Originally Posted by
TheBOSman
That said, VX is only 1-2x daily to SFO from here (and doesn't serve LAX at all), and B6 serves many destinations but isn't more than 2x daily on any of them (I don't think, but definitely not more than 3x daily). So, even here, neither is particularly large.
I think they could do a reasonable focus city if they tried. Between that and DAL... it'd be something that would work mid-con for starters. Then they could figure out something else over time (maybe a focus city out of ORD with some selected p2p routes added onto SFO/LAX/MCO/BOS/JFK, like LAS/AUS/LGA/DCA- VX+B6, if they kept all their slots, could be able to do some things there).
Originally Posted by
NYCRuss
B6 is also strong out of BOS.
Doesn't really change the shape of the dumbbell much, though. A route network that's bi-coastal with pretty much nothing midcon is still a bit problematic.
Originally Posted by
NYCRuss
As far as the middle of the country, they could try to build up their ORD presence. That may be easier said than done.
No kidding. VX has steadfastly not really done this. They went for the DAL focus city, which has definite limits given the hard gate cap at DAL.