Possibility of SWA base in DEN?

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05-09-2008, 04:48 PM

Luv2FLY79

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Possibility of SWA base in DEN?

Has anyone heard if SWA plans to open a Denver base????

05-09-2008, 07:49 PM

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Yeah, "A" concourse

05-10-2008, 12:53 AM

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Isn't that akin to throwing a gernade into the tent????

05-10-2008, 03:43 PM

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Wouldnt hold your breath on a base anytime soon, but DEN is a good bet when it happens

05-10-2008, 03:55 PM

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I'm sure they have "plans" to make Denver a base but that's a long way from making it a base.

05-11-2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Seat 1Engine

I'm sure they have "plans" to make Denver a base but that's a long way from making it a base.

Going to take a lot more expansion in DEN before its a domecile. As I understand it, they were overnighting 25-30 airplanes in LAS before it was turned into a domecile (and that just happened recently).

By my count, they only have 7 in DEN (as of about a month ago) at night.

05-17-2008, 12:45 AM

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FWIW, according to the Chief Pilot in LAS today, we will have 115 departures per day in DEN by Jan 09 - this from the latest meeting in Mecca.

05-17-2008, 07:06 AM

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The magic number for a crew base is 12 - 14 overniting aircraft. Tampa easily has this number but is not a crew base. Other factors are in play.

05-17-2008, 07:57 PM

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Any more talks about having mini-bases. I remember during one of the job fairs, they had mentioned that they were looking into it.

05-18-2008, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by EMBPLT

Any more talks about having mini-bases. I remember during one of the job fairs, they had mentioned that they were looking into it.

When I interviewed a year ago, they told me that they were planning on going to EFB's. They also mentioned that EFB's would make it affordable to open more, smaller domiciles.