PHX base?
02-01-2020, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by HSCompressor
Why would F9 open a PHX base?
They'd be competing with AA but also SW (another LCC, and also a very profitable one).
Also, they have a Vegas base 4 hours away.
They'd be competing with AA but also SW (another LCC, and also a very profitable one).
Also, they have a Vegas base 4 hours away.
Frontiers only competition is Amtrak, Greyhound, the family automobile and Spirit.
02-01-2020, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DrJekyll MrHyde
You would think so. ONT has over a million people in the near vicinity and has excellent weather year round. But it’s California and there’s always some kind of special tax for everything imaginable.
However, Biffle once explained how widely airport fees can vary and he used the example of a DEN to LAX flight has more than 3x the fees of an COS to ONT flight. So I have to assume that ONT airport fees are cheap
02-01-2020, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Aero1900
I'm sure that there are some goofy California taxes, no doubt.
However, Biffle once explained how widely airport fees can vary and he used the example of a DEN to LAX flight has more than 3x the fees of an COS to ONT flight. So I have to assume that ONT airport fees are cheap
However, Biffle once explained how widely airport fees can vary and he used the example of a DEN to LAX flight has more than 3x the fees of an COS to ONT flight. So I have to assume that ONT airport fees are cheap
02-16-2020, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Tippy
Any new inside news on PHX base? talked to a crew on employee parking bus recently and they said it was a done deal?
02-17-2020, 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by BiffleBalls
I was recently there and the gate agent said managment minions had been out looking for crew room space. Apparently it's going to happen sooner rather than later. Early to mid summer is what I hear.
02-17-2020, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by OpenClimb
Now I think you’re making stuff up. Crew room facilities aren’t even considered until the base has been open for 6 months! Taking care of crews is the LAST thing on Indigo’s list of concerns.
02-17-2020, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by OpenClimb
Now I think you’re making stuff up. Crew room facilities aren’t even considered until the base has been open for 6 months! Taking care of crews is the LAST thing on Indigo’s list of concerns.
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