Originally Posted by
newsmanhoss
Just wondering if, based on these numbers, if there's even a glimmer of hope that WN would keep MKE-LGA. I'm guessing the winter loads make it a non-starter for them.
Of the three major East Coast business destinations AirTran currently serves from MKE (BOS, LGA, DCA), I think LGA has the best chance of remaining, although at a significantly reduced frequency (likely one or two flights per day).
New York is one of the top destinations from MKE overall and carries a lot of business traffic.
With that said, the route itself is probably not strong enough to live on local traffic alone (especially with Frontier being a long time incumbent on the route). If a lot of the existing feeder routes get the axe, LGA is probably a goner as well.
As for the West Coast, it's hard for anyone to make money on those routes outside of peak periods given the very poor yields. If Southwest pulls back in MKE, I wouldn't be too surprised to see Frontier resume year-round service using the E190 during slower months (something Bedford has talked about doing in the past).