AS at Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Dec 27, 2018, 12:07 am
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That may well be true, but UA did fly out of new terminal.
One of two flights that I booked ended up on AS, thanks to UA not having enough deicing fluid, and me hopping bus / Orange Line to DFW to fly AS to SEA, because UA was not going to be flying anytime soon.
Actually, no.
11 and 13 are the Continental gates, while 15 and 17 are the American gates.
That’s how it was laid out in the initial artist’s renderings.
That said, I don’t know what bobOscar’s complaint with the old UA gates is at all. Yeah, it was definitely kinda ghetto, but as far as getting in and out, it was practically like flying to your own personal airport!
It had its own TSA checkpoint. And the largest plane there was a 50-seater, so the lines at TSA were reliably short and occupied by, predominantly, savvy business flyers.
To me, that deal was a dream that I miss severely, compared to joining the eight zillion Kettles at the new improved Southwest Airlines terminal.
Actually, no.
UA flew 76 seater CR7s to IAH. Ask me how I know
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Dec 27, 2018, 7:30 am
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Dec 27, 2018, 7:32 am
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That may well be true, but UA did fly out of new terminal.
One of two flights that I booked ended up on AS, thanks to UA not having enough deicing fluid, and me hopping bus / Orange Line to DFW to fly AS to SEA, because UA was not going to be flying anytime soon.
Actually, no.
11 and 13 are the Continental gates, while 15 and 17 are the American gates.
That’s how it was laid out in the initial artist’s renderings.
That said, I don’t know what bobOscar’s complaint with the old UA gates is at all. Yeah, it was definitely kinda ghetto, but as far as getting in and out, it was practically like flying to your own personal airport!
It had its own TSA checkpoint. And the largest plane there was a 50-seater, so the lines at TSA were reliably short and occupied by, predominantly, savvy business flyers.
To me, that deal was a dream that I miss severely, compared to joining the eight zillion Kettles at the new improved Southwest Airlines terminal.
Actually, no.
UA flew 76 seater CR7s to IAH. Ask me how I know
But I stand by my statement- the dilapidated gates were a breeze to get into, and baggage claim was speedy as well!
Dec 27, 2018, 9:22 am
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Would not know about baggage - I was gone before it came out
Dec 27, 2018, 10:24 pm
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. One can only hope that AS will add new routes to east coast.
DAL-EWR
DAL-ORD
DAL-MIA (but would have to open a new MIA station)
DAL-BDL (some risk and also Hartford is not currently an AS station)
Dec 27, 2018, 11:03 pm
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And AS has made it plenty clear IMHO that they have no intention of flying EAST from DAL - that was a Virgin lousy idea. They won DAL when AA was forced to divest at DAL and could not figure out what tp do with it.
Dec 27, 2018, 11:12 pm
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Locals would know more but I think the ORD market over the MDW market is small. This includes those from Rockford and northern Chicago suburbs, like Niles.
EWR does have a big market that prefers EWR to LGA. Those from West Orange, Saddle River, Morristown, and much most of Northern New Jersey.
MIA does have a market that prefers MIA to FLL, mostly the city of Miami but not Broward County.
So, DAL-EWR seems like the biggest market of the three over competing airports that are served by WN. One problem is that only O&D would fly the route. Not many from SEA, PDX, SFO, SJC, LAX, or SAN would want to fly to EWR via DAL.
Dec 27, 2018, 11:44 pm
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There are some that don't prefer MDW, LGA, or FLL.
Locals would know more but I think the ORD market over the MDW market is small. This includes those from Rockford and northern Chicago suburbs, like Niles.
EWR does have a big market that prefers EWR to LGA. Those from West Orange, Saddle River, Morristown, and much most of Northern New Jersey.
MIA does have a market that prefers MIA to FLL, mostly the city of Miami but not Broward County.
So, DAL-EWR seems like the biggest market of the three over competing airports that are served by WN. One problem is that only O&D would fly the route. Not many from SEA, PDX, SFO, SJC, LAX, or SAN would want to fly to EWR via DAL.
Locals would know more but I think the ORD market over the MDW market is small. This includes those from Rockford and northern Chicago suburbs, like Niles.
EWR does have a big market that prefers EWR to LGA. Those from West Orange, Saddle River, Morristown, and much most of Northern New Jersey.
MIA does have a market that prefers MIA to FLL, mostly the city of Miami but not Broward County.
So, DAL-EWR seems like the biggest market of the three over competing airports that are served by WN. One problem is that only O&D would fly the route. Not many from SEA, PDX, SFO, SJC, LAX, or SAN would want to fly to EWR via DAL.
Followed by a BOS-PSP via SEA & SF0 and 6 other segments! Yes there was a companion certificate involved. 
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Dec 28, 2018, 12:33 am
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we know, we know, we know with all due respect, you and your travel patterns are nowhere near representative of either a typical business or leisure traveler, and AS can’t base their route selections and marketing strategies on an edge case
Dec 28, 2018, 3:35 am
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James
Dec 28, 2018, 12:37 pm
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I have a handful of colleagues that would appreciate a SNA-DAL flight on AS. I thought having one flight from PAE would be better than 3x PDX or 4x SEA, but I suppose PAE is maxed out.
Dec 29, 2018, 10:06 pm
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Oh yeah, there is this other airline based in Dallas that has hubs in Miami, New York and Chicago. Damned if I can remember the name though. Can someone help me out?