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Old 12-03-2023 | 06:26 AM
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Nick Bradshaw
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Originally Posted by CX500T
The better question is what pilot base they close next, or what airport gets added to the list of must be covered by base X.

We don't open pilot bases. Only close. There is only one permanent base. AtL. Nothing else matters.

My guess:
HPN or SWF added to nyc
MSP and DTW consolidate
Theres no chance of them consolidating MSP and DTW into a single base. Come on now. Maybe consolidating international in DTW and making MSP a domestic base like SLC with just a few W trips to cover the usual codeshare hubs.

I could see HPN becoming a satellite of LGA. We're doing a lot of flights out of there now. A 717 buddy told me they're even going direct to PBI and MCO now. Does mainline even fly to SWF?

Boston makes sense but it has nothing to do with union politics. Our union is so weak they're no threat to whatever the company wants and they'll always have the votes in ATL. Not opening BOS is because they don't have room. The Taj Mullin is too small and too cramped for what we already have there and Massport is already charging us out the wazoo. My bet is they're waiting to see what happens with JetBlue/Spirit too. Not to mention that a BOS base would make NYC staffing even worse.
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