Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
in the cases of DFW/IAH, ORD/DTW, LAS/LAX they are all separate catchment areas without much cannibalization. Legacies can’t really have major fortress hub operations so close together because of RJ feed, but an O&D focused approach could easily work in bases relatively close together. Like someone else said, look at how we already operate so many bases close together. BOS/JFK/EWR, FLL/MCO
I agree with this. Take DFW and IAH, might as well be in different states because they serve totally different markets, remember, they are 4 hours drive apart. What they do have is a major legacy hub for 2 legacy carriers. JetBlue having a presence in each of those legacy hubs is exactly what the said they want. I have more confidence with JBLU keeping ORD, IAH, DFW and DTW than I do with NK or what F9 would want. You have gates and crews at all of those bases, retreating from them is the opposite of what their stated plans are.