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Originally Posted by boi2socal
I wouldn't trust SeaPort. It'd be nice if Horizon just added a Seattle-Sun Valley flight via Boise, or better yet Los Angeles-Sun Valley via Boise. Those flights often end up in Boise anyways due to diversions. But this money is just to develop these routes, it is no guarantee. That's if Boise even gets the money. I imagine it would go to a smaller community.
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I agree with being distrustful of SeaPort. Like BoiseAirport says, the aircraft they fly are far too inefficient for commercial air travel. It seems the only routes they are successful in are subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
I think the big problem with a BOI-SUN route is the same as a BOI-IDA route. Delta already flies several daily flights to SUN from SLC. Since SLC is a huge Delta hub and Boise is not, passengers will choose connecting in SLC over connecting in BOI. Local traffic between BOI and SUN would be very low since it's only a couple hours drive between the two cities. Business travelers can easily drive to SUN in the morning then be back in BOI before dark.
I am encouraged by local media reports that the Boise Airport is going after grant money to get nonstop service to DFW, Houston or Atlanta...
So forumers.... Given the three options of nonstop to Dallas/Ft. Worth on American, Houston on United or Atlanta on Delta which would do you think would be best and why?
All three are the respective airlines' largest hubs. For me I'd choose DFW. It opens up the option of one-stop connecting to the entire southwest from Boise without much backtracking. It may be the least likely of the three though given that American no longer has a presence at Boise. My second choice would be Houston on United for similar reasoning.