DL AMS-IND?
Aug 24, 2017, 5:06 pm
#151
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I don't know if I would really call it a hub for ATA. Yes, you could connect in IND but not many did and by the time ATA was doing that kind of thing much, they were doing it at Midway.
I promise you that it isn't because of any "civic pride" or anything that I see here. I am not sold that the market will support such a flight but what is your standard for small? It is the 15th largest city and 34th largest MSA. And the airport itself has plenty of room for growth of whatever, sans the A380.
I promise you that it isn't because of any "civic pride" or anything that I see here. I am not sold that the market will support such a flight but what is your standard for small? It is the 15th largest city and 34th largest MSA. And the airport itself has plenty of room for growth of whatever, sans the A380.
BNA was the 3rd largest and they just got a 787 on BA to LHR.
CLE and IND were neck and neck for 1st and CLE just got FI and WW.
And by now the IND market is a similar size, or even bigger than when AUS and MSY got n/s to LHR.
IND-LHR also had a higher avg fare than AUS/MSY/SLC/PDX-LHR http://www.aci-na.org/sites/default/...nal_slides.pdf
So the IND market is high yielding as well...
There is definitively a market for these flights...
Aug 24, 2017, 7:08 pm
#153
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I promise you that it isn't because of any "civic pride" or anything that I see here. I am not sold that the market will support such a flight but what is your standard for small? It is the 15th largest city and 34th largest MSA. And the airport itself has plenty of room for growth of whatever, sans the A380.
I live in the 10th largest city and 5th largest CSA and there is no international service from AA, DL, or UA to SJC. But, there are three flights to Asia on Asian carriers and two to Europe on European carriers.
Aug 24, 2017, 7:43 pm
#155
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My memories of flying out of IND a few times in the 1990's was that it was a decent, but fairly crowded airport. I guess there is room for it to grow?
I live in the 10th largest city and 5th largest CSA and there is no international service from AA, DL, or UA to SJC. But, there are three flights to Asia on Asian carriers and two to Europe on European carriers.
I live in the 10th largest city and 5th largest CSA and there is no international service from AA, DL, or UA to SJC. But, there are three flights to Asia on Asian carriers and two to Europe on European carriers.
https://www.indianapolisairport.com/...-year-in-a-row
Really the terminal is what is new but same airport location and runways. The old terminals were complete dumps.
Aug 24, 2017, 8:53 pm
#156
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Flying out of Indy in the 90's sucked. We have a completely different experience now and I encourage you to check out the award winning airport.
https://www.indianapolisairport.com/...-year-in-a-row
Really the terminal is what is new but same airport location and runways. The old terminals were complete dumps.
https://www.indianapolisairport.com/...-year-in-a-row
Really the terminal is what is new but same airport location and runways. The old terminals were complete dumps.
Aug 25, 2017, 12:30 am
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Aug 25, 2017, 10:31 am
#158
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PIT now has flights to CDG (daily), FRA (2x week) (both seasonal) and KEF (4x week). I don't see any reason IND couldn't support CDG or LHR, with the exception of perhaps geography (that would be a stretch for a 757/321 Westbound me thinks).
As a few others have mentioned, I'd say BA would be most likely with something like the 787.
Aug 25, 2017, 10:52 am
#159
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Grow? Yes, there is room for it to grow but the airport of the 90s is flat earth now and replaced by a billion dollar terminal.
Aug 25, 2017, 3:32 pm
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My first DL flight was IND - CVG - JAX in 1996. Both legs were on an 88.
Aug 25, 2017, 3:39 pm
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While you're at it USA Today on JD Power. Indy best medium airport. SJC is on the list too. Just somewhat further down. https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...tudy/95469962/
Aug 25, 2017, 4:47 pm
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It was 50 years old and not big enough. Convention business is huge. Delta at JFK is crazy nice. I don't mind LAX but haven't been over to T2 and T3 since they have moved. Most of PHL does suck.
Sep 6, 2017, 4:11 pm
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