Originally Posted by prismwiz

Go West young airline, Go West

I would like B6 to expand their prescence in SEA very much, however, I don't see where they could make money if VX gets established. I wrote on this forum earlier about how 3X daily E190 flights to BUR/ONT/LGB/SAN would work but now I am unsure. VX is a simmilar airline to B6 and may have realized a niche that B6 could have filled, the premium carrier down the coast niche.

at what other airports is there room for a B6 niche?
West coast is against UA at SFO/LAX, VX at SFO, AS at PDX/SEA, US and WN at PHX/LAS, WN at all bay area airports (SFO(somewhat), OAK, SJC, SMF, RNO (last two not bay area, but serves PNW-QLA connecter's))
DAL/DFW--WN/AA, tried and failed by FL
STL--WN,AA, although a small posibility of flights to markets AA does not serve well enough and WN does not compete (SEA)
ORD/MDW--UA, AA, WN, FL tried and failed
MKE--YX, being tried by FL, stay out of thier way
DTW/MSP--small local airline (NK/Sun Country) competing against big red giant (NW). Possibly some room in DTW after NK leaves entirely for FLL
CMH--SX depresses yields and couldn't work from JFK
CVG--If B6 can reduce fares to break even level at 90% load factors (fare X) at start up and slowly edge up fares this could be a winner because DL would compete at fare X and then match any B6 towards fare X-30% load factor break even level (or lower)
MEM--big red giant, tried by F9 and failed
BNA--WN
RDU--if AA gradually falls out of RDU and B6 slowly edges in this may be a winner
GSO--SX, wait a while until effect is known
CLT/PHL--US, if US fails--as envisioned by B6 in original start up--CLT may work, PHL has WN to contend with, not good markets
ATL--DL/FL
Florida markets in--this may be a winner in some months of the year, especially to Northeast, but not strong enough non-liesure, non-winter demand
MSY--hurricane warning--from rapid WN advancement of course
IAH/HOU--WN and CO, don't mess with TX (corporations)
AUS/SAT--AA/WN duopoly
BDL--room for Florida and maybe some West Coast flights, fragmented market
PVD/MHT--Florida flights, BOS for other markets
BOS--grow, be a JFK north, especially with European Airline codeshares
PNS/PIE/Punta Gorda/St. Augistine/TLH/EYW/anywhere in Florida near a beach with a landing strip--good for 1X daily JFK flight, mabe 1X IAD/BOS flights. For example

E190 from Punta Gorda
JFK--0600-0830, 915-1145
IAD--1215-1415, 1445-1645
BOS--1715-2015, 2045-2345

Just random guesses and market research would show which times market would be best served by.