Originally Posted by
Maddog Waddle
With the last news on the AE from flight ops, here is a couple questions for the "oh wise ones on here":
1. What are the international destinations from SLC if we are going to convert to ER catergory? Obviously there will still be alot of domestic.
2. More 777s in DTW or ATL? More 747s in DTW or ATL?
3. New bases? Possible or not?
SLC will most likely do the Paris flights, and the HNL flights, and the OGG flights if they come back this winter. By going to Paris, it opens up the possibility of 6 day trips, ie; SLC-CDG-ATL-CDG-SLC.
Likewise, by going to HNL, that opens a gateway to NRT, and all the possible variations of that, including 12 day trips.
AMS has been talked about, and if we start SLC-AMS this winter or spring, then I'd expect to see more positions added to the category, on a subsequent bid.
I'm sure that you'll see hub to hub flying on the 757, and that would make it possible to fly intnl. out of MSP, DTW, ATL, JFK, on certain days of the week. SLC is geographically positioned to make it an efficient ER base in terms of low credit/high block hours.
Rocky mentioned that the -800 will be losing trips to the -320, and that the -800 will pick up some of the 757 domestic flying out of SLC. Once the T.O.E.'s are done, I think you'll see a fair mix of domestic an intnl. out of SLC.