Originally Posted by
lebowski2222
I was on a flight this weekend MCI-SAT and a Skyway, Midwest Connect Pilot was sitting next too me and he was saying that they were going to start service to Portland
As someone else mentioned, pilots are very unreliable when it comes to potential new service.
However, at the annual shareholders meeting last year the CEO did state that Midwest would like to fly MKE-SEA and MKE-PDX non-stop, so it's certainly a possibility.
Midwest's CEO held a press conference in Kansas City this past Friday to announce the increased flight schedule at MCI. He stated that advance bookings for the SEA flight were very strong, so that's probably why Midwest announced the start of MKE-SEA flight so far in advance. If both routes do well, I can certainly see PDX starting.
Personally, I think we see San Jose this year (along with Austin, Raleigh, New Orleans, and Jacksonville!). Within the next couple of months, we'll know who is right.