Good post. The Detroit region has a real gem in DTW and it's awesome for the local business community. On the "other" side of the Delta/Northwest merger, CVG and the Cincinnati business community have struggled for years with Delta continually scaling-back flights. I get it, there's no need for an airline to have a hub when they have two of them, both in much-larger cities, within 400 miles. When Chiquita relocated from Cincinnati a few years back, they made a point of listing the airport and the lack of international flights as a reason for their move to Charlotte.
DET is fine --- good for general aviation, and there's likely a market for a few [[keyword: few) weekday charter regional jets to Chicago and/or NYC. That's it though. A "traditional" commercial carrier like Southwest or Allegiant, there is simply no role for them at DET. Absolutely focus on public transit to DTW.
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