Vx To Miami???
Feb 9, 2008 | 5:26 am
#76
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Why would you want a niche out of the SEA/Alaska market? The population center up there is so small it doesn't make sense. Seattle is just about the same size as San Diego and has no nearby medium-large cities to connect to. LA and SF are MUCH larger areas with MUCH larger population bases.
If VX is going to look for a secondary market on the west coast, San Diego would offer the benefit of closer connection cities (LAX, TUS, PHX, LAX, etc.) and also with better weather in SAN vs. SEA, you will have less delays.
If VX is going to look for a secondary market on the west coast, San Diego would offer the benefit of closer connection cities (LAX, TUS, PHX, LAX, etc.) and also with better weather in SAN vs. SEA, you will have less delays.
Yeah, for now
Feb 9, 2008 | 4:54 pm
#77
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: SEA
Programs: VX unless destination indicates otherwise (damn hippieanarchistville--EUG--and PHX)
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Why would you want a niche out of the SEA/Alaska market? The population center up there is so small it doesn't make sense. Seattle is just about the same size as San Diego and has no nearby medium-large cities to connect to. LA and SF are MUCH larger areas with MUCH larger population bases.
If VX is going to look for a secondary market on the west coast, San Diego would offer the benefit of closer connection cities (LAX, TUS, PHX, LAX, etc.) and also with better weather in SAN vs. SEA, you will have less delays.
If VX is going to look for a secondary market on the west coast, San Diego would offer the benefit of closer connection cities (LAX, TUS, PHX, LAX, etc.) and also with better weather in SAN vs. SEA, you will have less delays.
SEA is much bigger than SAN in people who use the airport. SEA has the combined O/D of BLI south to Centralia. At BLI and Centralia people would look for the lowest airfare and go to YVR or PDX (also BLI, but BLI is very small, flights to LAS/RNO,PSP (seasonal)/SLC/SEA, recently discontinued CMH). SAN has the combined O/D of everyrthing North of the Border to CLD, at CLD people choose whether to use SNA, CLD, or SAN.
SEA has good weather, not as good as SAN, but better than many other places.
Feb 15, 2008 | 1:49 pm
#78
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: British Airways Executive Club, United Mileage Plus & bmi Diamond Club
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Overseas flights
Regarding Virgin America flying to Hawaii, it will require ETOPS approval on it's Airbus fleet which will only come after a certain number of hours of no engine shutdowns in flight if at all. Hawaii would be a logical & major step for VX as it could channel the traffic all through it's west coast hubs. Alaska to a lessor extent.
What would be interesting is if VX got a widebody fleet in the future & started flights to the booming economies of the world in Brazil, India & China but hey I'm just speculating...
What would be interesting is if VX got a widebody fleet in the future & started flights to the booming economies of the world in Brazil, India & China but hey I'm just speculating...