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TYSflyer wrote:southwest1675 wrote:TYSflyer wrote:G4 has loaded BNA-PIE/SYR. SYR is definitely an interesting add. I guess this raises the possibility of them making BNA a destination city.
I guess the flights must be selling pretty well.
I agree. I don’t see any other adds from them today so far so it looks to be exclusively focused on BNA.
tys777 wrote:Looks like G4 is also filling in a bit on the downtime in the BNA ops. Maximize that one gate that they will be using. I wonder how long before Orlando is added.
I also assume that the outstation bookings into BNA must be exceeding expectations to see adds this quickly. What are they up to 7 destinations prior to launch?
southwest1675 wrote:7 indeed. I checked the seat maps for the RIC flights, and they’re already filling up pretty early.
HeyHey wrote:southwest1675 wrote:7 indeed. I checked the seat maps for the RIC flights, and they’re already filling up pretty early.
I would also add that checking the seat map underestimates the number of seats actually sold since there is an upcharge to choose your seat. I suspect a good percentage (30%?) do not want to pay for seat selection.
As a Nashville resident looking to travel for leisure, I would love to see a nonstop option for SJU added as well as budget options for LAS, MSY, LAX, and Phoenix. Since places like RIC and SYR have been added then I think we could also look to other small-to-mid sized markets that are currently unserved and would serve as a nonstop option for both business and leisure. Places like OMA, DES, PVD, and ABQ come to my mind when thinking of a mix of business (both ways) and leisure (primarily to BNA).
dronezone wrote:I am still waiting for my BNA-SNA non-stop.......one day.
southwest1675 wrote:dronezone wrote:I am still waiting for my BNA-SNA non-stop.......one day.
It was rumored to be started on WN a few years ago, then they ran into slot issues...
HeyHey wrote:southwest1675 wrote:7 indeed. I checked the seat maps for the RIC flights, and they’re already filling up pretty early.
I would also add that checking the seat map underestimates the number of seats actually sold since there is an upcharge to choose your seat. I suspect a good percentage (30%?) do not want to pay for seat selection.
As a Nashville resident looking to travel for leisure, I would love to see a nonstop option for SJU added as well as budget options for LAS, MSY, LAX, and Phoenix. Since places like RIC and SYR have been added then I think we could also look to other small-to-mid sized markets that are currently unserved and would serve as a nonstop option for both business and leisure. Places like OMA, DES, PVD, and ABQ come to my mind when thinking of a mix of business (both ways) and leisure (primarily to BNA).
tys777 wrote:Looks like G4 is also filling in a bit on the downtime in the BNA ops. Maximize that one gate that they will be using. I wonder how long before Orlando is added.
I also assume that the outstation bookings into BNA must be exceeding expectations to see adds this quickly. What are they up to 7 destinations prior to launch?
southwest1675 wrote:dronezone wrote:I am still waiting for my BNA-SNA non-stop.......one day.
It was rumored to be started on WN a few years ago, then they ran into slot issues...
EvanWSFO wrote:southwest1675 wrote:dronezone wrote:I am still waiting for my BNA-SNA non-stop.......one day.
It was rumored to be started on WN a few years ago, then they ran into slot issues...
Same with ABQ. I could have sworn it was announced quite awhile ago as a future WN destination, then nothing happened. I'm still trying to wrap my head around G4 and SYR. I never thought they would succeed at BNA, now it seems if they had a second gate, they would consider BNA a destination/hublet, whatever they call it. I've looked at this thread and G4's potential. If they had a second gate, they just might make some noise in Nashville.
DakotaFlyer wrote:I wonder when SWA will start to consider Alligent as a true competitor at BNA? I mean the SYR add seemed kinda out of no-where, so no telling what the company has planned for Nashville. Maybe Southwest will finally start adding to destinations like ABQ & OMA sooner, rather than later?
