A great day for Milwaukee. When Southwest enters a market they really know how to introduce themselves to the metro area. My impression of Southwest is that they are a very professional airline with really dedicated employees who love their jobs and who receive excellent compensation from their employer which is rare today in the airline industry. Being an ex airlines ramp and gate agent in MKE those scenes of the ramp and gate area in the video just make me want to join the Southwest team. I wish Southwest all the success in Milwaukee and hope the flying public in the metro area realizes how fortunate they are to have airlines like Southwest and AirTran offering nonstop flights out of MKE with excellent low fares and great inflight service and nonstop service on mainline jets (love those Boeing 737's!). Milwaukee has for too long been subjected to the high end fares of Midwest. Now really is the time to plan a trip Milwaukee and grab your bags and go!
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Great news with great introductory fares! Milwaukee you are now free to move about the country come November 1st! As far as I am concerned Southwest has basically covered the country with their nonstop destinations to the six new cities as well as convenient one stop and connecting service. I think Southwest will do just fine in MKE. Thank heaven they added MCI for quick one stop and connecting service west. This is a great day for MKE travelers. I am looking forward to those peanuts and continued low fares. Thanks again Southwest for choosing MKE as your next city added to your route map. With these fares I can afford to fly to all their destinations without breaking the bank.
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Talk about adding a much needed boost to Milwaukee's air travelers as well as to the airport and local economy. Mitchell airport is a very convenient for travelers. No traffic jams, affordable parking rates with plenty of space and no flight delays. Plenty of gates available for Southwest expansion here in MKE. First we get great service from AirTran with all their nonstops added over the past two years now the entrance of Southwest! I must be dreaming! Both carriers can and will survive in MKE and I wish both AirTran and Southwest success with their MKE operations. Milwaukee needs quality airlines that can offer more travel destinations at affordable fares. I recently bought a ticket on AirTran. I am just waiting for Southwest's announcement on their November flight schedule out of MKE to book my first flight on Southwest with many more to come! I will patronize both carriers out of MKE for all my travel needs. Goodbye to Delta and Midwest. I have been fleeced by both of you for too many years. I will take bags of dry roasted peanuts and low air fares over chocolate chip cookies and sky high fares any day! Milwaukee you do not know how lucky you are!
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To Mike B.,
Milwaukee does indeed have an Amtrak airport rail station that has been in existence since January 2005 linking Chicago and its suburbs to Mitchell International and downtown Milwaukee. Additional trains continue on to Minneapolis and the west coast. There are currently seven daily trains roundtrip between Milwaukee and Chicago with plans to increase the frequency. Your idea of an Amtrak/Southwest marketing agreement make a lot of sense using two forms of transportation for the flying public. This might be the first airline/passenger rail partnership in this country although I believe many if not all European countries offer a plane to train travel option. I am overjoyed about Southwest's decision to begin service out of MKE. Keep the peanuts, nonstops, and low fares coming. November 1st will be a great day for the those travelers in our metro area as well as Madison metro region. Southwest will not only get customers from Milwaukee and the northern Chicago suburbs but residents statewide who will now be encouraged to come to Milwaukee for their travel options.
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This is a great day for our metro area. For years Milwaukee's flying public has been subjected to either flying an airline with high airfares (Midwest) or having to travel on Northwest(now Delta) to one of their hubs for connections. I love the fact Southwest offers point to point nonstop service with an all 737 fleet. No regional jets here or outsourced flight crews (Midwest).
Milwaukee deserves better than flying an airline with regional jets and outsourced flight crews at outrageous fares or making time consuming connections. I am glad Southwest has entered our market. With AirTran and Southwest, Milwaukee will have the travel options other cities have had for years.
It was a great move by the CEO also. Not only does Southwest enter an underserved market but they will fly out of one of the most accessible airports in the country. With an Amtrak airport rail station (one of only three or four Amtrak airport stations in the country) linking dowtown Chicago and its suburbs to the airport and the possible start up of a commuter rail line linking Chicago's northern suburbs to Milwaukee and its airport as well as high speed rail from western Wisconsin and Madison to Mitchell airport, the possibilities for growth are encouraging. I wish Southwest all the success in Milwaukee. Hopefully the market potential will allow further destinations and more nonstop flights out of Milwaukee in the future. Since I live right along the flight path to Mitchell airport's main runway (19R), I will be looking forward to seeing those bright and beautiful Southwest 737 jets landing overhead come November! Welcome Southwest to Milwaukee.
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