CLE..We Hardly Knew You...Bye
Jun 5, 2014, 7:20 am
#2
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If I were Denver or LAX I would start to worry as well.
US/AA will do the same. PHX could be kind of redundant. So could PHL.
Last edited by FlyerTom111; Jun 5, 2014 at 7:27 am
Jun 5, 2014, 8:01 am
#3
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Paying over a million dollars a month through 2027 on that terminal they won't be using. Wow.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...l#incart_river
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...l#incart_river
Jun 5, 2014, 8:05 am
#4
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Jun 5, 2014, 8:27 am
#6
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Sad day indeed for my adopted home town. On a positive note, without a lot of nonstop options, Clevelanders won't be shackled to UA and can branch out and experience better options and airlines that actually believe in customer service.
Wow, $180 million in lease payments thru 2027.
That is unless they file for BK, again.
Paying over a million dollars a month through 2027 on that terminal they won't be using. Wow.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...l#incart_river
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...l#incart_river
That is unless they file for BK, again.
Jun 5, 2014, 8:28 am
#7
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Paying over a million dollars a month through 2027 on that terminal they won't be using. Wow.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...l#incart_river
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...l#incart_river
Jun 5, 2014, 9:24 am
#9
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What a shame. Was born in Cleveland and the moved to the Tampa Bay area as a child. I remember United running a DC-10 with "Sunbird/Snowbird" service in the late '70s and early '80s between the two. Menus and free champagne (okay, sparkling wine) in coach. What a shame it's gone.
Jun 5, 2014, 10:20 am
#10
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i flew through CLE a few times in the last few years. easily the easiest hub to connect through. i never had delays and always enjoyed going to great lakes brewing.
here is hoping i can force a connection through CLE again. i prefer it over ORD.
here is hoping i can force a connection through CLE again. i prefer it over ORD.
Jun 5, 2014, 11:13 am
#11
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Not too worried about LAX, as it is a strong local market besides connections.
Adding new routes like MEL point in the same direction. Still believe a FRA flight would make sense as well - given LHs 21 weekly flights and two daily 744s (one in winter time) flying SFO-FRA.
Jun 5, 2014, 11:14 am
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Jun 5, 2014, 11:18 am
#13
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Can't say we didn't see this coming. I do wonder how long folks like Great Lakes Brewing are locked into their leases. Some vendors even in C may be seeing reduced traffic. GLB in particular was at a crossroads in the terminal and fewer UA pax means fewer dining customers.
Jun 5, 2014, 11:23 am
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As for PHX and PHL, time will tell. PHX will likely survive because LAX simply can't handle all the connecting traffic routed over PHX and PHX has wonderful weather for flight operations (rarely disrupted by poor weather). PHL is a major transatlantic and east coast hub for the new AA -- they can't move all the operations to JFK (slot controlled) and CLT is too far south.
CLE was the weakest link for UA...g'bye!
Jun 5, 2014, 11:26 am
#15
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Paying over a million dollars a month through 2027 on that terminal they won't be using. Wow.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...l#incart_river
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...l#incart_river