USA3000 Should Be Considered At YNG
Posted on December 7, 2007
Filed Under General
It has become clear to me that where distance is a factor in the consideration of new destinations that YNG should move their sights to USA3000. The usage of an A320 solves any range factor that could surface as any destinations are pondered including the west coast.
According to the posted results from the “Rally For YNG” Fort Lauderdale achieved 596 votes or 26% of the votes cast. While USA3000 serves CLE & PIT I suggest you take a look at where they fly from those two cities.
USA3000 Route Map — http://www.usa3000.com/map.htm
Look at where they fly from CLE & PIT — its not the same. USA3000 does not fly from CLE to FLL. PIT has the flight but probably at higher ramp rates for the airline. Remember my discussion about a weakness which can be translated into a nitch and/or a selling point.
I suggest that while whatever airline is being considered with the usage of the SCASD funds USA3000 be approached on the side with this potential nitch. The flyers in the Youngstown-Warren area seem to have expressed an interest in FLL. YNG needs more low-fare flights to draw more flyers and provide them with more options.
If the flights to FLL from YNG became a strong draw maybe USA3000 could be motivated to fly to that other requested destination from the same poll: LAS
Currently they don’t fly there but they have the right aircraft to handle the distance. Now you know where I was going all along with these thoughts. Obtain a current flight that they have from a high cost airport and at a given time point out the numbers interested in Las Vegas. Hmmmm
It should be noted that USA3000 does not fly from CAK. They have one flight from CMH. However with Skybus at CMH I doubt that additional USA3000 flights will be scheduled very fast. Given these additional factors I think these thoughts should be pursued.
With all of this there is nothing to lose but a step forward can be gained.
Share your comments on this including your own nitch ideas.
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