DakotaFlyer wrote:I wonder when SWA will start to consider Alligent as a true competitor at BNA?
Midwestindy wrote:EvanWSFO wrote:southwest1675 wrote:
It was rumored to be started on WN a few years ago, then they ran into slot issues...
Same with ABQ. I could have sworn it was announced quite awhile ago as a future WN destination, then nothing happened. I'm still trying to wrap my head around G4 and SYR. I never thought they would succeed at BNA, now it seems if they had a second gate, they would consider BNA a destination/hublet, whatever they call it. I've looked at this thread and G4's potential. If they had a second gate, they just might make some noise in Nashville.
They don't need a second gate though, they can serve at least 14 destinations with one gate
DakotaFlyer wrote:I wonder when SWA will start to consider Alligent as a true competitor at BNA? I mean the SYR add seemed kinda out of no-where, so no telling what the company has planned for Nashville. Maybe Southwest will finally start adding to destinations like ABQ & OMA sooner, rather than later?
gsg013 wrote:Did anyone see the fighter jet fly over nashville just a few minutes ago? I believe it was either an F22 or F35 just saw it fly over maybe at 8,000 while I was in hillsboro village. It was headed south away from town
southwest1675 wrote:DakotaFlyer wrote:I wonder when SWA will start to consider Alligent as a true competitor at BNA? I mean the SYR add seemed kinda out of no-where, so no telling what the company has planned for Nashville. Maybe Southwest will finally start adding to destinations like ABQ & OMA sooner, rather than later?
I think G4 coming to BNA could wake WN up a bit. There’s a couple markets left that Southwest could make work out of Nashville. They’ve been mentioned multiple times in this thread. I’m ready for Southwest to take the next step in Nashville.
ADrum23 wrote:gsg013 wrote:Did anyone see the fighter jet fly over nashville just a few minutes ago? I believe it was either an F22 or F35 just saw it fly over maybe at 8,000 while I was in hillsboro village. It was headed south away from town
Didn't see that, but where I live in east Franklin, I see the airplanes descending into the airport all the time. Mostly WN/AA 737's and DL MD88/90's.
southwest1675 wrote:ADrum23 wrote:gsg013 wrote:Did anyone see the fighter jet fly over nashville just a few minutes ago? I believe it was either an F22 or F35 just saw it fly over maybe at 8,000 while I was in hillsboro village. It was headed south away from town
Didn't see that, but where I live in east Franklin, I see the airplanes descending into the airport all the time. Mostly WN/AA 737's and DL MD88/90's.
Franklin here too. They're always over my neighborhood. Nobody knows how the BA flight is doing. The seat maps don't tell the full story since I figure many travelers don't reserve seats. I noticed the Business class is filling up nicely. That's something American's LGW flight failed to do 20 years ago supposedly. The prices are steep, so I think that might be a sign that they're having no trouble selling seats. This flight will have to be successful for any hope of additional TATL flights at BNA.
ADrum23 wrote:southwest1675 wrote:DakotaFlyer wrote:I wonder when SWA will start to consider Alligent as a true competitor at BNA? I mean the SYR add seemed kinda out of no-where, so no telling what the company has planned for Nashville. Maybe Southwest will finally start adding to destinations like ABQ & OMA sooner, rather than later?
I think G4 coming to BNA could wake WN up a bit. There’s a couple markets left that Southwest could make work out of Nashville. They’ve been mentioned multiple times in this thread. I’m ready for Southwest to take the next step in Nashville.
I don't think G4 will have much of an effect on WN because it is targeted at leisure travelers. I don't see them making BNA a destination (focus) city because of WN's large presence and close proximity to airports such as CVG where they already have a large presence.
G4 could simply fill the few routes where WN won't likely add and carve out a nice niche in the city. That would be the wisest thing to do.
ADrum23 wrote:southwest1675 wrote:ADrum23 wrote:
Didn't see that, but where I live in east Franklin, I see the airplanes descending into the airport all the time. Mostly WN/AA 737's and DL MD88/90's.
