US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) - Indianapolis Hub?

Just completed a flight today LAS to PHL (new D terminal nice, security line...worse than PHL). One of the FAs told me that US leaving PIT was a done deal and that she heard US would be opening a new hub in Indianapolis giving them greater access to the midwest market. Anyone hear anything about this?

I would not expect a flight attendant (or PILOT) to have "the inside scoop". They have lots of rumors and good stories but something like this will not come out via such a channel.

The PIT for Indy rumor has been floating around for a while. It's interesting in an academic sort of way but it seems unlikely for a lot of reasons.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

What's next, US is going to open hubs in DAL, HOU, MCI, MDW, LAS and PHX?

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US used to have a focus city type presence (wouldn't call it a hub) at IND years ago (I flew CLT-IND-LAX back in 1993). But it was pulled down a while ago. Talk of creating an IND hub has been out there, but since US now has the codeshare with UA - an IND hub wouldn't make sense at all, with ORD and PIT on either side of IND.

I would be very surprised if IND became a hub (or mini hub like it was a few years back (~mid to early 1990's).

Perhaps they were discussing the new terminal?

http://indianapolisairport.com/pdf/midfield1.pdf

Currently US operates mainline flights to CLT, PHL and PIT, plus RJs to BOS, DCA and LGA from IND. They do have a USAirways Club left over from the Focus City days. I remember there used to be a 727 that flew LGA-IND-MCI-LAX. Talk about your milk run!

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