Future of CLT
09-13-2014 | 01:27 PM
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Future of CLT
What are everyone's opinions/best guesses as to the future of CLT? Grow? Shrink? Widebody flying? Become a more senior or junior base after the SLI?
I know theres no concrete info out there, but honest educated opinions are always helpful...
I know theres no concrete info out there, but honest educated opinions are always helpful...
09-13-2014 | 02:27 PM
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My gut says shrink. I'd guess most of the widebody international stuff gets shifted North/South to PHL/JFK/MIA. It'll probably remain a connecting hub for the East coast/Southeast, as long as the new board running the airport don't jack the fees up and run US/AA out of town PIT style.
Just my guess though.
Just my guess though.
09-14-2014 | 04:09 AM
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My gut says shrink. I'd guess most of the widebody international stuff gets shifted North/South to PHL/JFK/MIA. It'll probably remain a connecting hub for the East coast/Southeast, as long as the new board running the airport don't jack the fees up and run US/AA out of town PIT style.
Just my guess though.
Just my guess though.
Us Aiways was equally profitable to legacy American in q2 despite being 1/2 the size.
DFW will shrink long before CLT.
09-14-2014 | 06:21 AM
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Agreed.
DFW shrinking before CLT? I doubt it. DFW is 300+ nm closer to Asia then CLT or PHL. Current thinking is to feed S.A. to Asia via DFW. For central and NE Asia DFW is the shortest route available from S.A. Large S.A. presence might allow AA to become the #1 S.A. to Asia feeder.
09-14-2014 | 07:07 AM
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Agreed.
DFW shrinking before CLT? I doubt it. DFW is 300+ nm closer to Asia then CLT or PHL. Current thinking is to feed S.A. to Asia via DFW. For central and NE Asia DFW is the shortest route available from S.A. Large S.A. presence might allow AA to become the #1 S.A. to Asia feeder.
DFW shrinking before CLT? I doubt it. DFW is 300+ nm closer to Asia then CLT or PHL. Current thinking is to feed S.A. to Asia via DFW. For central and NE Asia DFW is the shortest route available from S.A. Large S.A. presence might allow AA to become the #1 S.A. to Asia feeder.
As for CLT, it is the perfect hub for East Coast connections and for connections to the lighter-load cities in Europe. Kind of like it is now... My bet is on status quo for a while there.
09-14-2014 | 07:41 AM
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Future of CLT
They'll need a lot more than just another runway at CLT...like more ramp space, more gates and bigger terminals. CLT will need significant investment to grow. Significant investment requires significant fees. If I was a CLT airport planner, I'd be very mindful of the lessons learned the hard way by the PIT growth.
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