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Old Posted Jan 13, 2018, 2:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Nova08 View Post
IMO, air service into New Castle will do little for attracting business. The problem is that business travelers rely on frequency and number of destinations. A flight or two a day to OHare or Atlanta does not help much when people still have to connect from any other destination. They'll opt for nonstops via BWI or PHL.

Frontier's low cost infrequent service really does not attract business travelers. Plus with their growth in PHL and WN/Spirit in BWI, it really put a squeeze at New Castle.
It's actually called "Wilmington Airport" now. They changed the name in mid 2017.

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Once officially called the New Castle County Airport, the facility recently changed its name to the Wilmington Airport, a DRBA spokesperson said.
(Source: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/...ant/694324001/)

Also, I do see your point. Business travelers are usually attracted to more business class airlines (American, Delta, United, etc) which is indeed true, but I also agree with Knight Hospitaller. The biggest reason why many airlines have failed in Wilmington is because they have not made any effort to be attractable here. Delta for instance used small regional jets that only flew to one destination. Frontier had potential when they came in 2013 because they flew to more destinations and used their airbuses. They were successful because they later announced in 2014 that they would add flights to 3 more destinations.

The downfall of Frontier began when they began to transform into an ultra-low cost carrier. Republic Airways Holding sold the airline to Indigo Partners, which caused Frontier to cut costs. They've planned to suspend flights out of Wilmington in December, but they move them to November at last minute, giving people tickets to cancelled flights. This angered many flyers and caused Frontier to loose its reputation. Today, Frontier Airlines ranks as the worst U.S. Airline according to the Airline Quality Ratings Report: (Source:http://pointmetotheplane.boardingare...onor-now-goes/).

What airlines need to do when they come to Wilmington is to provide us with a trustworthy experience with multiple destinations to fly to and great customer service if they want to succeed.
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