Originally Posted by
Dilbert
Ord is also off the table as the BoD's feel it is to close to Dtw.
Originally Posted by
Dilbert
Word is the BoD's are meeting today and tomorrow to try an figure out among other things where they want a new base.
You heard the BOD nixed ORD on Oct. 30, but hear the BOD is meeting on Nov. 1 to discuss new bases? I know, 'hear all, trust nothing'. Got it.
Who decides to fly for Spirit and live out west (who else would want a LAS base)? It's like an east coast guy working for Alaska. Great company, but the bases are all on the wrong coast.
I'm an ORD voter, obviously. Equally obviously, the BOD doesn't care what I think. If they think taking the fight to Southwest and Alaska out west is a better option than taking it to AA and United in ORD (and Southwest in MDW), than LAS it is. Southwest and Alaska seem to be in a much better position to defend their markets than AA ($ issues) and UA (distracted with the merger), though, and Southwest still fancies themselves as 'low cost' too.