Re: Summer air traffic increases dramatically
I hope OKC really takes off and gets more than 4M pax this year.
I hope we are on track, because with that number and the Sonics/Storm coming to town and the additional business and visits that would bring - OKC no doubt would get additional flights (and many more mainliners).
We need more city pairs. Here is my list below, based on the particular airline(s) route structure. Changes are noted by a *.
United
DEN
ORD *need United mainline flight(s) tho
LAX *need a United mainline flight tho
IAD *I am sure this route will be successful and that an A319 will be added to join the route
SFO *we need SFO service
SEA *a few times a week direct via SFO or NS would be nice!
American
DFW
ORD *need mainliner flight tho
STL
MIA *at least once a week flight plz
LAX *with LA expansion, I dont see this too far off
Delta
Atlanta
Salt Lake *perhaps a mainline Delta flight is not too far away???
DFW
Cincinnatti
LAX (is coming, should do very well)
Southwest
DAL
DEN (coming soon, but I doubt it will be long term successful)
HOU
PHX
MCI
STL
BWI (coming very soon and should do well, esp with advertising)
MDW *why on earth we dont have Chicago Midway nonstop is beyond me...
LAS
LAX *im surprised this route doesnt exist yet
OAK *I think this route would work, giving us another Bay area option
Northwest
Memphis
Minneapolis *isnt it time for a mainliner tho
Detroit
SEA *this might be an opportunity for a once a week flight, since SEA is a focus city
Continental
IAH
EWR
they are a only a shell of their former self. Do they fly anywhere else anymore?
US Airways
PHX *need mainliner tho
LAS
CHarlotte *im surprised no route developed here yet, should be at least once a week
CLE *ditto above
Frontier
DEN *and we get our A319 back soon, hopefully it will do well and we'll get another
Alaska *
SEA *im surprised there is not at least once a week flight already given SEA is the primary hub
LAX *this route could also be supported, esp since the LAX-OKC route is taking off and LAX is a small hub for Alaska
Midwest *
*this could be OKC's opportunity to develop a mini hub operation
Jet Blue *
JFK *it would be sweet to get at least one flight a week with this route
Airtran *
ATL *Im surprised they aren't here yet, they are in ICT and apparently are doing ok, and Delta's ATL-OKC route is far from properly served
Expressjet
ABQ
AUS
MCO *maybe Expressjet can make this route work
SAC
SAN
SAT
TUL *why dont they do a daily short hop or two on the OKC-TUL route, should be profitable, esp when the Sonics come to town
A new airline based in OKC
why doesn't someone start an airline based in OKC, that gives us access to all of the top markets. Im not talking about the Great Plains Airlines TULSA model, Im taking about:
OKC to:
ATL
BOS
BWI
CLE
CLT
DCA or IAD
DAL or DFW
DEN
HOU or IAH
JFK (or EWR)
LAX (or some other LA area airport)
LAS (more than just a late night flight)
LIT (could be via MEM to support the route)
MIA
MCO
MCI
MDW
MEM
MEX
NAS
ORD
OAK
PHX
PDX
SAN
SEA
SLC
SFO
TUL (and none of this Tulsa hub crap, just point service)
YVR
YYZ
with these city pairs and the right price point (and fuel efficient planes), Im sure pax would go for this OKC hubbed airline given its central location and the fact that no flight would be longer than 4 hours long.
Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!
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