Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
The legacy's can't afford to send aircraft somewhere to flood a market they don't already have. They tried that and failed. How do you think Southwest got started? There were the same big players in the field then. This is besides the point. SKW is a regional because they are limited to regional aircraft. I don't care how much they make. Lets not take this into the relm of what ifs ect. It doesn't matter. They are a regional. Not a major. They can't exercise the privilages of a major.
Haha, you obviously are unfamiliar with how the airlines work. Ask an ACA guy what United's reaction was when Indy Air popped up in United's east coast hub. Basically United ramped up their capacity in IAD and was able to undercut Indy Air's fares but make some it back on volume. Are these tactics costly to both sides? Absolutely. But usually one side can sustain it longer than the other.