Ric Next New City?

[ngneer]

From this week's "Hot Flash" from Mike Boyd's Avaitionplanning.com website:

Southwest Update

The Dallas-based airline has indicated that it may open one new station in 2005, and plans to continue to "connect the dots" on its existing route system.

As for the lucky new city to get Southwest, there's no certainty. But there's a strong indication. Buried in the Small Community Air Service Development Program docket, there's an interesting one-page letter. It's from Southwest supporting the grant application made by a certain city's grant application. Richmond.

Conclusions can be drawn.

 

[coolflyingfool]

It would make sense. SWA promised to open Richmond when they announced Norfolk. They also stated that SWA neede construction to finish at a couple of airports(MDW & ISP) before commencing service. The East Coast has been where the new cities have come from, so for me Richmond is a given. I also believe I remember reading where Kelleher stated no to Richmond in 2004, but it was a possibility for 2005.

A little off topic, but with the expansion, SWA needs to get more nonstops from the West Coast to the East Coast. Cities like SAN, SMF, PHX, SJC. SEA, and OAK need to see more flight to the Atlantic side of the country.

 

[ClueByFour]

PIT might also be a darkhorse, here, once US folds up shop.

 

[laura62]

ngneer,
I tried to connect to Aviationplanning.com and came up with an error. Is the web address Aviationplanning.com correct?
Thanks

 

[laura62]

found it at AviationPlanning.com

 

[LongIsland2004]

At ISP - THe first part of the new terminal, 4 new gates will open on June 7, 2004 and today (May 24, 2004) the clearing of land began for the new parking garage. The complete project (8 gates) should be finished in early 2005.