kannon99

As of now there is no plan to replace those jetbridges that I know of. WN may be giving more gates back to the airport next year.

knope2001

I wonder if AA will actually have five gates, then?
Two jetways from US (D52 & D56)
Two jetways moved over from C
D53 which they have been using.

Or was D53 just a temporary borrow like D30? They could definitely use a fifth gate in the morning with the current schedule, and it would be nice for them to have growth room. AA+US passenger counts have been growing very nicely at MKE.

If anything I suspect WN might to go 8 gates instead of their current 10 with the lease period starting 1/1/2016. Unless UA moves to C I doubt there will be anybody in the stem of C. The airport can't really just throw in those gates to WN -- it's not fair to make airline A pay full price for every gate but throw in more gates for airline B because you want them to use them. And I'm sure WN won't lease more gates unless there's a compelling business need for them.

I've heard nothing about UA's plans. AC is actually no longer handled by United and operates out their own gate on E. They're handled by the same company who handles Frontier so it wouldn't be a huge surprise that if UA does vacate E for C or D that Air Canada moves into Frontier's space.

tvnwz

The fact the airport physically moved the C9/11 jetways tells me WN has already told the airport they don't want the gates. Instead of letting them sit, they moved them to D.

mke9499

Mitchell Airport is offering up to four hours of free parking with a minimum $10 purchase from its vendors. There is no expiration date mentioned, nor if offer is restricted to certain sections of airport parking.

mke9499

MKE landed in the middle of the pack for mid-sized airports in North America.

http://www.jdpower.com/press-release...sfaction-study

WIRunner

They give you a voucher at the vendor, you need to go to a regular line (i couldn't get the voucher to work at a self service lane, much to the annoyance of the car behind me... I should mention that I was the ONLY car there and the rest of the lanes were open and empty!)

Other than those glitches, it worked just fine.

mke9499

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee...ctor-from.html

His first day at MKE is scheduled for 02/01/2016.

Bio: http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Ismael-Bonilla/1375382803

knope2001

Interesting new presentation on Mitchell...

http://www.mitchellairport.com/gmiaairserviceupdate/

mizzou65201

I get the point they're trying to make. But many of the "data" points they use to try and make ORD look like a bad option are just so ridiculous it really detracts from the pitch.

BlueHorseShoe2000

Thanks for sharing. There is definitely some interesting information included in the presentation.

Regarding the top 30 markets from Milwaukee, getting non-stop service to places like SNA, SAT, or MSY (resumption of dropped flights) is likely not realistic at all.

If I were the airport, I would be focused on getting Portland (Alaska), Salt Lake City (Delta), Nashville (Southwest), and Miami (American). Getting daily, seasonal service to SAN also seems like it could be within reach on Southwest - I'm actually surprised this is still Saturday only service.

I haven't been following developments at One Jet closely but perhaps they are an option for places like CMH, BNA, GRR, etc.

What really jumped out at me was that one million Milwaukee passengers fly internationally each year. That figure seems awfully high and I wonder how it was calculated, especially since not everyone used MKE for their travels. I'm assuming that a large percentage of these passengers were going to warm weather beach destinations?

I still believe that European service is not out of the question, but it will be on a carrier such as Aer Lingus, Iceland Air, or Norwegian. People are so conditioned to using ORD and MKE will always be at a disadvantage when it comes to frequency, destinations served, etc.

Time will tell I guess.

blugoose

Saw this in the MKE Business Journal. Found it interesting looks like E will be staying open.

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee...mitchells.html

MKEflyer95

So if this happens, is United moving to C? What overseas destinations would we get? The only ones I can see coming are LHR, NRT, FRA, and CDG and that's really about it.

blugoose

I dont think MKE will see any of the majors there since they are pretty well established at ORD. Maybe Norwegian, Condor, Ryanair once they start flying across the pond.

WIRunner

Back to C?

It would almost make more sense for them to be in D with everyone else. WN may or may not be returning gates, and C9 no longer has a jet bridge.

BTA

Agreed, IMHO if MKE gets any longhaul flying, it will be something like Norwegian, or maybe Icelandair.