Where should my next hub be?

[TheKevinShow]

Airline ID: 43971
World ID: 1609
Current world year: 1997
Current bases: San Diego International, Denver International, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Chicago Midway International
DOC: ~11.82 million
Forum code: Airline Mogul - See my airline



I want to create a fifth hub, but I'm at a loss as to where. Texas is out of the question since it's too close to New Orleans and I have an agreement with a friend not to open any hubs in Texas, and I'm not sure about the northeast since that'll just be a repeat of my operations in Denver, wherein I'm flying 62 flights and only have 1.56%. The northwest also seems kind of unnecessary, since when 1998 rolls around I'm going to start replacing all of my ATR 72-200s with 737-800HGWs which means I'll be able to cover the northwest much more heavily from San Diego.

I have also considered going foreign. My foreign destinations are Auckland, Sydney, Bogota, Tokyo, Beijing, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt. I'll soon be opening flights to Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and Tel Aviv.

Any ideas?

[BINDU]

You can consider PDX, YVR, SNA, and/or RSW...

Int'l, try HAM,KIX, or BSB

[TheKevinShow]

Well, SNA would be redundant. It's just north of San Diego. However, YVR sounds like a really good idea.

[norge]

What about SEA? It haves more passengers, so you will get more profit. 

[TheKevinShow]

In Seattle, I'd have the same problems as Denver. It's already a big hub.

[fionnair]

If you're looking international try dublin. It's in europe not much competition and is the closest european airport to america

[caoimhin]

If you're looking international try dublin. It's in europe not much competition and is the closest european airport to america

Actually Shannon is closer 

[TheKevinShow]

If you're looking international try dublin. It's in europe not much competition and is the closest european airport to america

Actually Shannon is closer 

But Shannon is smaller.

[caoimhin]

If you're looking international try dublin. It's in europe not much competition and is the closest european airport to america

Actually Shannon is closer 

But Shannon is smaller.

Do one in London. Good passengers. easy profit

[Virgin Serbia]

If you're looking international try dublin. It's in europe not much competition and is the closest european airport to america

Actually Shannon is closer 

But Shannon is smaller.

Do one in London. Good passengers. easy profit

Too easy. Do one in the smallest airport you can find. Possibly a Greenlandish airport.

[1993matias]

Find an airport you like, and see how big the competition is. E.g. if London Heathrow has no competition, it is perfect, but if it has lots of competition (which it usually has), then it's a bad choice.

Just look at the airport, and see if it suits you.

[norge]

Manchester then? Rarely used in AM... 

[Hal]

Nah Manchester and Dublin, are craps they are too isolated. Best is some airport in center of Europe like Munich or Zurich, from which you can cover many airports above 1 mio pax.

[TheKevinShow]

Distance isn't a problem. Pretty soon, my fleet is going to be full of 737-800HGWs and 767-200ERs, which means I'll be able to cover all of Europe without a problem. I'll even be able to fly to Africa and the Middle East from Dublin.

[1993matias]

Well, yes, but if you want to fly to, let's say, Frankfurt, Copenhagen and Rome from Dublin, you'll use up one 737; but if you fly from Zürich, you'll still have some hours left on the plane.