Technically, WN has only left 3 cities, not four (SFO, BPT, DEN). They have left 5 AIRPORTS - they went to DTW (Detroit Metropolitan) from DET (Detroit City) and IAH service has been discontinued. Any airline whose business plan includes quick turns can do the quick turns at any airport. The timer on the turn time starts when the aircraft arrives at the gate. This is independent of the airport's size. One advantage WN does have (and USA, for that matter) at LAX is the terminal it is in. Terminal 1 is locate right at the end of the northern runways so its taxi time for departing (or arriving aircraft, depending on which direction the aircraft are landing) is usually very short. Isn't there a third airline in Terminal 1? Is it Frontier? David R http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html www.sequoians.com www.chanticleers.org =>-----Original Message----- =>From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of =>Alireza Alivandivafa =>Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 19:35 =>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =>Subject: Re: Jet blue and Burbank (and them aviod SFO) => => =>Burbank is also quite crowded for its size. Also, WN used to fly =>into SFO, =>but that is one of 4 cities they have left over the years. They actually =>served SFO before serving OAK or SJC but found OAK a better focus =>city and moved =>there completely early this decade. As far as quick turns goes, =>B6, at this =>point, does not turn their transcon aircraft all that quickly and =>WN has proved =>that a quick turn is very possible at LAX. With B6, they would =>easily be able =>to quickturn (if they actually started doing them) aircraft at =>LAX if they =>wanted to => => =>In a message dated 6/11/2005 8:14:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, =>mrpanitz@xxxxxxxxx writes: => =>> Jet blue wanted to find uncrowded crowded airports =>> as it makes it easy to turn aircraft =>> and Burbank (now known as Bob Hope Airport) and Long =>> beach fit their bill Lax is always crowded =>> =>> and yes Burbank doesn't use jet way either (although =>> it =>> look like they had some kind of ramp to the plane =>> instead of stairs on the news) =>> also another airline that shun SFO was their =>> competior Southwest.. =>> there are two good books out about Jet Blue =>> they sort explain the reasoning for advoidng Lax and =>> SFO (and Now Long beach is jet Blue west coast hub as well) =>-- =>No virus found in this incoming message. =>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. =>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 => -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005