Ind Thinking Hub Again

[OTslave]

Article from Indy Paper

 

[bofie]

Article from Indy Paper

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Yada, yada, yada.

Pure speculation by a paper that needs to fill space and scratch the itchy ears of its readers. :down:

 

[nycbusdriver]

Indy's too far east to be of any real use the US/HP. Just wishful thinking on Indy's part. Except for frail O&D traffic, MCI would make more sense. Additionally, MCI's unique "convenient" terminals were designed in pre-screening days and are not very good for hub operations (which could likely be overcome by a clever architect.) Too bad an architect can't fix the O&D problem, too.

 

[RowUnderDCA]

My pet solution for MCI is to reverse the traffic on the circle, so that cars have passenger side on the inside of the circle, where they'd build check-in facilities in the in between spaces between the square car park and the circular roadway. Pick-up would be moved to the 'neck' of the circle or into the parking garages thems selves. Thus the entire semi-circle would be 'inside' security. (Is there a problem with having bag claim inside security?) This has the advantage of only being about three times more expensive then tearing down and starting over.

 

[funguy2]

"We don't see a need for a Midwestern hub at this time," said Elise Eberwein, America West vice president for corporate communications.

This is what I have been talking about since the whole "midwest focus" was brought up before the merger.

 

[eolesen]

(Is there a problem with having bag claim inside security?)

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Only if you've got people who have firearms, lighters, knives or other items in their checked luggage. Just about anything the TSA confiscates at the checkpoint is legal to be carried in your checked luggage. That's why passengers clearing Customs on arrival need to be rescreened before heading off to connecting flights.


Back to the midwestern hub....

CMH didn't work for HP.

Post merger, DAY didn't work for US.

IND didn't work the first time for US.

US/HP needs a midwestern hub about as much as they need a fourth hub with direct competition from WN, which is exactly what they'd get in IND.... or MCI for that matter.