Is there a conspiracy going on. I'd like to see more lobby efforts by BR leaders to get a discount airline to BR. With over a 500,000 population MSA, this should be a no brainer.

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Posted by lsumatt

Austin

Member since Feb 2005

12812 posts

Posted on 4/3/07 at 3:45 pm to atllsu

Because they already fly in to New Orleans. Southwests business structure is to fly into a limited number of airports across the US. They are expanding, but there are about 30 cities they will add before one that is 80 miles east of BR.

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Posted by TexasTigah

Houston, TX

Member since Mar 2006

12183 posts

Posted on 4/3/07 at 6:25 pm to lsumatt

The BR airport is the size of my bathroom.

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Posted by LSUDad

Still on the move

Member since May 2004

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Posted on 4/3/07 at 8:23 pm to atllsu

Airtran will be flying in and out of BTr soon...

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Posted by atllsu

Atlanta

Member since Sep 2003

992 posts

Posted on 4/3/07 at 8:39 pm to LSUDad

I hope your right....

Airtran flys into smaller airports than BR...ie, Flint, Michigan comes to mind....trust me BR's airport is just as nice and slightly bigger..

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Posted by Martavius

Member since Nov 2005

16019 posts

Posted on 4/3/07 at 9:08 pm to LSUDad

quote:
Airtran will be flying in and out of BTr soon...

They flew the route several years ago and quit flying the route. Not enough traffic headed east out of BTR to make any money.

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Posted by Fleur-De-Lis

New Orleans

Member since Jan 2006

3317 posts

Posted on 4/3/07 at 9:56 pm to Martavius

it could be starting again

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Posted by bobos14

Cut and Shoot Texas

Member since Jun 2006

2867 posts

Posted on 4/3/07 at 10:18 pm to atllsu

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Posted by skylane

Polebridge Montana

Member since Oct 2005

2560 posts

Posted on 4/5/07 at 7:55 am to atllsu

Yeah, I wish some discount carrier would. Its almost impossible to get a flight on SW from Albuquerque to NO

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Posted by Old Smokey

Baton Rouge

Member since Feb 2006

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Posted on 4/11/07 at 1:07 pm to skylane

Supply = demand

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Posted by atllsu

Atlanta

Member since Sep 2003

992 posts

Posted on 4/11/07 at 1:10 pm to Old Smokey

If you don't think Airtran could fill one flight a day to Atlanta at "discount" prices your wrong.

I think it' b/c the big airlines pay of the BR Metro administrators for them not to allow a discount airline to come in.

In Louisiana, natural supply=demand rules do not apply.

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