Originally Posted by
PVDtoDEL
My predictions for routes:
DCA-BOS
DCA-JFK
LGA-BOS
DCA/LGA-Florida
LGA-LGB on Saturdays
LGA just got the parking lot construction finished finally. As to where they will fly, I guess where there is demand from LGA.
1
Chicago, Illinois (ORD)
1,292,000
American, Delta, United
2
Atlanta, Georgia
1,143,000
AirTran, American, Delta
3
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
737,000
Delta, JetBlue, Spirit
4
Charlotte, North Carolina
534,000
American, US Airways
5
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (DFW)
550,000
American
6
Miami, Florida
548,000
American
7
Boston, Massachusetts
466,000
American, Delta, US Airways
8
Detroit, Michigan
452,000
American, Delta, Spirit
9
Washington, DC (DCA)
386,000
Delta, US Airways
10
Orlando, Florida
351,000
AirTran, Delta, JetBlue
If you take the top 10, they will likely just add the more popular routes from LGA which will likely be from this top 10 list.
I see Boston as one of the likely contenders. I agree with that. Perhaps Chicago or other routes as well.
As far as DC to compete with Delta and USAirways shuttles, there has been people mentioning flights have been more crowded and prices going up on those routes so its possible JetBlue could add more competition there. But if someone guessed from these top 10 routes, they most likely would be right.