New AirTran departures from MKE

[Colonel Savage]

With 30 daily departures...not Airtran. Stuck in the hell that is the ATL forever, FOREVER!!!

Would you rather be based in MKE?

You must live in Fargo. Or is it Minot?

 

[humveedriver]

Have you spent any time outside the airport boundary in ATL Col. Savage?

 

[maxblast72]

I wonder if the 717 will get a couple of runs from MKE to Denver this summer.

I guess you didn't see LOA #11 that says the 717 will not go west of Wichita.

Surprised to see Denver, Minneapolis, and St. Louis. I guess they are expecting some connecting traffic onto BOS, LGA, and DCA from those markets. MKE will probably make a more convenient connection than the ATL for some of the northern cities. See what kind of response we get from the Big D for the MKE and MSP additions.

 

[airplane wizard]

Why Branson?

 

[Eagle757shark]

I guess you didn't see LOA #11 that says the 717 will not go west of Wichita.

Surprised to see Denver, Minneapolis, and St. Louis. I guess they are expecting some connecting traffic onto BOS, LGA, and DCA from those markets. MKE will probably make a more convenient connection than the ATL for some of the northern cities. See what kind of response we get from the Big D for the MKE and MSP additions.

It is good to see that SEA, SFO may become year round destinations out of MKE. I think that is very important for the business traveler. I agree connecting the northeast cities with the west coast cities without having to go through Atlanta is important. I imagine if things workout with these cities, perhaps the Texas cities of DFW, HOU, and SAT may find dots to MKE down the road as well.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Have you spent any time outside the airport boundary in ATL Col. Savage?

I've spent quite a bit of time both inside and outside the airport boundary in ATL.

 

[runwayjockey]

But seriously, I don't think SWA wants to pull from there own hub and compete with themselves. They are too smart for that. But luv had better watch out for the tranny with gas at next to nothing and all their hedges cleared out they will be a force to reckon with. I can see some flights from milwaukee to mcw though.

So following that logic Airtran should pull their service from MDW so that they do not compete with themselves in MKE. LUV should also pull out of SFO and SJC so that they do not compete with OAK. I'm not entirely convinced that LUV would like to see the tranny run wild in MKE. I do agree that the Tranny is a formidable opponent. Good luck to all!

 

[macdu]

There still a Beech 18 in MCW flying freight? I loved that plane.

 

[ATLboeing]

Why Branson?

It's where the dart landed.
We do have the "Best Management Team" in the industry, you know

Maybe they wanted another destination city similar to GPT. I think we were doing well out of there but something about the vacation packages being sold by the casinos changed so they had to pull out. Branson is another one of those cities that fit the bill.
Down economy, old people gambling. I don't know. You got me.

 

[maxblast72]

It's where the dart landed.
We do have the "Best Management Team" in the industry, you know

Maybe they wanted another destination city similar to GPT. I think we were doing well out of there but something about the vacation packages being sold by the casinos changed so they had to pull out. Branson is another one of those cities that fit the bill.
Down economy, old people gambling. I don't know. You got me.

Plus, I think Airtran has exclusivity for a certain time period for servicing Branson. Don't forget about all those New Yorkers and Bostonians that want to go to the middle of Misery with a convenient connection in MKE.

 

[CitationLover]

Plus, I think Airtran has exclusivity for a certain time period for servicing Branson. Don't forget about all those New Yorkers and Bostonians that want to go to the middle of Misery with a convenient connection in MKE.

.....in the middle of an economic depression. Will Obama allow unemployment benefits to cover family vacations on AAI?

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

I think this might be the final nail in the coffon for Midwest.

No the nail in the coffon was TPG and Republic when they paid xxxamout of $ to fly under the midwest name. This not a slam to republic.

 

[Citrus531]

Branson replaces GPT....meaning another city paying us to fly there...

"I've spent quite a bit of time both inside and outside the airport boundary in ATL".

There's plenty of great areas right outside of ATL. Around the airport sucks but then again, what major city with a big airport around this country doesn't have a ghetto area?!?

 

[Propsync]

Around the airport sucks but then again, what major city with a big airport around this country doesn't have a ghetto area?!?

MSP isn't too bad, you have to get up Cedar Ave. a bit before you hit trouble. MKE is by no means really big time, but the area around is very livable.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Branson replaces GPT....meaning another city paying us to fly there...

Actually the reason that GPT was replaced is because GPT spelled backwards is TPG.