BMI Base?

Reply Subscribe

Page 2 of 3

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

02-05-2020 | 04:43 PM

#11

flightlevels

Line Holder

Joined: Dec 2018

Posts: 47

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteMorpheus

Who wouldn't want a base in LA?

Thats in Alabama lol

02-05-2020 | 04:48 PM

#12

Scar09

Line Holder

Joined: Mar 2015

Posts: 200

Likes: 12

I think he means LA= Lower Alabama

02-12-2020 | 03:20 AM

#13

CSFletch

Line Holder

Joined: Aug 2017

Posts: 50

Likes: 0

Are the rumors of RDU pretty much dead at this point? Just curious. Thanks!

02-12-2020 | 06:47 AM

#14

Aero1900

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Nov 2012

Posts: 3,760

Likes: 106

From: 1900D CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSFletch

Are the rumors of RDU pretty much dead at this point? Just curious. Thanks!

the rumors are mostly dead, but that doesn't mean much.

However, we seem like we want to invade AA hubs. PHL, MIA. We would probably invade Dallas if Spirit wasn't already well established there

02-12-2020 | 07:58 AM

#15

JoeFever1

Line Holder

Joined: Nov 2019

Posts: 772

Likes: 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aero1900

the rumors are mostly dead, but that doesn't mean much.

However, we seem like we want to invade AA hubs. PHL, MIA. We would probably invade Dallas if Spirit wasn't already well established there

Seems like Texas is a huge gap. Southwest isn’t even a direct competitor anymore and I think they are looking at rough times ahead. AA same boat. Maybe I’m biased cause I live here..

02-12-2020 | 08:17 PM

#16

Scrapdaddy

Thread Starter

On Reserve

Joined: Jan 2017

Posts: 165

Likes: 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeFever1

Seems like Texas is a huge gap. Southwest isn’t even a direct competitor anymore and I think they are looking at rough times ahead. AA same boat. Maybe I’m biased cause I live here..

Pretty sure most people would prefer BMI than any city in Texas......woof

02-12-2020 | 10:14 PM

#17

FlyingR6

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: May 2008

Posts: 370

Likes: 1

From: F9 FO

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scrapdaddy

Pretty sure most people would prefer BMI than any city in Texas......woof

I bet you're fun at parties.

02-13-2020 | 03:47 AM

#18

JoeFever1

Line Holder

Joined: Nov 2019

Posts: 772

Likes: 11

BMI is 100 miles from ORD...I’d understand shrinking ORD, removing the crew base, and shifting it to BMI, but short of that would seem odd to just open a base in BMI.

02-13-2020 | 04:37 AM

#19

WaterRooster

Line Holder

Joined: Mar 2015

Posts: 961

Likes: 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeFever1

BMI is 100 miles from ORD...I’d understand shrinking ORD, removing the crew base, and shifting it to BMI, but short of that would seem odd to just open a base in BMI.

The interesting thing about ORD is that it pulls from the west half of the state, lower Wisconsin, western Indiana. That’s around 9-10 million people easy. If you moved the bulk of flights to BMI You will lose 6 million people. Bulk of those people will just go to Spirit or Southwest.

02-13-2020 | 05:07 AM

#20

flightlessbirds

Line Holder

Joined: Aug 2018

Posts: 334

Likes: 58

BMI can hardly keep air service at all ... unless you count the outfit that flies old worn out falcon trijets in empty, cuts them up, and ships them out in boxes on trucks...plus the airport fights CMI, PIA, SPI, and now DEC in its passenger catchment area, not to mention ORD and MDW, and to some extent IND and STL.