Originally Posted by
GrayAnderson
Agreed on the use of existing planes. I get a feeling that Toronto would be high on the restoration list, too...IIRC that was cut not because it was performing badly as such but because there were other markets that were simply better opportunities.
Assuming Hawaii happens, that's probably 3-4 planes out of the 10 right there (assuming one daily flight from SFO and one daily flight from LAX). Adding a second daily flight to Orlando might also make the list (and/or flying MCO-NYC)...the single flight to/from MCO feels like a really odd outlier in the system. O'Hare would be another one that would be worth some more effort (IIRC Chicago got cut in the scramble to take advantage of those opportunities), and I wouldn't be surprised if through flights New York-O'Hare-[SFO/LAX] entered the picture at some point.
I agree about Orlando. IIRC, it was launched with daily service to/from LAX and SFO, but it was reduced to LAX only for plane utilization reasons. (MCO-SFO was either cut or reduced to seasonal service.) MCO-NYC would be interesting. It probably depends on how well the JFK-FLL route does. If the route is a success, I could see them adding more routes catering to NYC snowbirds next winter.
Chicago did get cut in the scramble, many of the flights no longer operate daily. In addition to restoring Chicago, I imagine they'll also add DAL-ORD -- eventually. A few months ago, staff there told me that it won't be added until planes are available, and definitely not in April as originally planned.