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Old 02-21-2012 | 12:49 PM
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Bill Lumberg
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Originally Posted by TenYearsGone
Ohhh Brother,

Not to add any more fuel to the fire. And probably this route is not a money maker, anyway. Im a pilot what do I know about market strategy and yield

A friend just went to SJD (CABO) from LAX. He does this route, maybe 2-3x a year. First he told me that the flights are FULL, then he asked me why DAL does not do this route?

I told him we do, except our planes are painted in ALASKA colors. He told me he uses ALASKA almost all the time and that the flights are full and ticket prices are robust.

My question to the people in the know is: Are we morphing into a ticket broker? Is management getting wealthy by farming out our flying? Wouldn't management become more wealthy growing organically? I am getting a little concerned with the SKYTEAM paint also. COuld it be that SKYTEAM is the airline we are going to work for, in the future?

These are my main questions and concerns. Our outsourcing makes no sense to me. If the business is there, why dont we compete and take it away? Please Fire away!

TEN
Have you ever thought why AK has started flights to Hawaii from every city in the Bay Area and San Diego, and NOT the LA area where we fly to all of the Hawaiian islands? I wonder, just wonder, why we haven't stepped on their toes going down to Cabo or most of the Mexican Riviera cities? (I know we were doing PVR and we still do beautiful GDL). I don't know.......but....just sayin......??