Franklin here too. They're always over my neighborhood. Nobody knows how the BA flight is doing. The seat maps don't tell the full story since I figure many travelers don't reserve seats. I noticed the Business class is filling up nicely. That's something American's LGW flight failed to do 20 years ago supposedly. The prices are steep, so I think that might be a sign that they're having no trouble selling seats. This flight will have to be successful for any hope of additional TATL flights at BNA.
Interesting. Where at in Franklin do you live?
southwest1675 wrote:ADrum23 wrote:southwest1675 wrote:
Franklin here too. They're always over my neighborhood. Nobody knows how the BA flight is doing. The seat maps don't tell the full story since I figure many travelers don't reserve seats. I noticed the Business class is filling up nicely. That's something American's LGW flight failed to do 20 years ago supposedly. The prices are steep, so I think that might be a sign that they're having no trouble selling seats. This flight will have to be successful for any hope of additional TATL flights at BNA.
Interesting. Where at in Franklin do you live?
I live right next to the South Franklin Chick Fil A.
ADrum23 wrote:southwest1675 wrote:ADrum23 wrote:
Interesting. Where at in Franklin do you live?
I live right next to the South Franklin Chick Fil A.
I’m assuming that is the one off of Columbia Ave right by the Mack Hatcher intersection where the Target is?
I’m off of SR 96 on the east side near the Arno Rd intersection.
ADrum23 wrote:southwest1675 wrote:ADrum23 wrote:
Didn't see that, but where I live in east Franklin, I see the airplanes descending into the airport all the time. Mostly WN/AA 737's and DL MD88/90's.
Franklin here too. They're always over my neighborhood. Nobody knows how the BA flight is doing. The seat maps don't tell the full story since I figure many travelers don't reserve seats. I noticed the Business class is filling up nicely. That's something American's LGW flight failed to do 20 years ago supposedly. The prices are steep, so I think that might be a sign that they're having no trouble selling seats. This flight will have to be successful for any hope of additional TATL flights at BNA.
gsg013 wrote:Did anyone see the fighter jet fly over nashville just a few minutes ago? I believe it was either an F22 or F35 just saw it fly over maybe at 8,000 while I was in hillsboro village. It was headed south away from town
EvanWSFO wrote:I'm curious with WN's announcement that they will be opening 65 (I think) new international routes from 23 cities, will BNA get in on the actio aside from the one weekly CUN flight? As a fairly large station (not sure where they rank any more), seems like a well placed to a Caribbean or another Mexican destination would work.
EvanWSFO wrote:I'm curious with WN's announcement that they will be opening 65 (I think) new international routes from 23 cities, will BNA get in on the actio aside from the one weekly CUN flight? As a fairly large station (not sure where they rank any more), seems like a well placed to a Caribbean or another Mexican destination would work.
ytib wrote:EvanWSFO wrote:I'm curious with WN's announcement that they will be opening 65 (I think) new international routes from 23 cities, will BNA get in on the actio aside from the one weekly CUN flight? As a fairly large station (not sure where they rank any more), seems like a well placed to a Caribbean or another Mexican destination would work.
The correct statement is that they will be up to 65 routes from 23 cities by July. However they expect to continue to grow.
“As a point-to-point carrier, you don’t serve all of these international points from one or two gateways,” Southwest EVP and chief revenue officer Andrew Watterson explained this week during an appearance at the International Aviation Club in Washington DC. “We’ve zoomed up to 23 gateways and I expect that to keep growing.”
http://atwonline.com/blog/southwest-bui ... al-network
rexchase12 wrote:gsg013 wrote:Did anyone see the fighter jet fly over nashville just a few minutes ago? I believe it was either an F22 or F35 just saw it fly over maybe at 8,000 while I was in hillsboro village. It was headed south away from town
It was 2 F/A 18 Super Hornets.
southwest1675 wrote:TPA … 93.7%
DEN … 91.6%
MCO … 89.8%
RSW... 85.8%
PHL … 85.7%
PHX … 85.7%
LAS … 84.2%
BNA Total 88.7%
(F9 Load Factor Thread)
It appears Frontier does pretty well out of Nashville. I wonder if they'll ever add additional cities from BNA.
