{"id":2450110,"date":"2019-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=314742"},"modified":"2019-10-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T06:00:00","slug":"commercial-flight-schedule-takes-shape-for-aspen-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/commercial-flight-schedule-takes-shape-for-aspen-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial flight schedule takes shape for Aspen winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A commercial aircraft departs Aspen-Pitkin County Airport on Friday. Aspen will have roughly the same level of commercial service this ski season compared to last season, according to a recent report.<\/strong>
Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Aspen\u2019s commercial flight schedule for the upcoming winter season is nearly finalized, and closely resembles the number of last year\u2019s offerings with an added flight here and a subtracted flight there.<\/p>\n

The winter schedules are divided among what local airline liaison Bill Tomcich calls \u201csub-seasons\u201d for the airlines \u2014 the two weeks from Dec. 4 to 18, the holiday rush from Dec. 19 through Jan. 5, Jan. 6 though Feb. 13, and Feb. 14 through April 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur overall winter capacity is nearly identical to last year,\u201d Tomcich reported in Stay Aspen Snowmass\u2019 October 2019 Occupancy Update & Executive Summary, which was released last week.<\/p>\n

Tomcich is a consultant<\/a> to the advisory group Fly Aspen Snowmass, a partnership among Aspen Skiing Co., Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, Aspen Chamber of Commerce and Snowmass Tourism.<\/p>\n

Tomcich noted that the number of available seats is up 2.1% from December through April over the same period last winter, \u201cbut there are quite a few subtle changes within each season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the upcoming winter flight season is taking shape:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dec. 4 through 18 \u2014 United Airlines has added a fifth daily round trip between Aspen and Denver, as well as one nonstop offering between Aspen and San Francisco (the San Francisco flight didn\u2019t start in 2018 until Dec. 19). Delta Air Lines, meanwhile, will fly between Aspen and Salt Lake City twice daily during this time period, down from three daily flights last year during the same period. American will have one daily Chicago flight, down from twice daily last year.<\/p>\n

All told, 14 daily flights will be offered from Dec. 4 to 18, compared with 13 last year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dec. 19 through Jan. 5 \u2014 United will fly between Aspen and San Francisco twice daily, down from three times a day last year during a similar time frame. Likewise, Delta has trimmed its Salt Lake City service from three times to twice daily, while American will fly to and from Chicago once daily, down from twice daily last winter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently scheduled to see a peak of 38 daily flights over the holidays this year versus as many as 41 daily last year,\u201d Tomcich said, adding that represents a 6.7% decrease.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jan. 6 through Feb. 13 \u2014 United will add a Saturday flight from both Denver and Houston, while American will fly between Aspen and Phoenix seven days a week. Delta won\u2019t be serving Minneapolis\/St. Paul on Saturdays like it did during the same period last year. Overall weekly capacity will be up 2.6% during this period, with 28 flights daily as well as 30 on Saturdays.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Feb. 13 through April 2 \u2014 Starting either March 5 or March 8, United will up its Denver service with a ninth daily flight as well as a fifth Chicago flight. American will fly to Phoenix once day. Thirty-three daily flights will be offered during this time, with 34 on Saturdays. That accounts for a 4.5 percent in weekly capacity.<\/p>\n

rcarroll@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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