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Air service report: Austin adds routes as some carriers trim frequencies, staff says
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Airport air service staff reported a mix of route additions and seasonal changes: Air Canada will make Montreal service year-round; Aeromexico reduces then resumes frequency; Spirit, Delta, Frontier and others added or shifted capacity; overall seats for June were up 4% year over year.
Jamie Kazanoff, an air service staff member, briefed commissioners on seat and route trends during the June 11 meeting.
Kazanoff said seat capacity for April–June was down about 1% versus the same quarter a year earlier but that seats for July–September were up about 3%. She listed several carrier changes: Aeromexico will reduce a double-daily frequency to once daily and later return to double daily in December; Air Canada is extending seasonal Montreal service to year-round; British Airways is operating with roughly 30% more capacity on its current schedule; Lufthansa is changing the days of week for its Frankfurt service beginning Oct. 26; Southwest is at record departures and capacity in Austin; Spirit was adding Detroit service on June 12; Frontier added San Diego service on June 13 and has been adding capacity in Austin; WestJet canceled a planned Vancouver route due to reduced Canadian travel demand but expanded Calgary service.
Kazanoff said June seat loads were up about 4% year over year and that the airport is showing more seats loaded into the fourth quarter of 2025 than a year earlier, with an 11% increase in seats loaded for Q4 as of the briefing. She also noted connecting traffic at about 12.6%.
Commissioners asked about whether Delta’s recent route increases represented a sustained trend; Kazanoff said the carrier has been adding capacity slowly but kept airline planning confidential. Commissioners also asked where to find a full list of nonstop service; Kazanoff said the airport posts an updated nonstop-service table on its website monthly.
The briefing was informational; no commission action was recorded.
