User talk:Stinger20/Archives/2017/January

Southwest
Hey should we add Southwest to the Low Cost carrier expansion

Never mind you just did it! Lol

So excited!!! Stinger20 (talk) 21:00, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

American
Can you confirm/deny if the AA capacity expansion to DFW is to prevent WN from starting CVG-DAL? AA is adding about 100 daily seats each way in the market. Thanks!! Jtaylor7309 (talk) 03:33, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

I have been hearing from ramp workers in Concourse A at CVG that American was going to add mainline at CVG with MD-80's a few months ago, which was way before the Southwest announcement. I am pretty confident that AA was planning on launching mainline before WN announced service and I do not think WN was the direct cause. However, I think its likely that plans were modified and AA decided to go for 2x DFW as soon as possible to prevent WN from entering the market. I was expecting 1x-2x to CLT to be the first routes launched, but WN's announcement probably shifted their plans to DFW. DFW was operating with ERJ-145's on some frequencies, so it is odd that it was the route to receive mainline when CLT is operated with all CRJ-900's, but I would expect CLT mainline to appear sometime this summer. AA is upgrading a handful of other routes as well to larger aircraft, Miami is getting some ERJ-175's, while some of the other ERJ-145's are being phased out this Spring/Summer. I am expecting some frequency/capacity changes aimed at WN in the following weeks/months, but I am not sure this was 100% aimed at WN. Stinger20 (talk) 03:48, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

A Gates
Hey, have you heard anything about concourse A growth after the new gates open? I just saw the WCPO article and it sounds like the airport is definitely running out of room. With Delta refusing to allow other carriers in concourse B, and southwest presumably announcing an expansion in February (4 gates is excessive for 8 daily flights), it seems like the airport is stuck. Are there plans to use 1 jetway for multiple planes, and start something like A4A and A4B? Do they have any other quick fixes? Long term, the airport definitely needs to work quickly on building the west wing of the concourse-assuming they want the airport to continue growing! Jtaylor7309 (talk) 00:40, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Since Concourse A will be maxed out starting this summer, I am not exactly sure what is going to happen. The airport is quickly trying to get the gates renovated in time for Southwest to launch service, so I would assume expanding Concourse A has to be moving forward as well. With American, Southwest, and United adding mainline flights, and Frontier/Allegiant already with all mainline aircraft, there are not many gates where they could use split gates, though I am sure its on the horizon. I think remote gates is probably the most likely solution, especially since Concourse A has the bus portals used for the Concourse C shuttle. Stinger20 (talk) 02:07, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

I.A.T.A. bold
Hi Stinger20, take a look at my talk page regarding IATA bold .. I value your thoughts AirOpsExecnPlt (talk) 15:16, 24 January 2017 (UTC)