Curious to see what Harbaugh does. Now more than ever the NFL could use a coach like him. Remember when Lovie Smith was fired after going 10-6? The Bears haven’t been good since. And as a long-suffering fan I have no hope that things are going to turn around anytime soon. With all the draft capital...
Jump to postNoel Philips is the king of clickbait. And don't get me started on all the video sponsors and "Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!" (that goes for all the channels). It makes me want to vomit!
Jump to postI have a rule to not fly anytime near Thanksgiving but this year for a multitude of reasons it was necessary to visit my partner’s family in Florida. I always fly on Thanksgiving Day and if I am traveling for the holiday. In terms of flight price and the crowds, that's the best choice. Last year I ...
Jump to postThe Hiawatha Service is supposed to increase from seven to ten daily trains, but I don't know what that status of that is. According to an article in the Milwaukee Business Journal, the soonest the 8th daily train could start is 2026. In order for it to get up to 10x daily there are yet to be ident...
Jump to post"Despite a second consecutive year of being named one of the best airports in America, Milwaukee’s Mitchell International was not a fan favorite on social media. The airport was the 4th most complained about on Twitter according to Price4Limo data." https://www.jsonline.com/story/travel/2...
Jump to postAmerican is starting twice.daily nonstops from MIlwaukee to Washington DC with 65-seat dual-class CR7, complementing Southwest's twice-daily 737's. I was excited about the added flights until I read what type of aircraft it will be on. Now if only AA would make MIA-MKE daily. That would make it a m...
Jump to postfloridaflyboy wrote:I was shocked, however, to see MKE-DCA wasn't being flown currently by AA.
ORD-MKE on a 737? Love it! I have seen 737s on ORD-MKE in the past and right now most of UA's ORD-MSN flights are mainline. MKE-ORD 3x E175, 2x E70, 1x CRJ I'm glad to see that people have finally come to their senses and learned to drive, take the train, etc. Some years ago ORD-MKE had up to 15 da...
Jump to postDL to "temporarily suspend" service from LSE in June. Currently they're only running one daily flight, which I found surprising. https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-air-lines-cuts-us-cities/ The residents of La Crosse can take solace in knowing that a second daily Chicago-St. Paul train i...
Jump to postPrior to the disaster against Trinidad and Tobago a few years ago, the US's loss to Iran at the 1998 World Cup was surely the most embarrassing loss in team history. Now one Washington Post columnist is openly pulling for another Iran victory. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/28/usa-i...
Jump to postEAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -The proposal from Sun Country Airlines has been recommended to the U.S. Department of Transportation to serve Chippewa Valley Regional Airport for the next two years. https://www.weau.com/2022/05/20/commission-recommending-sun-country-airlines-serve-chippewa-valley-regional...
Jump to postDoes Sun Country still run charters from MKE to Laughlin/Bullhead City?
Jump to postWhat happened to the return of Midwest? MKE is in bad need of options since Southwest has discontinued a lot of their nonstops (LGA, LAX, MSY, etc.). I’m not a fan of the nickel and dime model but at least Spirit has the Big Front Seats. Mainline/premium cabins seem to be lacking at MKE, especially ...
Jump to postFlorida - RCP average Biden +0.9, actual result Trump +3.4 The same thing happened in Florida two years ago. Gillum was up a couple of points in the polls in the governor's race but then DeSantis ended up winning. With my parents living in Florida I tend to follow the political situation down there.
Jump to posthttps://i.imgur.com/q2sWJAU.jpeg For me, this was entirely predictable, especially if he loses the electoral vote by a small margin. Maybe Trump will look to Andrew Jackson for inspiration. Jackson claimed victory in the 1824 election was stolen from him, and his supporters campaigned on this idea ...
Jump to postTrump is terrible, and I'm biting my nails with this election, but one thing seems sure is that something(s) about Democrats is just not resonating with people enough that it's driving them to pull the lever for someone awful like Trump. Calling all of them morons and racists does not adequately ex...
Jump to postUpdate: reopening postponed from September to Thanksgiving. Guess what - it is now March and the train still isn't up and running! The most recent update is that it will be ready by "late spring." https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-biz-aviation-ohare-modernization-2...
Jump to postmke717spotter wrote:Temporary additions for the upcoming Democratic Convention: UA will fly LAX/LGA/IAD/DCA-MKE and there will also be an extra SFO-MKE frequency.
The scenes at the end with Palpatine were a little over the top for a Star Wars movie. And then suddenly out of the blue Leia becomes morbidly weak and dies? What was up with that? In addition, doesn't Palpatine mention during this film that he was the one who created Anakin? I always thought it was...
Jump to postBoth Duluth and Mankato have been added as a part of a bus line to MSP (don’t remember the name of it) so that passengers can book flight from these cities to other Sun Country destination without actually flying planes to those places Will the bus passengers be charged extra for carry-ons? Really ...
Jump to postjplatts wrote:WN is going to be dropping MKE-LGA nonstop service after April 13th
Quite amusing that MKE recently launched a campaign to persuade local travelers to chose the hometown airport over ORD. Allegiant and Volaris just left and now Southwest has been slashing service as well (BOS, LGA, LAX all gone or reduced). Fewer nonstop flight options and higher fares are why MKE i...
Jump to postThe Minneapolis Star Tribune has an article about how NIMBYs in Eagan (which is southeast of MSP airport; it was the headquarters of Northwest Airlines for many years) are upset about jet noise. Here is a link to the article: http://www.startribune.com/frustrated-eagan-residents-seek-reprieve-from-...
