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Old 04-11-2022 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Gone Flying
I could see an argument for an MCO/TPA base and/or a PBI/FLL/MIA base.

as we simplify our fleet types, hopefully we might see a couple more bases.
The issue with those is still reserves who don't live there and locals who live near the realistic limits of one but even more for the other(s). Its completely unreasonable to expect anyone to commute to one yet cover the other. MCO-TPA is 2 or more hour drive even assuming an "airport car" which most don't have. If you're already 1-2 hours NE/SE of MCO, then its even more. IMO we don't need to give any relief on what a base is. If anything EWR and some of the LA "terminals" need to be removed from existing bases. We absolutely don't need to be adding more.
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