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Maxjet Airways to Drop Dulles Flights
The Dulles-based firm said it would add flights from London to New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
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In the first six months of this year, occupancy on Las Vegas and New York flights was higher than on Washington flights but was still not more than 70 percent.
Las Vegas flights were about 66 percent filled and New York flights were about 48 percent occupied, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
At Dulles, Maxjet faced tough competition from United Airlines and British Airways, larger airlines with connecting hubs, analysts said. It also competed with frequent-flier clubs and corporate discounts on more established carriers.
"Flights out of Washington and London have a great deal of diplomatic and legal traffic," said Michael Boyd, an airline analyst. "Those sectors have long-term relationships with airlines."
Boyd said he would caution against reading into Maxjet's move.
"Pulling out of a market like Dulles is not an indication of anything going wrong," Boyd said. "It's just adjusting their schedule."
Maxjet is too small a carrier to have much effect on Dulles's business when it leaves, said Darryl Jenkins, an aviation consultant
"It's not even a rounding-off error," he said.
