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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 11:45 am
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Originally Posted by tmorse6570
I was wondering why anyone would buy a flight with a connection through a winter hub like Denver, Chicago, Minn, or Detroit this time of year unless they're mostly occasional leisure travelers.
A lot of times there is no choice. I fly to SEA every other week.

The reasonable options:
- Connect in DEN, either UA or F9
- Connect in SLC, Skywest (I think) connecting to Delta
- Nonstop on WN, but it's one shot per day (evening out, lunchtime back), and I'd always have to do an extra hotel-night in Seattle (e.g., 3 nights to work 2 full days, etc.)

I'm not inherently anti-WN. If they were operating an 8AM nonstop out to SEA and a 4PM one home, I'd say miles & status be damned - I'm spending more time at home and less time on planes.

Since my interactions with regional carriers have universally been horrendous - especially during irregular ops - that leaves Denver. I picked UA over F9.
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