|
ONT Expands Domestic and International Service
Ontario International Airport (ONT) held two press conferences this week to announce expanded service.
Frontier Airlines (F9) will begin flights to Denver and Austin starting October 12, 2017. They will also be flying to Chicago O'Hare starting next spring. Source: http://www.dailybulletin.com/busines...=topstoriesrot More interestingly, Dynamic International Airways (2D) has begun operating charters between Nanchang, China (KHN) and ONT with a fuel/customs stop in Anchorage (ANC). These charters are aimed at group tours for Chinese customers only. Dynamic will seek governmental approval to expand the charter in regular scheduled service. They identified Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong as targets for service in 2018. "Officials also announced its intention to develop domestic service from Ontario to major U.S. cities such as New York, Washington, D.C., said Alicia Goa, spokeswoman with Dynamic International Airways. Source: http://www.dailybulletin.com/busines...flights-comingThis is our first service from China to Ontario but this is just the beginning," she said. "Ontario will be our gateway and operation hub in mainland U.S., from China to mainland U.S." |
The China flights are interesting. Might make sense with lots of Asian populations living in the San Gabriel Valley. I've never done an international arrival into ONT, but I wonder if they're planning to upgrade their customs facilities, or if they're still going to use the sort of outpost international arrivals "terminal" for those flights.
Personally I wish this expansion gave me more options with the legacies out of ONT or that B6 would return (though I'm pretty happy with the WN options there), but happy to hear that they're getting some more traffic. |
I believe that dynamic international airways is actually planning on doing another charter service next year. Well thats what I read in one of the articles that was posted. They also want to become a legacy carrier and not a charter airline anymore. Things are looking up for ONT airport
|
Originally Posted by ryw
(Post 28592996)
The China flights are interesting. Might make sense with lots of Asian populations living in the San Gabriel Valley. I've never done an international arrival into ONT, but I wonder if they're planning to upgrade their customs facilities, or if they're still going to use the sort of outpost international arrivals "terminal" for those flights.
Personally I wish this expansion gave me more options with the legacies out of ONT or that B6 (though I'm pretty happy with the WN options there), but happy to hear that they're getting some more traffic. More about that on this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/jetbl...-proposal.html I can't quickly find a source, but I remember reading that expanded Customs facilities were certainly on the table at ONT. The new owners do seem to be trying to gain business. That's a change when compared to when Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) was running things. Personally, I'd love B6 to go into ONT. I visit my aunt in the Pomona Valley area about twice a year. A nonstop from here in FLL would make my life so much simpler. |
Originally Posted by writerguyfl
(Post 28597246)
Early this year, Long Beach officials opted not to construct Customs facilities at LGB. (You may already know that.) I'd like to believe that the folks at ONT were on the phone the following day setting up a meeting with B6.
More about that on this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/jetbl...-proposal.html I can't quickly find a source, but I remember reading that expanded Customs facilities were certainly on the table at ONT. The new owners do seem to be trying to gain business. That's a change when compared to when Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) was running things. Personally, I'd love B6 to go into ONT. I visit my aunt in the Pomona Valley area about twice a year. A nonstop from here in FLL would make my life so much simpler. I do remember B6 at ONT in the early 2000s - it'd be great to lure them back! Getting transcon nonstops again from ONT would be wonderful! |
Originally Posted by ryw
(Post 28597598)
I actually didn't realize LGB rejected a customs facility plan. I missed the part in the original post about Dynamic stopping in ANC for refueling/customs, so I guess they can arrive into ONT as a domestic flight. Still, I wouldn't surprised if ONT went for expanded customs facilities in the near future. Big problem I guess is if there'd be enough O/D traffic to sustain it (since there's not really a whole lot of options for flights, though WN could probably sustain a Mexico route through ONT, since I think they stopped their SNA-Mexico routes due to losing gates).
