According to the Southwest Airlines Blog and news on its web site, Southwest is adding some flights for Eppley next spring, to Chicago and Vegas (Bringing MDW back to 6 daily and LAS back to 3), and it's bringing back Saturday only service to Orlando. Â They did that a while ago & then stopped it.
Maybe this time they will keep it and maybe even expand it. Â Southwest has been growing well this year in OMA. Â Maybe with a concerted effort from Southwest fans they will grow service and frequency.
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Yes you're right, still down 1x trip to PHX compared to last year though. Â Last year was 3x daily and now this year is 2x daily. Â Put the planes where they make money though. Â
I would bet that OMA-MSP will be coming our way in within 2 years max...fingers crossed for next summer. Â This is a flight that would boost traffic at Eppley because most drive right now due to very high fares on NW/DL. Â
The only other flight that would do wonders to help the passenger count is OMA-ATL on Airtran. Â Delta charges crazy prices for this flight and it causes a ton of bleed to Kansas City or people just don't fly because of the price. Â Weekdays routinely around $1,000 roundtrip. Â
Thank goodness that Southwest added OMA-DEN last fall. Â The amount of passengers traveling to Denver by plane has doubled since prices came down with Southwest now in the market. Â That move alone was the sole reason that Omaha didn't see 10%+ drops in passenger traffic like other midwestern cities did. Â Timing couldn't have been better!! Â Now if we could only get the other two mention above (MSP on southwest and ATL on Airtran), we'd have gone a very long way towards maxing out the potential. Â Short of flights to places like LAX, SFO, MCO (daily) and Seattle. Â These wouldn't boost traffic that much because fares are already reasonable and most just connect now. Â Sure would be really nice though!! Â
LAX, SFO and IAD on United would all be money makers for them too! Â United, give us a chance with the 70 seat regional jets! Â The new airport director at Eppley should go after all of these VERY strongly. Â A little marketing incentives and some reduced landing fees for the first year would no doubt in my mind bring these flights around. Â It would do wonders for the city in the long term and really help out the Qwest Center get additional conventions! Â I think everyone would be simply amazed at what a few hundred thousand thrown at an airline can do for a city for decades to come!!! Â Anybody with any connections to Eppley? Â Put a HUGE plug in for me!!!! Â Maybe I'll even write a letter about this to them. Â Take a lesson from Des Moines.
I would bet that OMA-MSP will be coming our way in within 2 years max...fingers crossed for next summer. Â This is a flight that would boost traffic at Eppley because most drive right now due to very high fares on NW/DL. Â
The only other flight that would do wonders to help the passenger count is OMA-ATL on Airtran. Â Delta charges crazy prices for this flight and it causes a ton of bleed to Kansas City or people just don't fly because of the price. Â Weekdays routinely around $1,000 roundtrip. Â
Thank goodness that Southwest added OMA-DEN last fall. Â The amount of passengers traveling to Denver by plane has doubled since prices came down with Southwest now in the market. Â That move alone was the sole reason that Omaha didn't see 10%+ drops in passenger traffic like other midwestern cities did. Â Timing couldn't have been better!! Â Now if we could only get the other two mention above (MSP on southwest and ATL on Airtran), we'd have gone a very long way towards maxing out the potential. Â Short of flights to places like LAX, SFO, MCO (daily) and Seattle. Â These wouldn't boost traffic that much because fares are already reasonable and most just connect now. Â Sure would be really nice though!! Â
LAX, SFO and IAD on United would all be money makers for them too! Â United, give us a chance with the 70 seat regional jets! Â The new airport director at Eppley should go after all of these VERY strongly. Â A little marketing incentives and some reduced landing fees for the first year would no doubt in my mind bring these flights around. Â It would do wonders for the city in the long term and really help out the Qwest Center get additional conventions! Â I think everyone would be simply amazed at what a few hundred thousand thrown at an airline can do for a city for decades to come!!! Â Anybody with any connections to Eppley? Â Put a HUGE plug in for me!!!! Â Maybe I'll even write a letter about this to them. Â Take a lesson from Des Moines.