Thread: PHL expansion and the death of CLT?
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Old 03-28-2015, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by tailendcharlie View Post
If CLT survives as a hub it will buck the trend of small-market hubs disappearing - MEM, CVG, PIT. CLT has very very low O & D, ala RDU & BNA. "Most profitable" hub, maybe in terms of margin due to very low costs certainly not in raw $$ amounts. "7th busiest airport" Fresno could be the 7th busiest airport if you decide to funnel all your connections through it.
Fresno would be a poor choice for a hub to serve traffic east of the Mississippi, but it would be a much better domicile than PHX.. or CLT for that matter.
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