Originally Posted by
jsled
Because HOU got a customs facility and upgraded terminals which coincided with SWA starting flights to the Caribbean/Mexico for the first time in their history. Plus the feed in and out to US cities beyond. They're KILLING it!! I tell you what.
Exactly. jeffy's ****ing contest with the mayor of Houston didn't help things either.
Originally Posted by
GoCats67
I am hopeful that Houston will continue to improve economically and get more demand for air travel, but in the near term it can't support its' size, which sucks for those based there.
Houston will recover. I expect they'll be United's fastest growing hub at some point in the future and a ton of new flying/vacancies will happen in IAH. Right now, there's more money moving the flying elsewhere. Displacement bids aren't cheap for the company; they're not just doing this on a lark - they expect to have a positive financial return from these displacements.
It's in all our best interests to see IAH thrive - thriving hubs translate into bigger profit sharing checks for all of us.