If Pittsburgh has 1 million more people then Charlotte, and they are STILL crying about the US Airways cuts... I wonder how Charlotte would do without US Airways? I guess no more international flights, or any flights aside from a few hub airports.
Pittsburgh said they would be fine without US Airways and other airlines would potentially start a hub or focus city... Has not gone so well...
Sorry to hear US Airways is Charlottes only chance, in my opinion, at having any significant amount of air service. The 10th busiest airport in the nation with 80% connecting traffic.
Are people from Charlotte really so cocky in their city they would risk air service by taking their business to other airlines?!? If US did pull out of Charlotte, I could see Airtran, Southwest, and Midwest jumping on the Charlotte market making Charlotte a lowcost carrier airport meaning no chance of being a hub for a "legacy." That means no flights to Paris, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, London, ETC.
That said, if I were from Charlotte, I would cherish US Airways. Then again, I prefer direct flights