Sun Mar 26, 2017 5:49 pm
The one interesting thing about DTW is a lot of people fly NK and are loyal to it. NK fits in well, I'm actually glad for DTW that there's a dedicated LCC. I went back and pulled some numbers on some routes that a previous poster said would work for NK, I put the, in order as to which I can see happening for NK. I'll start by posting year round predictions than seasonal probabilities from greatest to least likely due to PDEW, growth, and overall making sense.
Year round:
SAN 321S probably DTW's largest monopoly route, AS wont do it.
EWR 321S LGA can and will stay, EWR is one of the largest DTW markets with no LCC.
BNA 32S Large growth, medium yield, Q2 2016 shows 738 PDEW daily.
CLT 320 Legacy dominant, decent PDEW, dowgauge by both AA and DL.
STL 320 Surprisingly high PDEW, again medium yield, moderate growth.
AUS 32S Good growth, monopoly, growth in tourism market, good use for LCC.
RDU 32S Growth stable, monopoly, would make sense over other airlines.
JAX 320 Even off peak travel around 200 pax, currently monopolized on CR7.
Seasonal:
BDL 319 summer leisure increases, monopolized, yields not low, could cater to both ends
DAB 32S winter demand is solid, no interest by other carriers, targeted for air service
PHX 320 winter demand could speak for an NK but with F9 it will be difficult.
PDX 32S summer travel warrants another flight, a densely configured bus could work
PUJ, MBJ, PVR 320 a weekend flight wouldn't be bad