JIA among hundreds of airports across the country that could see flight cuts

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Airlines at Jacksonville International airport (JIA) could cut flights from more than 500-600 weekly flights to 30 flights per week total for all airlines.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a final order on the service obligations for air carriers to receive financial relief through CARES Act. It requires that air carriers receiving financial assistance under the CARES Act must maintain minimum air services on a nationwide basis, with some exceptions.

• Carriers with greater than 10% seat share of the domestic market in CY 2019 – AA, DL, WN & UA
• Points with 25+ weekly flights – minimum 5 weekly flights
• Points with 5-25 weekly flights – minimum 3 weekly flights
• Points with less than 5 weekly flights – minimum 1 weekly flight
• Carriers with less than 10% share of the domestic market in CY 2019 – all other carriers
• Points with 5+ weekly flights – minimum 3 weekly flights
• Points with less than 5 weekly flights – minimum 1 weekly flight

TSA screened 97,130 travelers April 7, compared to more than two million last year – a 95% decline

2019 FLIGHTS PER WEEK VS. WHAT IS NOW REQUIRED PER WEEK IN JACKSONVILLE:

• AMERICAN AIRLINES GOING FROM 187 TO 5
• DELTA FROM 158 TO 5
• ALLEGIANT FROM 11 TO 3
• FRONTIER FROM 18 TO 1
• JETBLUE FROM 67 TO 3
• SOUTHWEST FROM 107 TO 5
• SPIRIT FROM 19 TO 3
• UNITED FROM 106 TO 5

FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRLINES FOR EACH CITY:

• KEY WEST- 19 (NON HUB)
• TALLAHASSEE- 13 (NON HUB)
• GAINESVILLE- 10 (NON HUB)
• DAYTONA- 11 (NON HUB)
• MELBOURNE- 10 (NON HUB)
• PANAMA- 16 (SMALL HUB)
• Pensacola- 22 (SMALL HUB)
• SARASOTA- 26 (SMALL HUB)
• SANFORD- 4 (SMALL HUB)
• JACKSONVILLE 30 (MEDIUM HUB)
• FORT MYERS 32 (MEDIUM HUB)
• WEST PALM 35 (MEDIUM)
• MIAMI- 41 (LARGE HUB)
• TAMPA- 44 (LARGE HUB)
• ORLANDO- 38 (LARGE HUB)

JIA will be required to have 30 flights each week.

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