Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Hawaii is not a profitable market for most airlines. It is offered because it is a network component needed to attract corporate and FF accounts. The yields are very low and rarely does it make money for anyone. Its a loss leader so to speak.
Any decision by Delta to purchase HNL would not involve their aircraft. Good used aircraft are available within days for the taking. No ones is going to buy a airline for their fleet with the current airline market. There are parked A319's available tomorrow and A330 next week.
The exact same things were said about Orlando and Las Vegas when DL Magt. killed Express and later, Song.
Yet somehow, someone (SWA) has figured out how to MAKE MONEY hauling THOUSANDS of 'low yeild' pax in and out of those places, every day, without a single First Class seat.
If "High Value Customers" are going to save us, why don't we just completely fill all our airplanes with lie flat seats and leave the Low Yeild, Vacation Travelers at the gate?