Here comes Bismark
Feb 20, 2012 | 9:04 am
#1
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Here comes Bismark
DEN-BIS starts May 17, 1x/day except Wednesday and Saturday, on the E190.
Although this another low-frequency route, Bismark already is a remote, low-frequency station in general. And the two days with no flights are lower days for business travel. The western North Dakota oil boom underway makes this a pretty decent addition.
I can be skepticall of some of the less-than-daily schedules (like when they launched MCI-SAT operating 1x/day except not Monday and Friday) but DEN-BIS has a better shot.
Although this another low-frequency route, Bismark already is a remote, low-frequency station in general. And the two days with no flights are lower days for business travel. The western North Dakota oil boom underway makes this a pretty decent addition.
I can be skepticall of some of the less-than-daily schedules (like when they launched MCI-SAT operating 1x/day except not Monday and Friday) but DEN-BIS has a better shot.
Feb 20, 2012 | 12:25 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MKE
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DEN-BIS starts May 17, 1x/day except Wednesday and Saturday, on the E190.
Although this another low-frequency route, Bismark already is a remote, low-frequency station in general. And the two days with no flights are lower days for business travel. The western North Dakota oil boom underway makes this a pretty decent addition.
I can be skepticall of some of the less-than-daily schedules (like when they launched MCI-SAT operating 1x/day except not Monday and Friday) but DEN-BIS has a better shot.
Although this another low-frequency route, Bismark already is a remote, low-frequency station in general. And the two days with no flights are lower days for business travel. The western North Dakota oil boom underway makes this a pretty decent addition.
I can be skepticall of some of the less-than-daily schedules (like when they launched MCI-SAT operating 1x/day except not Monday and Friday) but DEN-BIS has a better shot.
Does RJET have an E90 base in DEN now? I thought that most of them were based out of MKE and flown through DEN but that's probably changing now.
Feb 20, 2012 | 1:05 pm
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Any idea of the size, form or duration of the subsidy? The word "subsidy" is used as a pejorative (especially in some of those other airline forums) but in fact some of the things which are tagged "subsidy" are garden-variety incentives like waived landing fees. Most airlines benefit from these sorts of "subsidies" on occasion. The cash-payments-to-cover-losses sort of subsidy is much less common.
Feb 20, 2012 | 2:21 pm
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Any idea of the size, form or duration of the subsidy? The word "subsidy" is used as a pejorative (especially in some of those other airline forums) but in fact some of the things which are tagged "subsidy" are garden-variety incentives like waived landing fees. Most airlines benefit from these sorts of "subsidies" on occasion. The cash-payments-to-cover-losses sort of subsidy is much less common.
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/loca...9bb2963f4.html
Feb 20, 2012 | 2:52 pm
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The less than-daily-schedule for Bismarck is the type of scheduling strategy Bryan Bedford talked about utilizing, citing it as being used effectively by ULCCs such as Allegiant.
Feb 20, 2012 | 3:08 pm
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Feb 21, 2012 | 1:00 am
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