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Calculated Risk Alaska/Hawaiian for international expansion in Seattle Frontier for shifts toward less traditional leisure markets United for a return Tokyo Narita hub Viva for new focus on Volaris's home city of Guadalajara Volaris for new focus on Viva's home city of Monterrey

And the Cranky goes to...Alaska for its international expansion in Seattle!

Taking a dip back into Latin America, we are ready for our penultimate award of the night…La Red Más Mejorada - the most Improved Network for Latin Carriers.

Aeromexico which added 4 new cities, all in the US, and restarted 4 more while battling capacity reductions at MEX #LaRedMásMejorada

Avianca which added 8 new markets and grew seats by more than 20% in 2024 vs 2023 #LaRedMásMejorada

Copa which added four new cities between Raleigh-Durham and Florianapolis and grew seats more than 10% in 2024 vs 2023 #LaRedMásMejorada

Viva which grew Monterrey and Guadalajara while establishing itself as the leading airline at Mexico City's second airport, AIFA #LaRedMásMejorada

Volaris which overcame massive capacity shortages due to Pratt engine problems, retained all destinations, and even added two #LaRedMásMejorada

and the Cranky goes to...Avianca!

Avianca expanded its Bogotá hub with new flights to places like Paris, Montréal, and Quibdo. Bogotá seats grew 22.5% in 2024 vs 2023 while the former TACA hub in San Salvador saw seats grow nearly 30%. Seats into the U.S. rose 16% as new cities opened and old ones restarted.

We’ve come to the final award of the night, the Most Improved Network presented by our hosts, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The nominees for Most Improved Network are:

Delta for its burgeoning hub in Austin which added 4 new destinations and 18% more seats. #MostImprovedNetwork

JetBlue for its northeast growth with new operations in Islip and Manchester, nearly doubling Providence and growing Hartford by a third while also slashing unprofitable routes #MostImprovedNetwork

Porter for its continued growth with 9 new destinations starting in 2024 and 3 more already set for 2025 #MostImprovedNetwork

Breeze Airways for adding 29 new destinations in 2024 and growing seats more than 50% #MostImprovedNetwork

and United for its international expansion which saw 7 cities come online in 2024 and another 11 set for 2025 #MostImprovedNetwork

And the Cranky goes to...United for its international expansion!

United grew international seats by 12% in 2024 and 2025 is currently filed with a 4% bump but there is more to come. For next summer, United has 41 Transatlantic destinations planned, 42 if Amman is okayed to return. That's up from 28 pre-pandemic.

United's Pacific destinations will be up to 29 including the newly-announced flying of Kaoshiung and Ulaanbatar to complement last year's add of Cebu as the Narita hub rises again.

It was great to be a guest on your show!