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by southwest1675
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81741

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

n471wn wrote:
Does anyone know what 700 was retired to BHM yesterday? I missed reporting that N767SW was retired to BHM in February.


Believe it was 762

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by southwest1675
Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Maybe I have a different threshold than some of you but 3 hours is an absurdly short drive to avoid the inconvenience of airports and car rentals for a city so close. I mean, everyone has their own reasoning for flying so no judgement there, but I’ve never considered driving to Memphis to be that a...

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by southwest1675
Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Indianapolis Aviation - 2024
Replies: 233
Views: 22647

Re: Indianapolis Aviation - 2024

Anybody have the final financial figures for the COUNTOUR effort ? https://www.ind.com/about/media/media-releases/contour-airlines-to-launch-operations-out-of-indy-in-fall-2021#:~:text=Contour%20will%20serve%20the%20Indianapolis,class%20on%20other%20domestic%20carriers. I've never seen how much thi...

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by southwest1675
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

I thought this was old news? Or did they upgrade the seasonal Saturday only to daily year round? It was just supposed to be Saturday only seasonally. Now it’s daily year round. Also was supposed to start in October. June 4 will be a big day for WN at BNA BNA probably gets in the 200+ range once the...

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by southwest1675
Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Runway765 wrote:
kingcavalier wrote:
Southwest is adding BNA - RIC once a day starting on June 4


I thought this was old news? Or did they upgrade the seasonal Saturday only to daily year round?


It was just supposed to be Saturday only seasonally. Now it’s daily year round.

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by southwest1675
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

The one thing I will say about COS-DEN, even though it still is a weird one for me, is they are kind of on an island. If you don't run it to DEN you have to run it to a pretty long stage length to get to a station with good connections. MEM has more options that aren't that long but are still long ...

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by southwest1675
Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Anyone able to find the load factors for DL’s BNA-CVG flights before they were cut? I’d love to know what they were. I know it only lasted as long as it did so Skywest could rotate CRJs with maintenance.

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by southwest1675
Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81741

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

evank516 wrote:
I noticed ATL-PBI is served, but BNA-PBI isn't. Little surprised they'd rather go head-to-head with DL than have a route all to themselves that essentially serves the same purpose for them especially since they're on both BNA-FLL and BNA-MIA.


BNA-PBI was a COVID cut.

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by southwest1675
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Lilj4425 wrote:
BNA-CVG also starting with Southwest June 4th once a day.


I’m sure IND isn’t too far behind.

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by southwest1675
Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: St. Louis Aviation - 2024
Replies: 345
Views: 32510

Re: St. Louis Aviation - 2024

If I'm Southwest and I'm looking at the U.S. - I'm looking at Chicago and Dallas being tapped out. I'm thinking relying less on PHX and LAS for connections helps improve the bottom line a little bit. Geographically, DEN, BNA and BWI become great connecting centers in already strong markets with roo...

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by southwest1675
Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Looks like WN is starting BNA-GSP again in June. I think it was cut in 2013/2014.

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by southwest1675
Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Here are the Q3 2023 PDEW's out of BNA to the top remaining contiguous U.S. markets traveled to from BNA that don't currently have WN nonstop service out of BNA (Sources: DOT Consumer Airfare Report Table 6, which can be found at https://data.transportation.gov/Aviation/Consumer-Airfare-Report-Tabl...

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by southwest1675
Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

The BA 777 looks good at the new IAB. If the MNAA doesn’t secure a second flight to Europe this year, I think they should start looking for small victories. Routes to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Latin America seem feasible. You would think they should be able to do both at the same time You would th...

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by southwest1675
Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

The BA 777 looks good at the new IAB. If the MNAA doesn’t secure a second flight to Europe this year, I think they should start looking for small victories. Routes to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Latin America seem feasible.

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by southwest1675
Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:06 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81741

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Has LAX-Hawaii been an utter failure for SWA? Really makes you question the need for a crew base there with only one ETOPS route. An utter failure? No. Can the planes make more money elsewhere won routes with less competition? Absolutely. LAX isn’t a crew base because of ETOPS flying, it’s a crew b...

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by southwest1675
Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Is there any talk at BNA when they'll replace that gawd awful Concourse A? With the open and bright of other Concourses it should be an embarrassment to the city. Concourse A is scheduled to be demolished and replaced as soon as the D extension is finished next year. It will go from being the worst...

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by southwest1675
Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81741

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

https://twitter.com/Enilria6/status/1773738158909161475


I wonder what their strategy for DFW would be? Similar approach to IAH and ORD?

