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Originally Posted by BnaBreaker
As the multi-billion dollar expansion work at Nashville International Airport begins to draw to a close, new international routes are finally beginning to arrive on the scene. A few days ago Southwest announced a new route to Cabo San Lucas, as well as one to Punta Cana, DR.
Another new announcement is expected within the coming days. The winds suggest either Aer Lingus to Dublin or Condor to Frankfurt (perhaps both, who knows?)
That brings BNA's current meager but growing list of international flights POSSIBLY up to the following:
Aer Lingus: Dublin (?)
Air Canada: Toronto-Pearson, Montreal-Trudeau
American: Cancun
British Airways: London-Heathrow
Condor: Frankfurt (?)
Flair: Toronto-Pearson
Southwest: Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, Punta Cana
WestJet: Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_International_Airport#Passenger
I've always felt that BNA had the potential to attract new int'l routes, and eventually be a major air hub. Charlotte is the hub for American, Atlanta is the hub and the HQ for Delta, and since the other US airlines such as Alaska is based in Seattle and the West Coast, and Hawaiian is based in Honolulu and serves the Polynesian islands, I'm assuming that BNA may potentially be a future hub for United in the near and not too distant future for the majority of the Southern region.
I don't see BNA overtaking ATL anytime soon, but for a company like United, whose presence in the South is in Houston and in DC, I can see BNA being the primary Southern hub for United. Also, getting Are Lingus to Dublin, Condor to Frankfurt, a few Canadian airlines (Air Canada, Flair, WestJet), and maybe a few more int'l routes in the future (JAL or ANA to Tokyo due to having the Nissan US HQ??? Or maybe more routes such as Air France to Paris, KLM to Amsterdam, or Copa to Panama???) could help boost BNA into a major hub if not by the rest of the 2020's, definitely into the 2030's.