Originally Posted by
Planeraz
In relation to further expansion with existing airlines and their hubs. United other hubs being Denver, Houston and LAX. Denver has been rumoured previously along with LAX. Delta other hubs being Seattle, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Detroit and LAX. As the CEO mentioned, lots of scope for more growth. A direct west coast route would be a major breakthrough.
Originally Posted by
CabinCrewe
LAX at a push, the others I don’t see at all. Does LAX have any seasonal 9hr+ regional international routes?
The Scotsman article linked to above quotes the EDI spokesperson as saying
Ms Sherry said: "I’m not sure if west coast America will be happening that quickly. But definitely over the long term as airline fleets evolve, there are a huge amount of new routes or growth in the US that we could go for.”?
So the next US destination for EDI is unlikely to be on the west coast. IAH might be possible. There is presumably some oil and gas related traffic to and from Aberdeen that might use a direct EDI service in preference to changing somewhere. It's a large UA hub, which they currently link with AMS, LHR, FRA and MUC in Europe.