Williston's new Williston Basin International Airport

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Originally Posted by IDtheftV

Are you talking about a coach ticket? .... ew ...

A bigger airport means more capacity. There will be adult-sized planes with first class seating, so all you suckers back in steerage will likely be paying normal rates to fly to more destinations than DEN and MSP on planes that have more carry-on capacity than a butt-pack so that you don't have to gate-check your carry-on that fits on the 737s and A320s.

Once WN and/or B6 can fly into Williston, price competition will happen.

Destination competition will happen also. How many people would like non-stop flights to Florida in Feb? How about non-stop to Phoenix? ...... it's the stuff of dreams now.

Imagine Williston would be a prime location for Allegiant Airlines to Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix etc. They only fly bigger planes and love Canadian travelers going over the boarder to catch cheaper flights.

[IDtheftV]

Originally Posted by empires228

Look at the panhandle of Texas. It's nowhere near where it was at its peak despite having some of the nations refineries as well as oil fields.

All booms end. Even if it's nowhere near where it was, doesn't mean that there aren't jobs there. During a boom, people get hired because they have as pulse.

Originally Posted by empires228

If the Williston area turns into one where people aren't needing to drill jobs will leave and the left over jobs will be for those who do maintenance and such.

Maintenance jobs are great.

Much of the drilling has gotten more and more efficient. "Efficient" means that it's getting done with less people and equipment, but less is not the same as none. Places like Williston, Watford City, Dickenson, will continue to replace the cheap, crappy places to live with better stuff and rents will come down to earth, but pipefitters, welders, drivers, electricians, programmers will still be needed.

The media keeps reporting that it takes $60/bbl oil to make money in the Bakken, but it's likely that $20 pays for a lot of the new stuff. ( Where $20 is the price at the well and $30 is the market. )

It's great to have an economy where there are good-paying jobs that don't require someone to spend four or more years of their lives getting into debt and getting degrees in stuff that they never use.

The new airport will be great to have and will be busy from the get-go. I just hope they leave a lot of room for infrastructure.