Portland International Jetport | PWM

[Dr. StrangeHat]

We just flew to Orlando for our vacation via Southwest. Our flight from Portland to BWI was 100% full. Our 2nd flight from BWI to MCO was only about 70% full. Coming back, our flight from MCO top BWI wasn't even half full, maybe 40%. Emptiest plane I've been on in years. But, BWI to PWM was 100% full.

 

[Portlander]

Is seasonal Southwest service to Nashville still an option? Whoever updates the airport information on Wikipedia is normally reliable and surprisingly accurate.

 

[Cosakita18]

Is seasonal Southwest service to Nashville still an option? Whoever updates the airport information on Wikipedia is normally reliable and surprisingly accurate.

It will be Saturday-only for the summer I believe. WN is opening at crew base at BNA this year so hopefully in the future there will be more frequency.

 

[Cosakita18]

The jetport expects a 17% bump in available seats for summer '24

Portland Jetport anticipates 17% passenger increase this summer

Service expansions by Breeze, Frontier and other airlines could push summer passenger numbers to 2 million.

www.pressherald.com

Plus a statement from a Breeze company spokesperson:

Breeze is tapping Portland for outbound passengers year round as well, company spokesman Gareth Edmondson-Jones said.

"Portland is one of those rare places that is a really strong draw in the summer and a really strong origin in the winter,” Edmondson-Jones said.
....
Breeze now offers 10 destinations from Portland, after starting last spring with flights to Tampa, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia,; and Pittsburgh, he said, and more likely will be added soon.

 

[Portlander]

A few shots of SNA (John Wayne International) where I survived the landing on its notorious 5700' runway in a fully loaded 757. It was reminiscent of some of my tail hook landings on Navy aircraft carriers! Easy terminal to navigate and a pleasant change of pace from hectic LAX which my return flight originated from.

 

[Portlander]

Photos of the taxiway construction underway during my landing at PWM.