Originally Posted by
N830MH
Hi All,
I've hearing a rumors from WN will next 4 new cities to be announced in 2010. I am not quite sure for which one is that. I think WN is considering CLT, GSO, CAE, BIL, DSM, FAR, ANC, SJU and of course Hawaii, too.
There are geographical gaps in the U.S. that Southwest will eventually fill unless they are clearly not economic.
ATL is a gap. Somewhere between ATL/GSO/CAE/CLT is a large gap, too. Once some of those cities get service, the others ones might not for a long while. For example, if ATL gets it, CLT might eventually get it but GSO and CAE would be doomed. If ATL is deemed too competitive then GSO might be a compromise and CLT could be out for a while. CAE is close enough to CLT but not very close to ATL. CHS+CLT+ATL is a possibility but then CAE would be out.
DSM seems like a gap. Wichita is also a gap but not that large a market. ANC may reap high fares.
Some smaller cities, like Santa Barbara, Mobile, Colorado Springs, Fresno, Syracuse, or Richmond might eventually get service some day.
Miami is a big city that's missing and might eventually get service.