Could Frontier expand more out of CLT?
Sep 2, 2016, 8:57 pm
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I imagine gate space is a concern at CLT but it's probably possible. They have expanded a little bit out of RDU with flights to ORD and CLE sticking.
Sep 2, 2016, 11:40 pm
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Only where they fly out RDU or CLE instead. They do have enough space and nothing else.
Sep 6, 2016, 4:06 pm
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Some markets are jinxed as having "too many people who don't want to go anywhere' or at least fly anywhere. I've heard that said about Kansas City, for example, where one of the concourses is still idle and they built the car-rental facility and people didn't come. You'd think a city that size right in the middle of the country could do better on flights and maybe become a hub for someone, but it has struggled.
I don't think CLT is at quite that level, but if you factor out AA and Jet Blue and some smaller players, there's probably a bit of skepticism about how big the market really is.
I don't think CLT is at quite that level, but if you factor out AA and Jet Blue and some smaller players, there's probably a bit of skepticism about how big the market really is.