With 17 times the passengers, Mesa Gateway has been unable to land a big airline

Apr 12, 2024
12:38:53am

AZcougLawyer All-American

Wonder why Phx-Mesa Gateway can’t get a major airline to fly there but American goes to relatively tiny Provo.
2 million passengers compared to 116,000 passengers.

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Originally posted on Apr 12, 2024 at 12:38:53am

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American Airlines going to fly out of Provo...

mokelembembe All-American

Apr 11, 8:09am

Pretty huge because the current carriers have limited destinations from Provo

Skeptical Optimist

Apr 11, 8:13am

MTC alone can fill the Provo-DFW flight with missionaries connecting globally

JackStack

Apr 11, 8:24am

I work next to the MTC and it is not uncommon to see missionaries getting on UVX

O Gaucho

Apr 11, 8:39am

That is what our son did the first time he headed to Colorado Denver North about

NYC and Japan

Apr 11, 9:46am

The church has a deal with delta though

ColonelMustard

Apr 12, 9:55am

I think the church has multiple deals. In the past year, my kids flew on United

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Apr 12, 12:17pm

POTD for this DFW resident. 2 daily flights to DFW is cool

COUGND

Apr 11, 8:13am

I've taken advantage of the Allegiant flight from Austin to Provo and it's great

Skeptical Optimist

Apr 11, 8:18am

That south airport in Austin is a dream.

VenomFarmer

Apr 11, 4:21pm

Too bad it’s going away

Skeptical Optimist

Apr 11, 4:29pm

Game changer especially since Breeze is also starting a DFW > PVU route too

WDaddy

Apr 11, 9:56am

Thanks Big12!

thewaterboy

Apr 11, 8:15am

Saved BYU's bacon

TNT

Apr 11, 8:22am

And gets AA to Provo

thewaterboy

Apr 11, 8:24am

RE: Saved BYU's bacon

Cougar TD

Apr 11, 8:26am

Small but helpful add to Texas FB recruiting pitch

OC Coug

Apr 11, 8:23am

I’ve been making the Phoenix/Provo trip a ton the last few years; BYU games and visiting my mom.

cougXor

Apr 11, 8:23am

I’ve been wanting to make that trip for a long time.

AZcougLawyer

Apr 11, 8:26am

Breeze>>>Allegiant

arizonacougarfan

Apr 11, 8:34am

Prob unlikely but would be great to see a few Delta flights added eventually.

SayMyName

Apr 11, 8:29am

For real

RUNBYU1

Apr 11, 2:30pm

Not sure this is necessarily a good thing

Jesse Pinkman

Apr 11, 8:36am

Maybe, but there are ~800K people between Lehi & Payson for whom Provo

cougarmeister

Apr 11, 8:49am

Provo airport fees are cheaper than SLC airport fees. So I think this could

sandtrapcougar

Apr 11, 8:51am

It’s great for those in Phoenix

2FarGone

Apr 11, 8:59am

Breeze to OC could fly triple the amount of flights it runs and keep traffic

OC Coug

Apr 11, 10:13am

DFW is a fortress hub, so I am guessing AA feels they can kill that Breeze

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Apr 11, 10:37am

We need SWA too

TeeKaa

Apr 11, 8:44am

Well, there goes the nice parking at the Provo Airport.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Apr 11, 8:59am

Provo, Spain?

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Apr 11, 10:43am

Now if they could just get a Denver flight! 3rd Busiest Airport in the US with

RUNBYU1

Apr 11, 2:30pm

This will be great for when my kids are traveling there. I can fly then with

ryebrye

Apr 11, 4:59pm

An east coast hub like Detroit or Philadelphia would be very welcome

ryebrye

Apr 11, 5:00pm

That is great news, Phoenix is a hub so They are always one of the cheaper airlines for me.

JOPE

Apr 11, 10:22pm

With 17 times the passengers, Mesa Gateway has been unable to land a big airline

AZcougLawyer

Apr 12, 12:38am

For real. I love Mesa Gateway and wish there were better flights there!

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