Guide to the Milwaukee Airport
#781
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,653
Most likely it's not a Southwest market -- it's awfully short for much local leisure traffic, and there's not enough business travel to support a 737. Southwest also isn't much about "dedicated" 1-stop flights like they once were, so MKE-IND would need to largely rely on local passenger. Fifteen years back perhaps they'd have added a route like MKE-IND as something like SEA-MKE-IND-HOU to service SEA-IND and MKE-HOU thru traffic. But those days are pretty much long gone. That, plus Southwest's move away from shorter hops, make IND pretty unlikely for Southwest in Milwaukee.
I think the best shot for a new Southwest destination in the "short-ish" range is Nashville. It's far enough that flying compares favorably with driving both for business or leisure. And Southwest's pseudo-hub in BNA means a broad array of connection destinations are possible over Nashville. The biggest potential fly in the ointment is Nashville might compete with Atlanta for connecting flow, and keeping Atlanta in decent shape is first priority.
#782
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Up North
Programs: Skymiles, MPL Chase Premier
Posts: 782
Those jet bridges on the other side would not work. They do not have the vertical movement needed to get to a smaller jet.
#783
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MKE/MSN
Posts: 239
MKE-IND was probably my most-frequent route, and it's definitely a market with a significant business segment.
Most likely it's not a Southwest market -- it's awfully short for much local leisure traffic, and there's not enough business travel to support a 737. Southwest also isn't much about "dedicated" 1-stop flights like they once were, so MKE-IND would need to largely rely on local passenger. Fifteen years back perhaps they'd have added a route like MKE-IND as something like SEA-MKE-IND-HOU to service SEA-IND and MKE-HOU thru traffic. But those days are pretty much long gone. That, plus Southwest's move away from shorter hops, make IND pretty unlikely for Southwest in Milwaukee.
I think the best shot for a new Southwest destination in the "short-ish" range is Nashville. It's far enough that flying compares favorably with driving both for business or leisure. And Southwest's pseudo-hub in BNA means a broad array of connection destinations are possible over Nashville. The biggest potential fly in the ointment is Nashville might compete with Atlanta for connecting flow, and keeping Atlanta in decent shape is first priority.
Most likely it's not a Southwest market -- it's awfully short for much local leisure traffic, and there's not enough business travel to support a 737. Southwest also isn't much about "dedicated" 1-stop flights like they once were, so MKE-IND would need to largely rely on local passenger. Fifteen years back perhaps they'd have added a route like MKE-IND as something like SEA-MKE-IND-HOU to service SEA-IND and MKE-HOU thru traffic. But those days are pretty much long gone. That, plus Southwest's move away from shorter hops, make IND pretty unlikely for Southwest in Milwaukee.
I think the best shot for a new Southwest destination in the "short-ish" range is Nashville. It's far enough that flying compares favorably with driving both for business or leisure. And Southwest's pseudo-hub in BNA means a broad array of connection destinations are possible over Nashville. The biggest potential fly in the ointment is Nashville might compete with Atlanta for connecting flow, and keeping Atlanta in decent shape is first priority.
MKE-BNA
MKE-PIT
MKE-PHL
MKE-RDU
MKE-AUS
MKE-HOU
MKE-SAT
MKE-SAN (Daily Service)
#784
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,653
Looks like OneJet will use D27, and they have indeed opened their own ticket counter with permanent signage and two check-in kiosks. Definitely a notable investment given that they could have simply paid someone to post a small sign and agree to handle all four, 8-seat flights per week. Hopefully it's an indication they have real growth plans here for the future. They definitely don't look amateurish or fly-by-night, which can't hurt.
Here's their MKE ticket counter -- sorry for the blurry image...
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Here's their MKE ticket counter -- sorry for the blurry image...
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Last edited by knope2001; Apr 3, 2015 at 5:27 am
#785
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: SEA or BGR, Lower Earth Orbit
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 17,217
Definitely more permanent than Aeromexico. I didn't even realise that they were doing flight out of MKE. Are they just Funjet charters (like the old Midwest ones?)
#787
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: MKE
Posts: 614
Here is the OneJet aircraft, it has been doing proving runs the last few days.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N...830Z/KIND/KMKE
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N...830Z/KIND/KMKE
#788
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MKE/MSN
Posts: 239
#789
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,638
#791
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MKE/MSN
Posts: 239
MKE-DSM
MKE-DAY
MKE-CMH
MKE-GRR
MKE-BNA
MKE-SDF
MKE-MKG
My dad goes to PIT and IND a lot for business and once I told him about this airline he got pretty happy about it.
#792
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 30
I wonder if people realize how small the Hawker 400 that OneJet uses actually is? I have been fortunate enough to fly many private airplanes. The Hawker 400 is a small plane by any standards. The cabin height is 4'7" and the width is 4'10". This means that adults cannot stand, and you are very close to the other passengers. Four of the seats face each other. This a very normal arrangement in the world of private aviation, but most commercial passengers have not had any exposure to small, tight interiors. The OneJet press releases talk about the modern aircraft, but I don't think that most people do the research to learn about what they are going to be flying on. I find it interesting that OneJet does not have any information or photos of the interior of the aircraft. It will be interesting to get the reaction of passengers, and to see if this hybrid of private and commercial aviation will be successful.
#793
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,653
I wonder if people realize how small the Hawker 400 that OneJet uses actually is? I have been fortunate enough to fly many private airplanes. The Hawker 400 is a small plane by any standards. The cabin height is 4'7" and the width is 4'10". This means that adults cannot stand, and you are very close to the other passengers. Four of the seats face each other. This a very normal arrangement in the world of private aviation, but most commercial passengers have not had any exposure to small, tight interiors. The OneJet press releases talk about the modern aircraft, but I don't think that most people do the research to learn about what they are going to be flying on. I find it interesting that OneJet does not have any information or photos of the interior of the aircraft. It will be interesting to get the reaction of passengers, and to see if this hybrid of private and commercial aviation will be successful.
#794
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 30
I see that starting November 1, Delta is upgauging the MKE-LGA route for one flight per day to a 717. This is good news for the route. I think that we all knew that it was coming, but it is nice to see that (for now) they are keeping the 5 flights per day. Hopefully the eventual upgauging on this route will not reduce the daily frequency. My guess is that we will always have one or two RJ's on the route, which is fine, because its nice to have the 5 flights per day.