I assume they’d be flying out of terminal E as well.
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TerminalD wrote:
Rumors DFW close to being announced. https://twitter.com/Enilria6/status/1773738158909161475


I wonder what their strategy for DFW would be? Similar approach to IAH and ORD?

I assume they’d be flying out of terminal E as well.

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by southwest1675
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81741

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Dtwramp wrote:
Repaint statis for the fleet is complete. The remaining canyon blue are not being repainted due to pending retirement except for 872 which is a max.


It’s just 7813, correct?

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by southwest1675
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81741

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

BNA base opens May 1st.

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by southwest1675
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Saw on WSMV/Channel 4 News last night BNA is courting flights to Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Germany, and Italy. Sorry can't find the link on their crappy mobile app. None are surprising to me except Italy. Can't imagine there's a market there. This doesn't really mean anything. Most if ...

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by southwest1675
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

BNA WN crew base opens in May.

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by southwest1675
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Looks like they’ve started the D extension. The beams are up.

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by southwest1675
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AA orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft
Replies: 260
Views: 30370

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

ChicAAgoFanBoy wrote:
With the elimination of 50 seaters by 2030, I wonder what this means for Air Wisconsin? They operate nothing but 50 seaters for AA at ORD.


Envoy keeps getting hand me down 175s. They'll likely takeover those routes.

I assume Piedmont is getting most of those new 175s. Maybe some go to Envoy.

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by southwest1675
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Rumor: SAT Air Service Announcement
Replies: 82
Views: 9155

Re: Rumor: SAT Air Service Announcement

https://x.com/MaxMasseyTV/status/176469 ... 48777?s=20

SAT Airport announces new logo and branding


That is brutal.
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ausinTex wrote:
OMG!!!!! BIG announcement!!!!! https://x.com/MaxMasseyTV/status/176469 ... 48777?s=20

SAT Airport announces new logo and branding


That is brutal.

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by southwest1675
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Frontier launching three new daily flights from BNA to ORD this spring. https://fox17.com/news/local/2024-travel-airplane-international-airport-plane-flights-frontier-airlines-launches-new-nonstop-flight-from-nashville-to-chicago-windy-music-city-middle-tn# Correction. Three times per week. They fl...

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by southwest1675
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Looking at the pictures in the presentation, and a map of the general area around the airport, I can't help but wonder if it would have been better to do the initial construction of the airport in the areas marked 4 & 5 in the presentation and then build it out as needed with parallel concourse...

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by southwest1675
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Did BNA ever release the 2023 passenger numbers?

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by southwest1675
Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

I think this confirms WN will likely have a similar operation as DEN in a few years. I wonder if they’ll look at BNA as an international gateway as well. How are you getting similar operations as DEN based on a new WN hanger? I wouldn’t have used the term “a few years”, but it’s clear WN wants to g...

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by southwest1675
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Anyone see the December 2023 board presentation? Slide 46 gives some insight into Southwest’s growth at BNA: “ BNA Development Update: December 4th Visit to Southwest • Southwest concurs with: – Building a Centralized Ramp for aircraft to Remain Over Night (RON) and to expedite aircraft deicing – B...

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by southwest1675
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Are the rest of the gates in the C-Satellite ready to go? I just noticed a map of BNA & was happy to see the "new" T gates - I take it those are all for AA? AA is using T1 through T4 fairly regularly. 1 and 2 see a lot of use; 3 and 4 are mostly for originators, terminators, and IROPS...

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by southwest1675
Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Indianapolis Aviation - 2024
Replies: 233
Views: 22647

Re: Indianapolis Aviation - 2024

Is IND really lacking in the marketing department? RDU added 21 destinations and 46 flights last year. They just added another today with the addition of Copa and service to Panama. We are getting zero movement and just have Toronto and Cancun which is completely pathetic for a market this size. I ...

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by southwest1675
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:22 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 645
Views: 81741

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Lilj4425 wrote:
srg2023 wrote:
Southwest, please connect more nonstop dots with MCI.


And with GSP.


I’ve been waiting for them to add BNA-GSP back

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by southwest1675
Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

I also noticed AA has some planes parked on taxiway H next to 20L.

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by southwest1675
Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

bnaorthoavgeek wrote:
Heard that New Pacific cancelled BNA along with the rest of their scheduled routes. Bummer. I have a bad habit of rooting for startup airlines that always disappoint. Maybe i'll make it a New Years resolution to stop doing that.


It appears Avelo is doing alright.

