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Old Feb 27, 2012, 12:17 pm
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Originally Posted by jlemon
Good points all! I was looking for specific airports where Southwest made a voluntary business decision to end service and then never returned. BPT, IAH and DET all qualify in this regard. These airports are obviously still there.

At AUS, WN did not have a choice if they wanted to continue to serve Austin. All the air carriers had to move to the old Bergstrom Air Force Base. And the same holds true with regard to Denver Stapleton. Also note that the three letter code for both airports did not change.

And, of course, with regard to AirTran, I was specifically talking about Southwest in a historical sense as this the "Old Timer's" quiz, although your point about Morris Air and Muse/TranStar are noted.

So, yes, you get the brownie point!
In all fairness, brownie points are not deserved for Austin. Denver, does, I believe. That is because WN left Stapleton as a business decision. They didn't come back for many years. By that time, Stapleton had closed.
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