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Originally Posted by neilson
In that case, I hope Delta gives us more 737s and less CRJs. That means, get the regional carriers out of here and make it Delta O&O'd.
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Expect the airfare prices to sky rocket out of Huntsville.
If Airtran would have offered flights from HSV to Atlanta the planes would have been full. The Baltimore flights where full and the Orlando flights where sometimes full. The biggest problem, there where no connection options out of BWI or MCO.
It wasn't the Frequent Flier program that did Airtran in, it was the lack of connection options. Let's face it, if you where flying to HSV from anywhere except BWI or MCO, you would not use Airtran. The Orlando flights left in the middle the of the afternoon, not good for business travelers.
Also Southwest already services BHM and Nashville. Why keep HSV?
Maybe Southwest will eventually end those backroom deals between Delta and the city of Atlanta that restricts flights to/from certain high value markets. That's why Airtran didn't fly to Atlanta. Besides Southwest isn't always cheap.
Well, at least you can still fly to Chicago for $200 on Saturday morning with a return on Tuesday.