Jump to postI've been browsing the posts/reactions on social media and folks are cheering for destinations like Arizona, California, Florida, etc. Looks like they are going to be sorely disappointed! I think going east to CLE, CMH , PIT,etc. can work as the drives are severely hampered by the Lake and Chicagola...
Jump to postUpdate: reopening postponed from September to Thanksgiving. Not surprising at all. Name the last Chicago project that was completed on time and under budget! (crickets...)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct- ... utType=amp
Operating with CRJs really won’t help the image Midwest Express conjures. Every time I fly, I think of how nice the old YX was. However, airline startups are reliably unreliable. Plus, CRJs do not fly long distances and by in large are very uncomfortable. Given the current competition from WN and D...
Jump to postI connected Domestic->International and International->Domestic through ORD in last month. I went from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5 to access a lounge, and then returned to Terminal 3 for my AA flight. There was no wait for the shuttle and the overall process worked very well. Per advice from other tra...
Jump to posthttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-chicago-ohare-people-mover-shutdown-delay-20190620-story.html "The cars were supposed to remain in use during a $310 million project to update and expand the airport’s popular “people mover,” which transports about 30,000 passengers a day. But...
Jump to postThere are so many CRJ-200s in storage that the service could get up and running much more quickly than starting an airline from scratch. Well the original YX was a pleasure to fly, so can they please not choose the most uncomfortable aircraft out there to man their fleet? CR2s have ridiculously sma...
Jump to postThey would have still been here all these years if they hadn't sold out to Frontier & Republic! Now they start all over!
https://bringbackmidwestexpress.com/
Is there really a pent-up demand for cheap seats to go to Nevis and St. Kitts? Most people have never heard of those places, and those who have already have plenty of options available to get there. It would seem like the well-heeled travelers would be the ones who would go to these places yet SY de...
Jump to postThis investment must have worked out well. :( https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/10/03/backed-former-midwest-express-ceo-onejet-expands-milwaukee/726125001/ Tim Hoeksema loses at MKE again. They must have seen the writing on the wall and knew they would be run out of t...
Jump to postAs a frequent air traveler, I used to fly SY whenever I had the chance despite having FF accounts with DL and UA. SY was always service-oriented and friendly, but now they seem to be looking at the NK model for success. I never fly NK and now its unlikely I'll ever choose SY again either. The big gu...
Jump to postSo disheartening to see another ULCC popping up, especially since I was really quite fond of this airline. The CEO is not from Minnesota so its unlikely that he is aware of the hometown enthusiasm that Sun Country commands there. I think it's a mistake to break down that loyalty and the loss and mis...
Jump to postWhen asked about the effort Tuesday, Tim Hoeksema, the former CEO of Midwest Express who has a home in Lake Geneva, replied by email, "It is my understanding that two individuals (including a former Midwest Airlines employee) are attempting to start an airline using the Midwest Express name. I...
Jump to postThere are really no available connections from MKE. Does Volaris offer connections? I'm trying to book MKE-GDL-MEX but its only letting me input GDL as the destination, even though there are several flights on to MEX that day. I flew Volaris once ORD-MEX and found them to be very good. The service ...
Jump to postPaul George has labeled the Australian team as "dirty" following the narrow win (only because LeBron and Curry aren't on the team), and I have to say I agree. I didn’t know they were allowed to play like that in international basketball…moving screens, hip checks off of screens, double for...
Jump to postDY is also doing charters from MKE to Mexico and the Caribbean for the winter season using the 738. Are they taking over all of the flying or just the routes that Sunwing flew this past winter? From what I heard Sunwing's on-time performance was pretty poor, so I'm not surprised they only lasted on...
Jump to postI've experienced long delays in the <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</acronym> Pre-Check lanes at <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (Orchard Field) (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> as well. My dad is a senior citizen and just can't stand up for two...
Jump to postAll the more reason for the airlines to allow one free checked bag. On my trip <acronym title="Albuquerque - International Sunport (Kirtland AFB) (ABQ / KABQ), USA - New Mexico">ABQ</acronym> a few weeks ago I was forced to gate check my bag at <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (Orchard...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airtran737" class="quote" target="_blank">airtran737</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Looks like 7/5 is the day that LAN-<ac...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LatAmFlyer" class="quote" target="_blank">LatAmFlyer</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Seems that ~800 flights at DIA ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mke717spotter" class="quote" target="_blank">mke717spotter</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>It was interesting gettin...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/illinoisman" class="quote" target="_blank">illinoisman</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Quoting toltommy (Reply 4): This new...
Jump to postWow, I must have somehow missed it that <acronym title="Aeromexico">AM</acronym> had started serving <acronym title="Milwaukee - General Mitchell International (MKE / KMKE), USA - Wisconsin">MKE</acronym>. Anyways, getting more international flights is quite unlikely unless they improve the airport ...
Jump to postThey need to extend the no-fee cancellation through at least the middle of next week. This is a major storm, and any airline that says they will be able to honor incoming or outgoing flights Monday or Tuesday with even a minimal chance of certainty is flat out lying.
Jump to postIs it just me, or has anyone else noticed that the new baggage claim is far more inefficient than it was previously? It takes way longer to get your bag now.
Jump to postRegulation, anyone? If anyone would like a visceral example of when government regulation is required, take a flight. If the airlines complain they can't make ends meet, the answer is very simple: the federal government can nationalize air flight. As airline consolidation has taken place, there's le...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mariner" class="quote" target="_blank">mariner</a> (<a href="#116" class="quote">Reply 116</a>):<br/><i> Frontier isn't paying Delta anything, o...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/crazytoaster" class="quote" target="_blank">crazytoaster</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>LAN is dominated by <acronym title...
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