Category Transport Issues
Azul starting Fort Lauderdale to Curaçao flights. What?
Back in the day when airplanes had limited range and fewer people traveled it was common to see triangle routings (ie. Denver-Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Denver or Kansas City-Orlando-Tampa-Kansas City) or “Fifth Freedom” routes (ie. A US airline flying Tokyo- Manila or Frankfurt-Budapest with no requirement the passenger continue to Seattle or Boston). These days both triangle routes […]
A full list of JetBlue 2024 cuts – Florida hit particularly hard
This is from an investor presentation I was given access to. As noted on Monday, JetBlue’s cuts in Florida have been particularly deep.
Avelo launches Lakeland base, JetBlue continues to shrink, Frontier and Southwest make big cuts in crazy aviation week for Florida
If you think US politics was the only thing crazy the last week, let’s jump into something equally volatile – aviation news in Florida. First the good news – as first reported here earlier in the year, Avelo has FINALLY opened it’s Lakeland base! Hooray! In addition to the current service from Lakeland to New […]
Broward County could get “game changing” elevated light rail system
Per multiple published reports, Broward County officials are working on FINALLY moving forward with a long contemplated light rail system to connect Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Port Everglades. The system will also connect to the soon-to-be-built people mover within FLL and potentially, in time to a longer rail line heading west toward Sawgrass […]
FDOT workshop on Turnpike expansion from Fort Pierce to Yeehaw Junction
One of the longest stretches of expressway in the entire country without an exit has so much traffic now and so many accidents they may need to expand it. Florida’s continued population growth is completely out of control as this reminds us.
Gateway Expressway opens
After about 40 years of planning, ten years after approval and seven years of construction, Pinellas County has a new expressway. The tolled Gateway Expressway which consists of two portions, opened last Friday is supposed to provide an alternate to I-275 and US 19 through portions of central Pinellas County as well as connecting the […]
The Florida Squeeze 