MSP Shrinking DTW Expanding
12-21-2016 | 12:32 PM
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Fudge looks like my sources were correct.
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...p-in-2017.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...p-in-2017.html
12-21-2016 | 01:18 PM
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Certainly looks like we're losing ground in MSP. Makes me wonder about those 717 rumors. Originally the thought was that they would upgrade Regional flying, but reading that article it seems likely that they could start substituting for Mad Dogs and Little Busses, while the 737 substitutes for ER flying.
12-21-2016 | 04:39 PM
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12-22-2016 | 06:59 AM
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Delta is making a yuuugeeee mistake IMO, not because DTW is better suited, but because MSP is a huge money maker. There is a huge number of fortune 500 companies there (per capita at least) that bring in big bucks and high valued customers. Apparently Delta figures, just keep the frequency, reduce the size and call it good...watch when "the others" take over a large portion and Delta will be left scratching their heads.
12-22-2016 | 08:24 AM
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DFW seems more streamlined and passenger friendly.
12-22-2016 | 09:04 AM
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If a passenger asks you where their gate, or baggage claim is, what are the different possibilities you could come up with in MSP?
In DTW your answer is either, "Right down there." or, "Go to the middle of the terminal and turn left/right."
DTW is easy compared to MSP.
12-22-2016 | 09:21 AM
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In the summer they let the temp get up to 80 degrees in the terminal.
Imagine a 10 hour power outage because the airport operator never put a load on the backup generator. All the toilets and urinals require power to flush. People were using the sinks out of necessity.
KCM has moved so many times I lost count.
Yes the airport has some nice shopping and food options. In virtually all other respects KMSP is a great case study for failed civil engineering and mismanagement.
12-22-2016 | 09:26 AM
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From: Cockpit speaker volume knob set to eleven.
Imagine an older person trying to connect from Southwest to an RJ flight. If they timed it right and the G connection was closed, they would need to take 3 train rides, walk a half mile and consume 45 minutes.
In the summer they let the temp get up to 80 degrees in the terminal.
Imagine a 10 hour power outage because the airport operator never put a load on the backup generator. All the toilets and urinals require power to flush. People were using the sinks out of necessity.
KCM has moved so many times I lost count.
Yes the airport has some nice shopping and food options. In virtually all other respects KMSP is a great case study for failed civil engineering and mismanagement.
In the summer they let the temp get up to 80 degrees in the terminal.
Imagine a 10 hour power outage because the airport operator never put a load on the backup generator. All the toilets and urinals require power to flush. People were using the sinks out of necessity.
KCM has moved so many times I lost count.
Yes the airport has some nice shopping and food options. In virtually all other respects KMSP is a great case study for failed civil engineering and mismanagement.
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