CLT-CID
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Here is a lengthy article from the Cedar Rapids paper about the CID flight:
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/eastern-iowa-airport-gets-charlotte-flights-20160708
Doesn't begin until November, so it looks like it's geared toward Caribbean destinations (mentioned in the article).
Peoria is probably the same thing, but less extensive press coverage.
CID is a 2-class CR7 while PIA is a 50-seat CRJ.
Here is a shorter article about PIA-CLT:
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-international-adds-new-flight-to-airport
Cedar Rapids is partially subsidized; I suspect the same for Peoria.
Charlotte Business Journal article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/07/08/american-airlines-adds-two-flights-at-clt.html
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/eastern-iowa-airport-gets-charlotte-flights-20160708
Doesn't begin until November, so it looks like it's geared toward Caribbean destinations (mentioned in the article).
Peoria is probably the same thing, but less extensive press coverage.
CID is a 2-class CR7 while PIA is a 50-seat CRJ.
Here is a shorter article about PIA-CLT:
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-international-adds-new-flight-to-airport
Cedar Rapids is partially subsidized; I suspect the same for Peoria.
Charlotte Business Journal article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/07/08/american-airlines-adds-two-flights-at-clt.html
These are precisely the types of network synergies that were anticipated and promised with the merger.
Flights have re/started from LAA hubs to traditionally stronger LUS stations/regions (ORD-ALB, ORD-PVD, etc.) and from LUS hubs to traditionally stronger LAA stations/regions (PHL-GRR, CLT-FWA, CLT-EVV, now CLT-CID and CLT-PIA, etc.). I agree with others that this will open up new and better connections from both of these regions - eastern Iowa and central Illinois - to the eastern U.S. and, perhaps most importantly, Florida and the Caribbean.
Flights have re/started from LAA hubs to traditionally stronger LUS stations/regions (ORD-ALB, ORD-PVD, etc.) and from LUS hubs to traditionally stronger LAA stations/regions (PHL-GRR, CLT-FWA, CLT-EVV, now CLT-CID and CLT-PIA, etc.). I agree with others that this will open up new and better connections from both of these regions - eastern Iowa and central Illinois - to the eastern U.S. and, perhaps most importantly, Florida and the Caribbean.
Any chance of HVN-CLT flights? A very under served airport but with a 5600 foot runway. UA ran 737's to ORD but with frequent weight restrictions. Flights from ORD were at times oversold so a good market exists.Since then,overruns added, trees cut and utility lines rerouted. When UA left in 1996, there were no ERJ-170's or ERJ-175's which should work at HVN. Present service is only Dash-8's to PHL. The Dash's are really showing their age and the fleet is shrinking.
