Local News: Southwest considering service to Fresno (FAT)?
Feb 26, 2018, 12:55 pm
#33
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Peoria
Programs: Southwest, Best Western Gold, La Quinta, Dollar
Posts: 819
MDW: Perhaps a surprise, but the #10 O&D destination from FAT. If UA does well to ORD, you might see this. Lots of connections to Midwest and NE cities not served from LAS and PHX. Very unlikely initially.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:23 pm
#34
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Central California and on the Road
Posts: 297
In 2017, Fresno's O&D grew by 4.3% over 2016. The airport set a new passenger record of 1,537,876 O&D passengers.
Since 2010 FAT passenger counts have grown by 28.5% compared to 18% growth nationwide.
In 2017 there were just under 209,000 O&D passengers on nonstop FAT-GDL flights. They represented about 14% of all FAT O&D in 2017.
Since 2010 FAT passenger counts have grown by 28.5% compared to 18% growth nationwide.
In 2017 there were just under 209,000 O&D passengers on nonstop FAT-GDL flights. They represented about 14% of all FAT O&D in 2017.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:34 pm
#35
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,285
As long as we're speculating, I agree that LAS and PHX would be the core of a WN move into FAT. There's reasonable O&D demand on those routes already, and those airports tie in well to WN's route network. I.e., they connect well to points farther east, which I believe are the under-served market opportunity for WN to seize. Ditto for DEN and MDW. FAT-SFO/LAX routes don't add a lot for WN like they do for the legacy carriers that have hubs there.
Feb 28, 2018, 7:03 am
#36
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: PHX
Programs: AA Aluminum, WN B+
Posts: 929
What about FAT-DAL? AA operates two 737-800s FAT-DFW each day.
I don't know what AA's loads are like on that route, but I know they've operated mainline aircraft (previously MD-80s) on that route for a long time.
I could see a route to LAS for western US connections and DAL for eastern US connections.
I don't know what AA's loads are like on that route, but I know they've operated mainline aircraft (previously MD-80s) on that route for a long time.
I could see a route to LAS for western US connections and DAL for eastern US connections.