I do remember B6 at ONT in the early 2000s - it'd be great to lure them back! Getting transcon nonstops again from ONT would be wonderful! |
This popped up in the CI thread in the "Other Asian Airlines" forum... Appears to be an official survey from CI to its FF base in LA area.
http://i.imgur.com/o2QIQWC.jpg Link to the survey (google docs): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...ykt8g/viewform |
Interesting.
|
Thank you for sharing, bzcat. That's a forum I don't visit, so I would have missed this.
|
Originally Posted by bzcat
(Post 28606395)
This popped up in the CI thread in the "Other Asian Airlines" forum... Appears to be an official survey from CI to its FF base in LA area.
http://i.imgur.com/o2QIQWC.jpg Link to the survey (google docs): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...ykt8g/viewform |
I know my parents would love that option now that they've edged far east in the San Gabriel Valley and almost into the Inland Empire.
Getting to LAX has become more and more of a pain for them each time they fly. I imagine CI would give up some connecting traffic (if much at all) but what else would they lose? It would interesting to understand the base of travelers on the LAX-TPE route - it's up to what, 4-6 frequencies per day between BR & CI? How much connecting traffic versus O&D traffic? How much business versus leisure? ONT is a lot easier to navigate than LAX and closer to the SGV where a good proportion of the Chinese/Taiwanese community is based. |
Originally Posted by brabb12
(Post 28607297)
do you have a link to that forum ?? Or is it on flyertalk??
Originally Posted by OskiBear
(Post 28607601)
I know my parents would love that option now that they've edged far east in the San Gabriel Valley and almost into the Inland Empire.
Getting to LAX has become more and more of a pain for them each time they fly. I imagine CI would give up some connecting traffic (if much at all) but what else would they lose? It would interesting to understand the base of travelers on the LAX-TPE route - it's up to what, 4-6 frequencies per day between BR & CI? How much connecting traffic versus O&D traffic? How much business versus leisure? ONT is a lot easier to navigate than LAX and closer to the SGV where a good proportion of the Chinese/Taiwanese community is based. I would think the A350. Since its small aircraft. |
Originally Posted by brabb12
(Post 28607297)
do you have a link to that forum ?? Or is it on flyertalk??
Originally Posted by OskiBear
(Post 28607601)
I know my parents would love that option now that they've edged far east in the San Gabriel Valley and almost into the Inland Empire.
Getting to LAX has become more and more of a pain for them each time they fly. I imagine CI would give up some connecting traffic (if much at all) but what else would they lose? It would interesting to understand the base of travelers on the LAX-TPE route - it's up to what, 4-6 frequencies per day between BR & CI? How much connecting traffic versus O&D traffic? How much business versus leisure?
Roughly 6,800 seats every week (all 9 abreast 77W) CI is currently 19x weekly:
Roughly 6800 seats every week (all 10 abreast 77W) My hunch is both airlines focus largely on O&D at LAX and a mix of O&D and connecting traffic at TPE (e.g. BR's TG and SQ codeshare ex-BKK and SIN). There is a fair amount of business travel between LAX and TPE and LAX-Southeast Asia via TPE. If CI moved one of the flights to ONT, I'm guessing it would be CI005.
Originally Posted by brabb12
(Post 28607816)
If they were to start this service, what aircraft would they use for the service? 777-300er? Or A350?
I would think the A350. Since its small aircraft. |
Originally Posted by bzcat
(Post 28612342)
BR is currently 3x daily (21x weekly):
Roughly 6,800 seats every week (all 9 abreast 77W) CI is currently 19x weekly:
Roughly 6800 seats every week (all 10 abreast 77W) My hunch is both airlines focus largely on O&D at LAX and a mix of O&D and connecting traffic at TPE (e.g. BR's TG and SQ codeshare ex-BKK and SIN). There is a fair amount of business travel between LAX and TPE and LAX-Southeast Asia via TPE. If CI moved one of the flights to ONT, I'm guessing it would be CI005. I think CI will use A350 to ONT but they will go daily and drop LAX down to 2x daily 77W. So total of 3x daily to LA area but with roughly 7,000 seats per week. |
Looks like it's official: http://www.flyontario.com/corporate/...tional-airport
|
| All times are GMT -6. The time now is 2:26 am. |
This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.