Originally Posted by
ancman
Adding a couple 320 bases in MCO, MIA/FLL, or AUS/SAT would be wise on the company’s part for pilot recruitment. Most highly qualified applicants have their pick of any major airline right now. Basing becomes the #1 deciding factor for most of them.
AUS/SAT is definitely a pipe dream at this point; we have all but given up on even making AUS a focus city anymore after AA has swooped in and eaten our lunch there. It would have been great but I just dont see it happening. Look how long its taking BOS to open after we have actually declared it a hub and followed through with a lot of growth. AUS is basically just served from the hubs and at this point I doubt we have the necessary capacity to try and compete with AA there or WN for that matter.