On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 12:28:41 -0600, Olivers
wrote:

AJC muttered....



The problem for IB is that they have a lot of traffic with destination
MIA so they would still need considerable capacity on that route,
which is why they have stuck with it, but if things get too bad in the
US then they will have no alternative than to seek a hub elsewhere.

Where elsewhere?

Havana remains a few years away, but presents about the only real
alternative. San Juan certainly doesn't.

TMO

I don't quite follow what you mean by HAV being a few years away. IB
are talking about an alternative hub to link their MAD flights with
their 320 feeders to Latin American destinations in the region. They
need somewhere that offers standard international transit facilities,
so presumably SJU being under US control would not be suitable, but if
HAV could cope with the extra passenger numbers then that certainly
would be an option.
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