Originally Posted by
SkyGodKing
It was Seymour that parked the jets, and APA was in the right, but the law of unintended consequences has now allowed Delta to get their foot in the door in Austin, and in 20 years, we may regret that when AUS is a mega-hub for them.
I do agree that losing ground to any airline in Austin is a mistake. But realistically, it will be way more than 20 years before- or if- Austin becomes a mega-hub for any one. As it stands, the city of Austin’s use of imminent domain to take the south terminal away from Lonestar Airport Holdings- and the ensuing lawsuit- slowed expansion efforts
The Terminal B expansion project won’t be complete until around 2029/30. And that only adds 20 gates- bringing it to 54. Far from a mega-hub.
There is not a date to begin construction on a future Terminal C- which would be connected via tunnel. Even then, that’s only another 20 gates as proposed right now.
I would have loved to have Austin as a base.