Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. wrote:We've ALWAYS been a worthwhile hub!

Amen to that!  I'm just hoping that United realizes this and capitalizes on the tremendous opportunity it has to diversify locations for big international flights.  It's like an investment portfolio: the more you diversify, the less risk you have overall.  The more United can spread out it's business, the less of an impact it will be when something major like this happens at one part of the country.  The other hubs can pick up the slack and not compromise service and timeliness--especially CLE!  I almost wonder if they're now considering utilizing the untapped assets of CLE as an international arrival hub and alleviate the major congestion at EWR, ORD, et al.

Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. wrote:I almost posted something on the "blue" site

Wasn't there a conversation not long ago here about someone being banned or restricted or something on that site?  It wasn't you was it, Chuck?

Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. wrote:Granted, CLE does have an issue with customs being such a small facility, but once we get people through there, we can handle the rest!  Bring 'em on, I say!

Leave it to the government to be the weakest link and disrupt successful private business.  They'll be the first ones to slap the airlines with massive fines for the delays caused by their inability to keep up!  It's too bad it can't work the other way around and the airlines fine the government thousands of dollars per passenger because of the delays they cause!