Airport staff: July seat capacity up; British Airways to cut winter frequency, Southwest to add San Francisco
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Jamie Kasanoff said July seats are 3% higher year over year and highlighted seasonal schedule changes by British Airways, Delta, Southwest and Spirit.
Jamie Kasanoff, air service development and retention lead, told the commission that seat capacity in July 2025 is about 3% higher than July 2024 and that August capacity is scheduled to be roughly 3.4% higher year over year.
Kasanoff highlighted several airline schedule changes: British Airways will reduce winter service to one flight per week in its winter schedule (October–March) but is already selling seats for Summer 2026 as a double-daily service beginning March 2026; Delta has extended seasonal Cabo service beyond the original December–January window through mid‑April and added daily Palm Springs service in the winter peak with a return to Saturday-only service after March 7; Southwest will begin San Francisco service on August 5, bringing more competition on that route; and Spirit added four weekly flights to Detroit on June 12.
Kasanoff said the added seat capacity means the airport “has the capacity here for folks to fly” in both July and August and noted a planned ribbon-cutting for the new San Francisco service on August 5.
No formal action was taken on the report.