Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Wouldn't count on Seattle. United HAD a base there for decades, but Alaska and Delta sort of shouldered them out.
I don't seen anywhere else becoming a passenger connection hub for united.
But let's say Nashville, for arguments sake, had the following flights at 0600 and 0800
EWR
IAD
IAH
ORD
LAX
SFO
MCO
That's 14 planes parked overnight. That's the sort of operation that _might_ make sense to have a pilot base especially if you need somewhere to park planes at night.
And yes you could also buy 10,220 hotel rooms/year to suppor that operation.