PHX is pretty underserved to Europe because all AA knows how to do is route people through Europe.
LH correctly cited that they are indeed one of the fastest growing large cities in the US. So there is certainly opportunity here.
It is worth noting that PHX is pretty low yielding though. If you compare it to similar MSAs/CSAs of its size like SEA or DEN, it is drastically lower income.
Someone has also flagged that as a part of this expansion, SEA is being downgraded from LH to Discover Airlines.
Worth noting that it's basically these airframes are rotating over from SEA to PHX/CMH.
LH does fine out of SEA most of the year, but I wonder if the recent Alaska expansions are scaring them off.
Why couldn’t it been Discover? I would like LH back in MCO. Can we make a switch?