Originally Posted by
Grumble
SK has stated several times that his goal is to drive AA out of ORD.
I’m by no means a Blue Kool Aide drinker, but if you look at DEN the last few years United has grown beyond Term B, sprawled across Term A and I’ve been seeing UA flights now in Term C which has historically been the sole property of SWA. F9 has been relegated to hard stands now when they used to pretty much own the south side of A. It’s been the most profitable hub for years, and there’s no signs of slowing down the expansion there. Between our massive training center in DEN (that keeps growing) and the non-stop expansion, who do you think has more political pull in DEN, UA or SWA?
The only gate UAL operates out of the C gates is the one owned by the city. And I’m not even sure why you guys park there when you have an entire terminal. It’s gotta be a PITA for crews and pax to have to get off and take the train to B and haul ass to the end to catch their next flight in 30 min.
WN is growing to around 400 flights a day in DEN and AA will be evicted from the C gates and moving back to A in a year or so. It’ll be the biggest base for WN….and it’s not going anywhere. If UAL is going to 900 flights a day….you’re gonna need way more gates and a couple more runways…neither is happening anytime soon.