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On 9/19/2002 12:28:00 PM DLFlyer31 wrote:
I think it all depends on how many gates the Southside Terminal has when built. If it only has 31 gates (thats what the current plan shows), then only Airtran would be sent over (and I'm not sure 31 gates would even be enough for Airtran). Allowing DL to take over the rest of C and everything else remains status quo.
If the Southside terminal is bigger, say 60 gates, then you could move both Airtran and the Others (US,CO,NW,F9,etc) over there. Of course, alliances might play a role as well. US might want to be closer to UAL if they ally and CO/NW wouldn't want to be moved if they end up partners with DL.
http://www.atlmasterplan.com
http://www.atlmasterplan.com/figure_6_1.htm
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What I could see happening is that the airlines in D move out to the new one, ASA gets D-North, which is larger than C-South, AirTran gets C- and D-north. Depending on setup of south terminal, maybe the airlines in T might go(If the customer convenience is still there as it was for the T airlines) giving DL more gates in T, and everybody is happy.