Originally Posted by
15bachman
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.
I am at present not a fan of Frontier. They have absolutely no history here where UA has had a nice presence here even going back to the 1960's.
They did pull most routes in 1986 at the first hub closure and then CO picked up many routes. I would prefer WN expanded.
I would keep an eye at the UA schedules once the hub cuts are final in June to see if UA cuts more flights.