BA From United States of America, joined May 2000, 11144 posts, RR: 61 Posted (6 years 1 month 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 3265 times:
The new regional facility for United Express on the east end of Concourse B at Denver International Airport opened today (April 24).
It has 16 gates, of which 13 are equipped with jet bridges designed to handle 50- and 70-seat regional jets.
The facility features seating at every gate, four concessions, restrooms, and a United Express customer service counter.
The four concessions are Connections Newsstand, Heidi's Brooklyn Deli, New Belgium Brewing Co., and Starbucks, all of which are new to the airport.
United Airlines will now be consolidating all its operations in Concourse B as it relinquishes its last four gates on Concourse A to Frontier Airlines.
BA From United States of America, joined May 2000, 11144 posts, RR: 61 Reply 2, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3014 times:
It certainly is about time that DEN got this facility. It's a huge improvement over the original very basic regional gates for United Express.
Mkorpal From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 90 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2976 times:
Nice. Can't wait to stop by the New Belgium bar next time I go to Santa Barbara.
Also of interest, there was a link to the side with another story about the possibility of adding a regional facility to concourse C. I think that will never happen, since there would be no use by the carriers already on C. Another facility on A or B to cap those off is a larger possibility.
Sking11 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 44 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2969 times:
PanAm330 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 2603 posts, RR: 10 Reply 6, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2828 times:
That's awesome for connecting passengers! No running to A anymore. How many gates does this give UA/UAex now?
Runga08 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 62 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2811 times:
Quoting PanAm330 (Reply 6): That's awesome for connecting passengers! No running to A anymore. How many gates does this give UA/UAex now?
16 for UAEx and I believe that 6 have gone back to the UA Mainline so far.
Rumor has it that flight frequency should increase by June. Any new destinations are yet to be seen.
DIA From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3273 posts, RR: 30 Reply 8, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2738 times:
Quoting BA (Reply 2): It's a huge improvement over the original very basic regional gates for United Express.
Agreed. This facility and upgrading was long overdue and very much needed. Nice.
Now, the east-end of "A" could take a lesson here.
Ding! You are now free to keep supporting Frontier.
PanAm747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4242 posts, RR: 9 Reply 10, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2708 times:
Question: Does this mean there are MORE gates for UAExpress? Or is this just a consolidation of operations into one place?
Either way, congrats to DEN!!
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DIA From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3273 posts, RR: 30 Reply 11, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2674 times:
Quoting Mariner (Reply 9): Tell DIA. They're talking about a regional Terminal on C before A.
This is strange. I have not heard of this. I do know the "C" is getting an east extension...but these will be regular gates...mostly taken by WN (at least 6 I hear). But a regional terminal is news to me.
Ding! You are now free to keep supporting Frontier.
"Denver International Airport is considering whether to expand with a new commuter facility on Concourse C."
Which would affect Frontier, as their regionals all operate out of A:
"Frontier Airlines spokesman Joe Hodas said he couldn't say whether Frontier would be interested in a commuter facility on Concourse C.
"Is it ideal? No. Is it possible? Yes," he said."
As to the C mainline gates:
Quoting DIA (Reply 11): mostly taken by WN (at least 6 I hear).
CEO Kelly of Southwest has said that Southwest is not committed to any of the new C gates.
AirFrnt From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 2779 posts, RR: 42 Reply 13, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2603 times:
Quoting Mariner (Reply 9): Tell DIA. They're talking about a regional Terminal on C before A.
Mariner, actually they were talkinag about putting a regional terminal on A many months ago, but apparently F9 has declined. They have recently talked about putting it on C (which surprises me - I don't see a lot of reasons for that since carriers like AA, WN and DL are unlikely to fly anything that small here), but I remain skeptical that either will be built. I think a lot of that will have to do with how the E190s and Lynx do out of DEN.
DIA From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3273 posts, RR: 30 Reply 14, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2600 times:
"DIA plans to build 10 new mainline gates on Concourse C, which has seen substantial growth since Southwest Airlines started operating there more than a year ago."
This is what I was thinking of...as you are well aware of. I hadn't noticed this article concerning a regional extension as well to east "C." Thanks for the info.
Quoting Mariner (Reply 12): CEO Kelly of Southwest has said that Southwest is not committed to any of the new C gates.
True...though it is pretty much accepted that WN will take several of the gates. "Unofficially" at least 1/2 of them according to airport officials "in the know."
Ding! You are now free to keep supporting Frontier.
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7421 posts, RR: 9 Reply 15, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2581 times:
Denver is still not up to par with the new facility with those like MSP and DTW, which the regional terminal feels just like that of mainline.
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Mariner From New Zealand, joined Nov 2001, 22874 posts, RR: 87 Reply 16, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2558 times:
Quoting AirFrnt (Reply 13): they were talkinag about putting a regional terminal on A many months ago, but apparently F9 has declined.
Ah. I had heard the discussions are "ongoing" but in tandem with the hangar. I think they mention this is the linked article?
