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Joined: 15 May 2006
Posts: 728
Location: West Lafayette, IN

697,495 Milwaukee
689,084 Memphis
676,702 Kansas City
656,364 Cincinnati
647,707 Houston Hobby
635,931 Nashville
628,979 Raleigh
610,026 Austin
581,733 San Jose
576,677 Pittsburgh
574,032 Dallas Love
533,134 Indianapolis
472,710 Albuquerque
449,827 Columbus

There where a couple of surprises I found on this list.

First: Wow! MKE is kicking ass. It's too bad FL didn't pick IND to build out of or we could be experiencing some of the wonderful traffic growth right now. The question remains is can MKE sustain this service though? I mean if they have enough connecting traffic and they can pull up some passengers from Chicago then their service will probably remain unchanged.

Second: How are AUS, BNA, and Raleigh so far above us? I guess I can understand BNA because of WN's presence there, but AUS and Raleigh especially are surprising.

What are your thoughts?

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Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 2316
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis is one of the most under served cities for its size.

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Joined: 15 May 2006
Posts: 728
Location: West Lafayette, IN

That and MKE is overserved, but that comes from all the connecting traffic that MKE has now from FL and Midwest. IND had VERY little connecting traffic. I would like to know just how small that number is.

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Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 2316
Location: Indianapolis, IN

The MKE market is actually badly over served. The yields are total garbage there. I have no doubt that they will in the next year or two lose either YX or FL. MKE is just too small of a market. I know people think they will pull from Chicago but it just isn't going to work out. They may get a few people but it won't be enough to make a difference. MKE didn't all the sudden move closer to Chicago because AirTran operates there. The fare bloodbath that exists in MKE now may pull a few extra people but it will also result in one airline eventually pulling out. That of course will drive prices back up and the traffic numbers will come crashing down.