Originally Posted by
iaflyer
Yep, just what I thought. It's a tough business Bedford, why did you think you'd "have all the answers"
If I were Jetblue, I'd buy Frontier in a heartbeat. Same fleets, same enthusiasm by the employees, nice western hub, good routes to Mexico.
I could see B6 or VX for a quick way to expand their market share without adding any additional real capacity. We are a lot closer to shedding capacity then adding it, so I don't think they are in the cards for us.
The fun starts when Jerry Atkin's hand (and ego) is forced by the evolving regional sector. My bet is unless SWA caves on scope or USAir/AA is broken up somehow in SKYW's favor, he will try an IndyAir as by then he will have close to a billion in the bank. They will bleed out eventually and fade away, but it will be a rough few years for the industry to fend off yet another fare/yield trashing start up with several times more cash on day one than any start up in history.