But, as you say, Lynx will probably be the key to it.
Quoting DIA (Reply 14): True...though it is pretty much accepted that WN will take several of the gates.
Um - we have different sources then.
Southwest at DEN has not been quite the total victory that many predicted and the pace of expansion has slowed.
Mr. Kelly has said that they wiill grow at DEN, but at a moderate rate. This is when he said he would not commit to any of the new C gates, even though it meant other airlines might take them.
DIA From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3273 posts, RR: 30 Reply 17, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2544 times:
Well, maybe if we got Northwest to influence UA and F9...
Quoting Mariner (Reply 16): Um - we have different sources then.
I accept that. Though, when it comes to F9, I'll stick with your sources.
Ding! You are now free to keep supporting Frontier.
Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88 Reply 18, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2450 times:
Quoting Burnsie28 (Reply 15): Denver is still not up to par with the new facility with those like MSP and DTW, which the regional terminal feels just like that of mainline.
How exactly would you know? This terminal opened today. Did you drive up to see it?
The interior of this new space is supposed to be as nice as the interior of the rest of concourse B, and obviously features jetbridges for boarding aircraft that are compatible.
Even if this small part is not better, United's facility on Concourse B is light-years ahead of anything MSP has.
BA From United States of America, joined May 2000, 11144 posts, RR: 61 Reply 19, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2401 times:
Does anyone know if the north finger for United Express on the east end of Concourse B will now be demolished now that the new 16-gate regional facility is completed?
Here is an aerial image showing the old regional gates with the north finger and the south finger. The new 16-gate regional facility occupies the space of the south finger which was demolished last summer to make way for the construction of the new facility.
With the demolition of the north finger, United could add two mainline gates on the main concourse.
Quoting DIA (Reply 8): Now, the east-end of "A" could take a lesson here.
I agree, although the existing facility on the east end of Concourse A is much better than what United had on the east end of Concourse B.
Quoting Burnsie28 (Reply 15): Denver is still not up to par with the new facility with those like MSP and DTW, which the regional terminal feels just like that of mainline.
"This thing is a class facility - I would suspect the best or one of the best in the world," said DIA Manager Turner West. "It's really something I think the public deserves and will also enjoy without question."
It's also a preview of things to come at DIA, which will use the facility as a model for future upgrades of its main concourses.
The new area reflects a growing trend at airports across the country to make regional jet areas more consumer-friendly as airlines shift a larger portion of their flights to smaller planes.
Shawn Patrick From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2588 posts, RR: 18 Reply 20, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 2287 times:
Although I like getting out on the tarmac sometimes, this should be a nice new facility to use....
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7421 posts, RR: 9 Reply 21, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2216 times:
Quoting Gigneil (Reply 18): The interior of this new space is supposed to be as nice as the interior of the rest of concourse B, and obviously features jetbridges for boarding aircraft that are compatible.
yes, but its all ground level and not elivated, it still has the feel of a ground level building, its got more room and actual gate counters now, but it has a pretty low ceiling and such.
Quoting Gigneil (Reply 18): How exactly would you know? This terminal opened today. Did you drive up to see it?
Pictures and its ground level and a low ceiling. DTW is open like Concourse A, and MSP is just like the rest too.
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Ejmmsu From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1692 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2208 times:
Still quite sub-par compared to DTW.
However, it is 100,000,000 times better than the mass holding pens at ORD.
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AirFrnt From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 2779 posts, RR: 42 Reply 23, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2189 times:
Quoting Burnsie28 (Reply 21):
yes, but its all ground level and not elivated, it still has the feel of a ground level building, its got more room and actual gate counters now, but it has a pretty low ceiling and such.
The building is closer to the ground, but you get there via a elevated sky bridge similar to (but obviously much smaller then) the bridge between the main terminal and A concourse. The building itself is much bigger then you get the impression of from the pictures. I have not yet walked in the building, but my understanding is that it very much feels like a natural extension of the airport.
Quoting Burnsie28 (Reply 21):
Pictures and its ground level and a low ceiling. DTW is open like Concourse A, and MSP is just like the rest too.
Quoting Ejmmsu (Reply 22): Still quite sub-par compared to DTW.
This building should feel identical to the rest of Concourse B, which is, at least IMHO, a much nicer building then main concourses at DTW. I suggest that you walk around the new UA gates before you pronounce it "still quite sub-par."
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7680 posts, RR: 18 Reply 24, posted (6 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2109 times:
Whether or not it is a sub-par facility or not, it won't matter much if you can sip on a pint of Fat Tire Ale while waiting for your connecting flight.
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25 XJETFlyer: Anyone got pics of the inside yet? I don't fly United Express, but have considered trying them out. I do have plans for Denver in August. I have famil
26 ADent: Well I landed at B58 on my CRJ700 flight from Cleveland (glad UA has those RJs to serve the small cities like CLE and SLC) and wandered over to the ne
27 Graphic: Hopefully this will make my transits through the facility much easier
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