According to data from OAG Schedules Analyser, overall departure seat capacity from DEN increased 0.9 per cent from 30.79 million annual seats in 2013 to 31.05 million seats last year. This return to growth followed declines of 0.9 per cent in 2011, 0.6 per cent in 2012 and 2.4 per cent in 2013.
Routes Americas is the essential event for all aviation based companies who wish to conduct business to, from and within the region and will be taking place in Denver, Colorado, USA from 1 – 3 February 2015.
Ahead of next year's Routes Americas in Denver, Routesonline approached Tom Clark, chief executive officer, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation to learn more about the destination.
From May 4, 2015, SkyWest Airlines will introduce four times daily Delta Connection flights to Boise, Idaho and Sacramento, Calif, while seasonal daily flights to Ketchikan, Alaska and Sitka, Alaska will be added from May 15, 2015. The fifth new route to Denver will come online from June 5, 2015 and will be flown on a five times daily basis by Compass Airlines under the Delta Connection brand.
As with the smaller 787-8, the US major will be the first North American operator of the larger 787-9 and is expected to receive its first aircraft next month.
The new flight will offer travellers in the Denver area with direct access to the Panamanian capital as well as numerous connections to several additional cities in Central and South America through United's strategic partnership with Copa Airlines.