I would like to see numbers. I know SWAPA has put them out before. I am willing to bet that Chicago has the bulk of the commuters from both those cities. DAL has some also. I have only flown with less than a handful of pilots from those cities in Denver and maybe only one from KC. I know a new base would suck up people already commuting for a better commute or seniority, but the signals coming from the home office aren't good for Denver. More overnights in satellite cities mean less in the base and more shoulder flying with 0500 pushes to make the first connections so they can be in California for the 9:30 meeting in Santa Clara or head to Cancun for the vacation.
I want Denver to come back, but I don't think anyone in Dallas does. I think the plan is to keep it as a big west coast connector in order to keep United from gobbling up any turf. That doesn't involve more people, though.