Originally Posted by
GPullR
It happens all the time. United next is 100% dependent on economy. If we go into recession for 3 or 4 years its all out the window. It's is a plan when things go well. This whole craziness that has been going on for the last 4 years won't last. It never does. There is always something completely unforseen that happens. Its proven itself over the last 40 years.
my point was not mco closing as much as it was about it never being a real hub. It only was opened as a pilot base because of the staggering amount of commuters. It allowed the company to save a fortune on hotels with very minimal expense. Thus why its a better chance to close it then make it a hub. Not that either will probably happen.
zero chance MCO closes. If you havent checked we are hiring all we can from Spirit and Frontier. We have resources to weather a storm, and the strategy of crippling the competition is in full swings with routes, bases, and hiring their pilots. MCO/LAS was only about securing pilots and forcing higher costs on low cost competitors. Its a smart strategy because training costs cant really be reduced, and in fact Kirbys strategy is forcing more costs on airlines whose business plans are based on spending as little as possible. Take away MCO and swa/frontier/spirit pilots will have an argument to decline the UA interview and stay in FL.