Originally Posted by rtalk25

It'd be interesting to see RDU-MKE and PIT-MKE on F9, if nothing else new since there are no other carriers on the routes and the routes are not very long, and maybe some pax will help make it work besides the regular O&D between the markets, but some for doing it for a low fare to visit Chicago. PIT also has no great one-stops/connections via Southwest (requires a BWI backtrack).

BNA also has no nonstop, but MKE-BNA maybe a route that Southwest will respond by launching given it's two focuses for Southwest.

CLE and CVG have high fares into MKE nonstop, and F9 might be able to be the low fare carrier on a limited basis. But, likely the using MKE as a Chicago alternative (for maybe 20% of the pax) won't be as appealing since these markets, are a little closer into Chicago, with MegaBus service and closer by drive.

MKE has no n/s to JAX so maybe UST could work with UST also serving as an entry to Florida while not directly competing against Southwest.

I don't know if the market is too long and thin for a 2-3x weekly route like MKE-SLC (overflying the DEN hub).