...Pretty sure the Air Force wouldn't mind (it is mainly a site for assembly of LM C-130's. This has been approached before, but as I remember this is a moot point because of the NIMBY's. This is in the suburb city of Smyrna, GA, not Atlanta.... Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA Fan of Airlines coming into PDK (Peachtree-Dekalb) which actually had limited commercial service (I think Biz-Jets to Hilton Head) for a very short time.... --- Allan9 <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is it the City or USAF that wouldn't let the > airlines use Dobbins? > Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryant Petitt" <skyshirts@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 9:08 AM > Subject: Re: WN at DEN > > > > ...Macon, > > > > No Way, if you are gonna do Southwest, you drive > two > > hours west to BHM to the "Atlanta West" airport. > Most > > of O&D Customers at ATL live about the same time > > driving to BHM as to Macon (or more at rush hour). > If > > Atlanta would allow traffic into Dobbins AFB > (about 13 > > miles NW of downtown or so), it would be very > > attractive as an alternative airport but that > ain't > > ever gonna happen 'cause the NIMBY's. > > > > Bryant Petitt > > Cumming, GA > > > > --- Douglas Schnell <dks28@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Montana? Wyoming? More people live in Alaska > than > > > in Wyoming. I would = > > > be > > > shocked to see SWA start service to any of these > > > areas. The demand = > > > simply > > > isn't there. > > > > > > Colorado Springs is always a possibility, if > only > > > because people are > > > somewhat accustomed to driving there from the > > > WestPac days. United's = > > > new > > > LCC at DIA could weigh against a SWA operation > of > > > any sort, though. > > > > > > Macon has been rumored before, but I'm not sure > > > Southwest particularly = > > > wants > > > to get into the ATL market and have to fight > both > > > Delta and AirTran. > > > > > > The southeast has been SWA's growth area for the > > > past five to ten years. > > > I'd say Charleston is the most likely of the > listed > > > cities. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: The Airline List > > > [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:22 PM > > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: WN at DEN > > > > > > > > > It's been many years since WN served DEN. Along > > > with BPT (Beaumont, = > > > TX), > > > DET (Detroit City), and SFO, it's one of the > very > > > few airports it has > > > stopped flying to. > > > > > > Anyone want to start guessing at the city WN > will > > > start serving next = > > > year. > > > They are adding a city, or so I gather from an > > > article I read on WN, = > > > next > > > year. Over 100 cities have requested WN > service; > > > here's my guess. > > > > > > Looking at the map of cities already served, I'm > > > saying the new city = > > > will be > > > in the major blank space - someplace in the > Upper > > > Midwest, Northern = > > > Rockies, > > > or South Carolina/Georgia area. In no > particular > > > order, I would say it > > > would be one of the following cities: MSP (big > bad > > > NWA dominates here, > > > bringing high fares) BIL (Billings, MT) GTF > (Great > > > Falls, MT) CYS = > > > (Cheyenne, > > > WY - not too far from DEN) COS (same reason as > CYS) > > > PUB (same reason as = > > > CYS) > > > MCN (Macon, GA - not too far from ATL) CHS > > > (Charleston, SC) > > > > > > David R > > > > Hello everyone. > > > > > > > > Just chatting with a friend from DEN and he > tells > > > me WN is rumored to=20 > > > > be starting service to COS in the > not-so-distant > > > future. Anyone heard=20 > > > > anything on this? > > > > > > > > Also, I mentioned to him that WN used to serve > > > DEN, but pulled out=20 > > > > because Stapleton was hurting their on-time > > > performance. (At least=20 > > > > that's what I remember the story to be....) > now > > > they won't be starting = > > > > > > > up service to DEN because it's too expensive > to > > > operate there. How=20 > > > > long ago did they serve DEN and when did they > pull > > > out? > > > > > > > > Clay - SEA > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product > search > > http://shopping.yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com