Jshank83 wrote:southwest1675 wrote:TPA … 93.7%
DEN … 91.6%
MCO … 89.8%
RSW... 85.8%
PHL … 85.7%
PHX … 85.7%
LAS … 84.2%
BNA Total 88.7%
(F9 Load Factor Thread)
It appears Frontier does pretty well out of Nashville. I wonder if they'll ever add additional cities from BNA.
BNA-PHX got cut, right? Replaced with TPA this winter? I can't remember. Some routes F9 cuts don't make sense to me.
FLYKTPA wrote:Jshank83 wrote:southwest1675 wrote:TPA … 93.7%
DEN … 91.6%
MCO … 89.8%
RSW... 85.8%
PHL … 85.7%
PHX … 85.7%
LAS … 84.2%
BNA Total 88.7%
(F9 Load Factor Thread)
It appears Frontier does pretty well out of Nashville. I wonder if they'll ever add additional cities from BNA.
BNA-PHX got cut, right? Replaced with TPA this winter? I can't remember. Some routes F9 cuts don't make sense to me.
Surprisingly they cut BNA-TPA at the end of Feb. I was told it was cut due to low bookings.
pdt2f wrote:I won’t fly F9 simply because I don’t trust that the flight will still be there when the day comes. Really DEN and MCO are the only semi-reliable routes they run.
pdt2f wrote:I won’t fly F9 simply because I don’t trust that the flight will still be there when the day comes. Really DEN and MCO are the only semi-reliable routes they run.
EvanWSFO wrote:pdt2f wrote:I won’t fly F9 simply because I don’t trust that the flight will still be there when the day comes. Really DEN and MCO are the only semi-reliable routes they run.
That's my issue with ULCC's in general. They can be very quick to drop a route. Back when they were DEN-centric and under old management, they were not a bad carrier to fly. Nowadays, I don't know anyone who has taken them out of BNA. I don't care how cheap the flight, I'm going with the competition wherever they are.
pdt2f wrote:As far as the product that F9 offers on-plane, I’ve never flown them but I’d be fine with it. I’m not expecting Cathay Pacific First Class if I pay $60 to fly to Philadelphia
pdt2f wrote:EvanWSFO wrote:pdt2f wrote:I won’t fly F9 simply because I don’t trust that the flight will still be there when the day comes. Really DEN and MCO are the only semi-reliable routes they run.
That's my issue with ULCC's in general. They can be very quick to drop a route. Back when they were DEN-centric and under old management, they were not a bad carrier to fly. Nowadays, I don't know anyone who has taken them out of BNA. I don't care how cheap the flight, I'm going with the competition wherever they are.
I’ve known some people who have flown F9 and they liked it, primarily young families going to Disney world, college students traveling to Denver, people taking trips to Philadelphia, etc. I’m just the type of guy that wants to have my trip planned - paid for, seats secured, hotels reserved - months in advance. F9 isn’t conducive to that, due to route unreliability. It’s worth paying extra for WN for me because I know my route won’t be ended randomly before my trip. As far as the product that F9 offers on-plane, I’ve never flown them but I’d be fine with it. I’m not expecting Cathay Pacific First Class if I pay $60 to fly to Philadelphia
southwest1675 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7iCrz2YlFc Here's a cheesy 90's video showing American Eagle's operation in BNA. It appears pretty much everything was shot in Nashville.
runner13 wrote:I noticed today that Southwest is finally operating out of C13 and C14. Was impressive seeing every gate occupied this morning.