Originally Posted by
11atsomto
When I think widebodies/International at IAH… I just think of the lighted G7 spikes. I mean for many people “the world” is basically a codeword for the countries represented on those sculptures. So it’s already a global mega hub right?
Houston obviously doesn’t have the “international” diasporic communities that exist in say IAD, EWR, SFO,LAX but it sure does have industrial and commercial connections globally…….and a lot more of that than say Denver …which seems to get new international markets….not to mention 3 and a half hours up I-45……Wetin Dey happen? Amellykin have many many big plane dat go all over de wurl.
So your stepchild characterization in my view is not as strange as some would make you think. Thats not to say I forecast any change though.
Keep in mind, AA has to use DFW as their main international hub going all directions…. They don’t have a SFO hub like we do for a major trans-pac hub (LAX will not be that for AA due to the amount of competition with UA, DL, and other trans-pac carriers)…. AA ORD international isn’t huge….. AA doesn’t have a large feed for trans-Atlantic flights into JFK…. AA CLT hub isn’t a big trans-Atlantic hub, PHL isn’t what it used to be since they parked the 75/76s and the A330s. PHX isn’t an international hub….
We have a big trans-Pac hub in SFO and LAX to supplement it (LAX has a ton of competition). These hubs capture feed for trans-pac flights for a good portion of the country….
We have EWR, IAD, ORD to capture feed for trans-Atlantic flights for a good portion of the country….
Naturally speaking, IAH isn’t going to benefit to serve feed for trans-pac or trans-Atlantic flights. IAH trans-Atlantic and trans-pac flying will need to rely on O/D traffic. Outside of token destinations like Tokyo, London, Munich, Frankfurt, or other destinations where the oil companies need to send their employees, I don’t see too much getting added.
DEN is going to be dealing with the same thing…..