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by southwest1675
Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:43 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

https://ishrionaviation.com/news/could- ... -nashville
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Seen in another thread, but it looks like BNA and RDU are attempting to lure Aer Lingus.

https://ishrionaviation.com/news/could- ... -nashville

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by southwest1675
Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Does anyone know if they plan to bring back BNA Express Park? It was a COVID casualty, and hasn’t returned since. I enjoyed the service.

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by southwest1675
Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Breeze Airways News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 392
Views: 49376

Re: Breeze Airways News and Discussion - 2024

I’m sensing Breeze will be folded into JetBlue by Q3.

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by southwest1675
Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2024
Replies: 193
Views: 18781

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

2024 BNA predictions: 1. WN adds 1-3 new cities. My guess is a pick of PDX/IND/ABQ/COS/SJD 2. Allegiant continues to add a couple dartboard cities. 3. NK adds 1-2 new cities. 4. 2nd TATL announced for summer 2025. Likely Discover to FRA. Could also be AF to CDG. 5. Long shot, but if the economy does...

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by southwest1675
Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: The Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2023
Replies: 22
Views: 3970

Re: The Rest of Tennessee Aviation - 2023

Any updates/rumors on WN potentially coming to TYS?

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by southwest1675
Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:10 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

Now that the satellite and T gates are complete, what is the next part and timing of the terminal to be worked on, Concourse A or the extension of Concourse D? I have read this will be part of "BNA New Horizons", but I really have not read anything specific. Concourse D extension is getti...

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by southwest1675
Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

On JSX, word is that SWA and AAL are putting a lot of pressure on the primary airports hosting them to kick them out. They could be leaving BNA due to poor economics, or they could be getting kicked out by the airport authority after pressure from AAL and SWA. I believe this as about 2 months ago J...

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by southwest1675
Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

Looks like an airport bus driver was arrested for DUI the other night. It was not a satellite bus. Good old ABM.

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by southwest1675
Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

I am trying to compare the current C gates assignments/numbers to when the concourse was used entirely for the AA hub. The original configuration had 25 gates. Any corrections are appreciated! Original / Current C1 > BNA had to add on to seating area for AA Hub. Gate was removed many years ago. C2 ...

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by southwest1675
Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:00 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

So what if instead of having a train you replaced it with a high-end express coach bus system like LAX has with dedicated freeway priority? Each of those luxury bus departures probably removes about 20 cars from the airport (~120 an hour). Or does that make too much sense for the politicians to fig...

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by southwest1675
Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:37 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

The BA 777-200 is a nice upgrade. Largest scheduled aircraft since the AA DC-10 during AA's hub here. I flew the DC-10 from BNA to DFW from gate C11. AA did fly a 767-200 to London as well (LGW?). Look forward watching the BA aircraft arrive next spring. The MD11 flew BNA-LGW once or twice as an eq...

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by southwest1675
Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

Looks like BA goes to the 777-200 from the 787-8 as of March 31st—they just posted a few aircraft changes: https://x.com/ishriona/status/1729509919026549048?s=46 I believe this is a solid move, will be very nice to see a 777 here. Can be a win for the future, as it will signal growth to other poten...

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by southwest1675
Fri Nov 24, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

BNA ground traffic around the airport during the holidays will be absolutely crazy. This is from a Reddit post. “ From west Nashville to BNA, Google maps estimated 45 minutes but ultimately took 2hrs and 10 minutes. Spent the majority of the time on the last 1.6 miles to the exit to BNA (216A on I-...

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by southwest1675
Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:06 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AA ramp staff wheelchair video
Replies: 72
Views: 11060

Re: AA ramp staff wheelchair video

My final years on the ramp i primarily worked T Point ( Bag Room ) so i would not have to deal with Power Chairs,Manual Assist Devices, and of course Strollers the size of a Cadillac Escalade and Monster Truck wheels. Every so often we would get some of the items i mentioned checked in and brought ...

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by southwest1675
Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:54 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

https://x.com/IshrionA/status/1725517217360453822?s=20 Markets BNA is targeting. They are feeling good about Hawaiian and Discover apparently. I fear there will have to be heavy incentives involved for “premium” service in the future. It seems to be a trend post COVID. 2 million used to get the job ...

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by southwest1675
Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Nashville Aviation - 2023
Replies: 1073
Views: 156623

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2023

BNA posted a request for a design for the Concourse D Circular Node floor. It appears that the extension will end at a circular node with concession space in the center. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/GS3JAjjzMg8fbgVu/?mibextid=I6gGtw I think the circular end will look a little goofy but I wonder...

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