America West FlightFund (Discontinued Program) - Why doesn't HP service Vail/Eagle?

I'm continually puzzled by why HP or, at least AWE, doesn't have service to Vail/Eagle. The majors fly there, with some big planes at that, and given the often horrible highway traffic from DEN to the Vail area, particularly on weekends, it seems that a lot of people would prefer to fly straight into Vail. I know I'd use the route a ton during ski season.

HP serves Aspen, which I can understand given all the money there, but given the consistently high fares PHX-EGE, it just seems like it would be a natural for HP, at least seasonally. Anyone have any insight?

I'm continually puzzled by why HP or, at least AWE, doesn't have service to Vail/Eagle. The majors fly there, with some big planes at that, and given the often horrible highway traffic from DEN to the Vail area, particularly on weekends, it seems that a lot of people would prefer to fly straight into Vail. I know I'd use the route a ton during ski season.

HP serves Aspen, which I can understand given all the money there, but given the consistently high fares PHX-EGE, it just seems like it would be a natural for HP, at least seasonally. Anyone have any insight?

Not enough connecting traffic from the west to make it profitable. For the east someone would have to do a flyover and connect back to through PHX or LAS making it not a practical leisure route. Other airlines are geographically better positioned with their hubs for the leisure demand.

Not enough connecting traffic from the west to make it profitable. For the east someone would have to do a flyover and connect back to through PHX or LAS making it not a practical leisure route. Other airlines are geographically better positioned with their hubs for the leisure demand.

I guess that makes sense, but there has to be at least as much potential for EGE as there is for Aspen, Durango and Grand Junction; perhaps more, as the Vail area is much more populated and popular as a tourist destination than the other three.

I'm continually puzzled by why HP or, at least AWE, doesn't have service to Vail/Eagle. The majors fly there, with some big planes at that, and given the often horrible highway traffic from DEN to the Vail area, particularly on weekends, it seems that a lot of people would prefer to fly straight into Vail. I know I'd use the route a ton during ski season.

HP serves Aspen, which I can understand given all the money there, but given the consistently high fares PHX-EGE, it just seems like it would be a natural for HP, at least seasonally. Anyone have any insight?

I'm not familiar with that area, but would they AWE/HP X have problems with weather? In and out of SLC they always Cx due to visibility, rain, snow, fog, and other shenanigans all the time in the winter.