Originally Posted by
ColdWhiskey
Why do we need so many bases? I would prefer to see us grow our existing bases, starting with Denver. Let’s face it, we still have a huge percentage of our work force that are forced to commute away from Denver.
It was explained to our class last year as a cost saving measure, if something breaks or a crew times out etc then it's easier to fix the plane or replace the crew if it happens at a base rather than an out station. I'm with you though, it would be nice to just build up the bases we have.