More directs out of Tucson?
Jun 29, 2014, 8:21 am
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More directs out of Tucson?
Overheard recently from a loud and chatty WN pilot sitting in a nearby row -- there will apparently soon be more direct flights out of Tucson. Currently, the direct flights are somewhat limited -- the furthest direct is to MDW, but most of the time I have to transit DEN or LAS. Judging by how packed the flights out of Tucson are, no doubt that WN could support a few more directs. Anyone heard anything official that supports this possible good news?
Jun 29, 2014, 10:33 am
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Directs or nonstops? Direct would be something like TUS-LAS-SEA while nonstop would be TUS-SEA.
What WN needs in TUS is flights to the east. It's very inconvenient to fly to LAS, DEN, or MDW to go to the southeastern part of the country. A flight or two to HOU or BNA would be useful in that regard. Probably not a lot of O&D though.
What WN needs in TUS is flights to the east. It's very inconvenient to fly to LAS, DEN, or MDW to go to the southeastern part of the country. A flight or two to HOU or BNA would be useful in that regard. Probably not a lot of O&D though.
Jun 29, 2014, 12:01 pm
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I'd wait for an official announcement before you get too excited. Pilots and FAs are the last to know the real story and only speculate just like the rest of us.
Jun 29, 2014, 9:03 pm
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Keep in mind the Wright Amendment. TUS-DAL was not possible before this, but I believe it will be possible now (come October). Could that be the (one) destination they'd add a nonstop flight to, since it would make connections to the east easier, and the fact that it hasn't been offered before was (perhaps) purely legal?
Jun 30, 2014, 1:01 am
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The TUS station has some of the best employees in the WN system. They saved my butt many times.
Jun 30, 2014, 7:22 am
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Jun 30, 2014, 7:47 am
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http://<span style="color:Red">www.f...ats.com</span> shows today - for all destinations east of MDW/IAH - only two DL flights to ATL. TUS is effectively a regional airport. Maybe WN sees something that every other carrier is missing - but I doubt it.
Anyway, while Dallas is technically slightly west of Houston, Tucson gets way more flights to Dallas (though DFW) than Houston, and both are good for connections to the Southeast.
So again, Dallas could change simply because up until (later) this year, WN was not allowed to fly to DAL.
Last edited by sdsearch; Jun 30, 2014 at 7:58 am
Jul 2, 2014, 10:20 pm
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