Originally Posted by
NedsKid
Another angle to watch in the FLL market is the airport infrastructure. Spirit operates out of the 'international' concourse now, while JB has to tug all their aircraft over to their concourse after an international arrival. That international terminal is due to be torn down, and a gate shuffle will ensue. Whoever ends up with the new 'international gates' or gates closest to the international gates when the concourse gets rebuilt will be telling of the future plans for FLL.
The real horse to watch is Southwest. They're the #3 airline in FLL, and they don't fly internationally at all . . . yet. An international 'focus city', gates right next to the new south runway - its an intriguing thought.
Actually, I think the plan is to build a connector between the International Terminal and the JetBlue Terminal to prevent the customs shuffle, isn't the construction already happening?
Agreed to see what happens with SWA, they are starting to fly the old AirTran Caribbean routes, so it will be interesting to see how FLL developes for SWA...regardless it will still be much cheaper to fly to the Caribbean, Central and South America on JetBlue/Spirit or Southwest than American due to the crazy expensive Miami Fees.