July 2017 - Worcester

Jetblue's operations at ORH have matured, which is clearly evident from the numbers, particularly the rolling 12 months and there certainly appears to be 0 growth on the horizon either on equipment or routes.

Loads are holding in the low 80%'s and have been for some time but the general direction is downwards with MCO dipping below 80% for June and July and one wonders what the future holds when the Massport incentives finally run out.

Massport are investing a lot of money in CAT III at ORH and you have to believe they are doing that with a plan for return in mind, but with limited infrastructure, is it really a case of "if you build it, they will come".

That said, I have often wondered if there is an opportunity for G4 or similar to open up some additional limited service or one of the Major regionals. Certainly i don't see AA/UA or DL walking in there, but if service can be driven from BTV, surely something should be able to come from ORH, despite it's relative proximity to 495 and access to BOS, MHT and PVD.

#ORH #B6