Originally Posted by
Scott6067
1 - Do you think CO would ever Hub at DIA again?
2 - Would you fly CO in/out of DIA?
3 - Do you feel that this would be western enough to be built out as a hub for CO again?
4 - Potential benefits of a CO Hub at DIA?
5 - Potential negatives of a CO Hub at DIA?
1. No - above reasons, and J. Edward is right - answer stays same short of M&A.
2. I'd love to go to Denver, never been. I have no reason not to think of flying CO.
3. No. Milecalc says it's 862 miles from DIA to LAX. Too much ground to make up with concurrently higher fares. Asian gateway possibility limited to nil.
4. See #3.
5. Been answered plenty.
Has anyone further considered the M&A idea? AS and F9 can likely be had for the right deal. No one is speculating that, at least that I've seen. Everyone is wondering about CO/UA. Plus, AS is 16 airframes shy of being all-Boeing, at least until Q4 08. F9 is all Airbii and Embraer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines#Fleet
Is talk of mergers specifically outlawed in preparation of your project?