Will BNA become a base for WN?
Nov 15, 2019, 10:25 am
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Will BNA become a base for WN?
I have heard that WN plans to make BNA a base sometime within 2-3 years and they would like to take to 200+ as well in the super long term once BNA builds more gates.
Can anyone comment on this?
Can anyone comment on this?
Nov 15, 2019, 11:11 am
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Nov 15, 2019, 12:28 pm
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Nov 15, 2019, 12:48 pm
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Though the airport is going through a major update and expansion - they are only adding 6 new gates. So... not a major expansion.
I wonder how many flights a day each gate can handle?
My guess.... lets go with 16 hours at 90 minutes per turn - landing, deplaning, going back out. That is 10-11 more flights or 60-70 more?
I wonder what the plans are for which carriers whey will move to the new concourse? And would that even help SW at all. They currently have the bulk of flights in their concourse now along with a handful of AA gates. AA also has their lounge there.
Hmmmmm
I wonder how many flights a day each gate can handle?
My guess.... lets go with 16 hours at 90 minutes per turn - landing, deplaning, going back out. That is 10-11 more flights or 60-70 more?
I wonder what the plans are for which carriers whey will move to the new concourse? And would that even help SW at all. They currently have the bulk of flights in their concourse now along with a handful of AA gates. AA also has their lounge there.
Hmmmmm
Nov 15, 2019, 1:10 pm
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MCI and STL are no farther apart than ATL is from BNA. The 'enhanced growth' argument has a dozen predicates. And not a few unforeseen contingencies.
Nov 15, 2019, 1:36 pm
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Too many of these with a grain of salt will ruin your blood pressure.
Nov 15, 2019, 6:23 pm
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its already a hub
i don’t see MCI being a hub...thry expanded in Denver making the airport a hub. Love girls open expanding service from there also iccured.
something I could see happening...if Alaska snd jrt Blue merged. Thry need a central US hub site which could be KC or STL