I really think that Carolyn is absolutely correct. It is easier to send customer's dogs/cats/ horses/birds/ etc to Europe than to some cities in the US. All hubs are sending out smaller commuter jets to their secondary cities. Caravanning may become routine and people from the same State going together to help drive long distances may be the answer if flying is out. Helps split the cost of gas also. Perhaps people who would have to go it alone on long distance driving could contact other GS exhibitors in their State and plan on going together. Notifying rental car companies that more vans than usual are needed may be helpful. As stated last year, looks like we had better be resigned to driving up to 3 or more hours AFTER arrival at a large airport. Makes me wonder where the Irish Wolfhound people hold their National specialty. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxx> To: "Terry Cochran" <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>; <campaigners@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 10:56 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: MAIN Hubs Re: Entries per City Southwest has never taken dogs. Neither does Ameri West.....and now we have lost another major airline that took dogs that would have been good for North Carolina...I think it was USAir.....below is the major airlines out of ALL airports that take dogs. I'm not sure about JET BLUE.....but we don't have it....those are pretty much IT.....and since they are downsizing their connecting flights in size and numbers......the days of expecting the National to rotate to our back yards are over....... Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Cochran To: Carolyn ; campaigners@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:31 PM Subject: Re: MAIN Hubs Re: Entries per City How about South west? Does American take dogs. i kmow one of them will no longer take dogs. Terry Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxx> wrote: It's not an East or West thing......it's just that each airline directs ALL their flights to their main hubs and then send connecting flights from there.......it's an 'airline thing'......<G> Main Hubs for DELTA are Salt Lake City, Utah, and Atlanta Ga. For UNITED it's Chicago O'HARE and Denver, Colorado. For AMERICAN it is Dallas / Ft. Worth. Texas For ALASKAN / HORIZON it is Seattle, Wa. For FRONTIER & NORTHWEST it is Minn. St. Paul. For CONTINENTAL it is Houston, Texas........but they charge full fare for dogs and you still have to run the dog to cargo flying with you!! AMERICAN is good about some other direct flights occasionally w/o Dallas Ft. Worth. but only out of MAJOR airports like LAX, or La Guardia or Seattle, etc. Not many. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Cochran To: campaigners@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:03 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Entries per City Flying from the west coast to the east the main hubs are Salt Lake City, Denver and Huston. What are the main hubs flying from the east to the west? Terry Joan Fox <campaigners@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Ok... We all want a National close to us. But these are the facts, the National is the second largest supply of money to keep our club running and implimenting new programs and benefits. 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