RSVP

I think Delta will move on Tuesday, leaving 20 & 21 for AirTran. I'll be on the C concourse Saturday, so I will be able to scope out the gate assignments.

msntriathlete

So is DL just moving into existing NW gates at MKE, or is CO moving out of E, and DL picking up extra gates? Guess that makes it easy to share the club in E!

newsmanhoss

DL is moving into the existing NW gate areas on E, and gates C20 and C21 will go to FL. CO is not moving at this time.

In addition, ticket counters will be shuffled and FL will get additional space there due to DL also being folded in to NW's ticket counter. On top of that, FL will take over DL's baggage service office.

newsmanhoss

They have added red eyes to SFO, SEA and perhaps others. FL is increasing to six gates at MKE, so there is plenty of room. These late evening departure/red eye return flights can be accommodated with ease, since the aircraft would normally be sitting overnight anyway.

kannon99

Yep, the move starts tonight, not sure if last Delta overnights of the day will park at E or C (then be towed over).

knope2001

The two new redeye flights bring them up to 35/day at Milwaukee. With the use of Delta's former gates they should be okay. They are definitely operating some connecting banks where they will be full, but I think everybody will have a gate.

flyYX

It is now official on the MKE airport map. AirTran now has 6 gates in C and Delta is now in E. Northwest is gone from the map.

http://www.mitchellairport.com/terminal.html

MKE 1K

With CO joining the Star Alliance in October, will they move their gates to the C terminal to be closer to United's like they plan on doing at O'Hare?

flyYX

I suppose American or US Air could be asked to swap gates with CO. MKE officials will have to work out the logistics. I think it is almost time to consider terminal expansion at MKE.

MKE 1K

Not to get this even further off topic, but does MKE still have an international terminal? If space is needed they could use that. It is not as if they have so many international flights arriving everyday that they could not accomadate the trafic.

mkenwayx

What would be the benefit to CO of moving to C? Sure, it makes sense to be together by alliance, but DL has been ST and didn't move until the merger. Clubs could be a selling point, but no US, UA or CO club in MKE...only the BCC on D and now Skyclub on E. If UA, US or CO were connecting pax in MKE, it would make sense to be together, but how much connecting traffic will we see within Star at MKE? I would guess UA and US have next to none right now, so I can't see CO's ERJs bringing any more really.

From airliners, at MKE this AM, DL parked an A320 and E145 behind E69. Haven't done the math, but I assume they ran more flights a day (or at least the same # at the AM bank) in the focus city days. No word if the used the "double gate" at E68.

newsmanhoss

Yes, there is still an international terminal with one gate.

On the issue of terminal expansion...the expansion of Concourse C was just completed last year. There is no current need for more space. As things stand right now, if a carrier wanted to do agressive expansion at the airport, YX could be asked to relinquish underutilized gates on D.

RSVP

Don't hold your breath.

I don't foresee the proposed F and G concourses ever getting built. Just like the rest of Milwaukee, keep plugging along with what you have.

RSVP

AirTran used the International Terminal this winter when it operated charters from Cancun. Then they towed the 737 back over to C.

flyYX

This is the exact type of thinking that doesn't make Milwaukee progressive. Wisconsin's State Motto is "Forward". Milwaukee's Motto is "Idle" or "Status Quo is good enough for me". LOL