Originally Posted by
rtalk25
I wonder if it'll do CLE-California. LAX and SFO are United hubs, but maybe it'd consider CLE-SNA as F9 has an SNA airport presence and this wouldn't be a direct challenge to a UA hub, LAX with mainline to CLE.
It might get a slot if SNA awards it because it's new city, or it'd use a DEN-SNA slot, as 4x daily DEN-SNA likely is connection reliant anyways.
I feel like if they keep overlapping current UA routes, UA will begin to pick off mainline, and F9 replace em'. Look at PHX. Dropped by UA, Added by AAL and F9, and im anxious to see if Southwest decides to spare a plane or two and grow CLE, but I have my doubts, they inherited a nice operations base at CAK and are growing that. I want someone to replace MCI, I used it a ton. If SW would come in and (heres my christmas list ;P )
MSP (hoping delta starts mainline)
STL
MCI
DAL
HOU
PHX (eh, why not 3rd carriers a charm)
One thing i'll miss is the regional flights. We wont get them back unless a new hub is formed... not going to happen.