I know they were losing money. But there are some markets that you will make money no matter what. SEA in the summer, DEN in the winter type of thing. Their SEA-CMH service could have been a great alternative to SEA-East Coast travelers. HP is somewhere between low-cost and full-service. They created a nice niche for themselves. I understand their business decision, but I am guessing DL is making good money with the CMH operation now. BAHA Fan of CMH, and AirNet, NetJets but not OSU -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alireza Alivandivafa Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:45 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: SF Gate: No-frills, low-cost airlines are fast gaining ground/'Regular' a... In a message dated 8/12/2003 5:04:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx writes: << HP needs a mid-America hub. I was surprised that they pulled out of CMH all of a sudden. If they had more service to more cities, they could have capitilized on that very good. Flying East Coast - SEA is not best thing when you are trying to connect thru PHX, but an extensive CMH flight schedule could be a great alternative. CLE works for CO, CMH could have worked for HP if they expended on it. They were losing 25 million a year at CMH >DL is not well represented on the west coast, esp. out of SLC Similar problem that happened with HP happens to DL out of SLC. Get more CRJs and add more destinations from SLC hub. Then you have options like ATL, CVG, SLC and DFW. That's as good as it gets. >US is definitely not well represented on the west coast Tell that to PSA lovers. They hold a grudge against US so bad :) >> Tell me about it. PSA was an awesome airline, done in only by the fuel crisis. The fact that Herb says he coppied them is the biggest show of how bad US screwed up.