Exactly! CAK is the winner in this merger. We Northeast Ohioans will see more and better service out of CAK as CLE diminishes. That works out fine for a lot of CLE flyers, many of whom live closer to CAK than CLE. I'm already looking to book much of my travel on US ex CAK.
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Isn't CAK much less convenient for anyone in the Cleveland area who doesn't live south of I-480 and east of I-77? From the West Side, for example, I would think CLE is much more convenient.
Originally Posted by
ctownflyer
If CoUniHound shuts down the CLE hub I'd expect some airlines to possibly even move from CAK to CLE which is more centrally located than CAK.
FL even flies to FNT and DTW, I wouldn't be surprised if they started flying from both airports for a period to see which does better.
If not that I'd expect B6 to fly CLE-JFK and CLE-BOS.
CLE's management seems to be very aggressive in trying to keep landing fees, etc., lower. If ConUniHound abandons the hublet, I would be shocked if FL didn't move to CLE, as they would be able to take over certain key business routes (LGA and BOS, for example) that no one else really serves and that, given the choice between CAK and CLE, make more sense in CLE. (There would be no competition to BOS and only American Eagle's ERJs to LGA.) The CLE catchment area's population is higher.