hundred dollars cheaper than the 90 minute flight out of St. Louis (~$1050). This is an interesting economic representation of how (un)entrenched the Rams are in their new home.
Jan 21, 2019, 3:07 pm
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Super Bowl is an order of magnitude of travelers who do not have tickets to the game compared to the College National Championship game which is orders of magnitude above the Peach Bowl. Media is quadruple that of a College Championship game, and corporate sponsors throwing parties are everywhere. If you buy a 30-second Super Bowl ad, you are probably having a party in ATL connected with it. Hence why hotels are 5x more costly than for any other football game at that stadium.
2/4 will be the biggest one-day origination travel day ever at ATL. Bigger than any holiday, the last Super Bowl, or any day of the Olympics.
115,000 expected to board in ATL on 2/4. That is compared to 75,000 on the busiest day during a 3-day holiday weekend like today.
Memorial Day 2018 set a new one-day record for passengers passing through security at ATL and that was 93,000.
So even if estimates are missed by 10%, it will still set a record at ATL.
2/4 will be the biggest one-day origination travel day ever at ATL. Bigger than any holiday, the last Super Bowl, or any day of the Olympics.
115,000 expected to board in ATL on 2/4. That is compared to 75,000 on the busiest day during a 3-day holiday weekend like today.
Memorial Day 2018 set a new one-day record for passengers passing through security at ATL and that was 93,000.
So even if estimates are missed by 10%, it will still set a record at ATL.
Jan 28, 2019, 12:35 pm
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There's a weather waiver for ATL for January 29-30, but it's far from obvious that they will get severe weather. Rebooked travel no later than February 2nd. The announcement is very confusing regarding whether fare differences will be collected, so it could be a free SDC for someone going to the SuperBowl and wanting an expensive nonstop ticket without paying the fare for it.
Jan 28, 2019, 12:43 pm
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Jan 28, 2019, 1:07 pm
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About 1,600 general aviation aircraft are expected to be flying into 30 airports within a 60-mile radius of metro Atlanta. PDK Airport is expected to be the busiest because most passengers are staying in nearby Buckhead, according to a DeKalb County spokesperson.
I live here and have recently been to the SEC Championship, CFB Championship, Chick-Fil-A/Peach Bowl, CFB Kickoff (same weekend as Dragon*Con), ATL United playoffs, etc. My office is in midtown and advised everyone to telecommute for the entirety of this week. Judging by the temporary construction, increased traffic, closed roads, and other disruptions we began seeing over a week ago, I'd say the Super Bowl is going to be several magnitudes more disruptive than any of the above events.