Originally Posted by
newsmanhoss
Fair points.
Without competition on the route, there will be less fare pressure than what FL has had to deal with in past winters, so I'm still guessing that WN might give it a try for one winter during the integration process.
As for DL, there is still a significant number of Delta FF members in Milwaukee. In fact, before the DL/NW merger, I recall reading that MKE had the highest number of NW WorldPerks accounts of any non-NW hub except for SEA. DL is still the third busiest carrier at Mitchell.
If fuel costs were lower I can see Delta adding more routes but I don't think they're interested in Milwaukee other than what they have. Southwest is a different story, weather they add it or not may give a hint to see how interested they are in keeping Milwaukee around Airtran's current level.