Originally Posted by
Ledzep
Does anyone know if these new bases are likely to stick around? If assigned a base and they decide to close it are you grandfathered into it or do you have to change bases?
Bases only close when there isn't enough airline service to meet the requirements to be a base. If an airport loses some service to go below the threshold, sometimes they can be a waivered airport where you can use it, but you have no after midnight protections. Other times the airport gets closed for a while and then gets enough service to come back to a home base status. If your base looses too much service, you will have to change bases, but you can go back if it reopens.