Originally Posted by
flyguy81
No, I don’t. They’ll grow where they can, when they can. MDW and DAL are out of room….in those two cities, to expand, ORD and DFW are needed. HOU is getting some more gates, but that’ll be a couple years away and there’s a small market for IAH. This allows them to add a few flights and save on hotels for the terminator/originators…I’m fine never overnighting there again.
If I were king for a day I’d tell AW to forget about DFW. Build a 5 gate terminal at Alliance with customs and room to expand. Bookend the metroplex without ever touching DFW. People from Fort Worth and west would fly out of Alliance, while those in the eastern and northern suburbs use Love. Why subject ourselves to the delays and chaos for the handful of gates we would be able to get at DFW?
Same thing in Chicago. Get out of OHare. Add 5 gates to what is already a beautiful facility in DuPage and own the place.
(this is why I’m not in management. I’m an idea guy but there’s probably no numbers to support it.)