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01-17-2023, 08:36 PM

whatdidATCsay

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Potential New Bases

Any guesses or rumours on what new bases might become reality? BWI? LAX? EWR? Seems like Spirit has a decent volume of daily flights operating out of those three airports, but two of them are already B6 hubs. Mgmt did say they are looking into opening new domiciles..

01-17-2023, 08:38 PM

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well. The rumor is that management said they are looking into opening new domiciles. My guesses would be BWI LAX or EWR because we have a decent volume of flights…. Although two of them are already B6 hubs so I’m not sure.

01-17-2023, 09:00 PM

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Why do airports with frequency need to become pilot domiciles. Let’s just keep what we have and not be Allegiant

01-18-2023, 04:35 AM

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Why do airports with frequency need to become pilot domiciles. Let’s just keep what we have and not be Allegiant

Because crew room and reserves are cheaper than Y list and hotels?

01-18-2023, 06:05 AM

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Why do airports with frequency need to become pilot domiciles. Let’s just keep what we have and not be Allegiant

Says the guy who clearly lives in an existing base. 😂

01-18-2023, 07:07 AM

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well. The rumor is that management said they are looking into opening new domiciles.

Not a rumor. They said it on the last town hall.

01-18-2023, 07:20 AM

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LAX is pretty much a guarantee. Other will be BWI, PHL, or EWR

question is what base gets reduced to staff them?

01-18-2023, 08:45 AM

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Perhaps not the best source (are any of them ?). But heard from a birdie there’s been some talks between the company and SJU to strike a deal to fix up some parts of the old terminal and in turn bring quite a few more flights in. JetBlue already big there. Combined. SJU I bet could support 35+ flights a day..