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10-09-2025 | 12:54 PM
#83
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My CP said today AUS is all but a done deal. Announcement coming soon. Said they’re exploring smaller bases in areas of high hotel costs to save $….i think that’s a stupid idea but what do I know?
10-09-2025 | 01:13 PM
#84
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why is it stupid? Gotta assume a lot of pilots and FAs live in those cities…
10-09-2025 | 01:49 PM
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AUS only continues to grow; it has a TON of space, tons of gates, CAT 3 ILS approaches that DAL and HOU do NOT have, lots of international connection options to Europe and Latin America. It has the highest RON amount of any non-base.
Yeah it would be weird having three Texas bases, but HOU and DAL are capped out, DFW and IAH are not options at the moment, so connecting passengers to AUS then flying them to where they want to go makes the most sense to me.
Yeah it would be weird having three Texas bases, but HOU and DAL are capped out, DFW and IAH are not options at the moment, so connecting passengers to AUS then flying them to where they want to go makes the most sense to me.
10-09-2025 | 02:03 PM
#86
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Opening multiple smaller bases to avoid paying hotel costs is what Allegiant does. Wanna commute to DSM? Go for it. I don’t.
10-09-2025 | 02:06 PM
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AUS only continues to grow; it has a TON of space, tons of gates, CAT 3 ILS approaches that DAL and HOU do NOT have, lots of international connection options to Europe and Latin America. It has the highest RON amount of any non-base.
Yeah it would be weird having three Texas bases, but HOU and DAL are capped out, DFW and IAH are not options at the moment, so connecting passengers to AUS then flying them to where they want to go makes the most sense to me.
Yeah it would be weird having three Texas bases, but HOU and DAL are capped out, DFW and IAH are not options at the moment, so connecting passengers to AUS then flying them to where they want to go makes the most sense to me.
10-09-2025 | 03:13 PM
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10-09-2025 | 03:25 PM
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Zero is a positive margin! Amirite? LOL
10-09-2025 | 03:26 PM
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3 bases in 1 state all within a 45 min flight of each other…it’s stupid. They refused to open TPA or FLL because they didn’t want a hurricane to take out 2-3 bases. Thank goodness TX doesn’t ever have bad weather.
Opening multiple smaller bases to avoid paying hotel costs is what Allegiant does. Wanna commute to DSM? Go for it. I don’t.
Opening multiple smaller bases to avoid paying hotel costs is what Allegiant does. Wanna commute to DSM? Go for it. I don’t.
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