Originally Posted by
Rudder
Alpa,
You are conveniently stating that we would only have 9 pax on us from, say, BOI to SEA if we started a 73 or Mad Dog on that route. Would there not be any pax at all that would bail off AS to go on us? I say there would be some, not all, but some and that we could compete with our mainline product very well against AS if we had to. Heck, just turn on the AC when the cabin gets hot alone would bring some of their pax to us.
Have ridden on them LOTS and have been in the back sweating both before and after the flight cuz they do not turn on any air until right before push and it is off shortly after block in.
I've been reluctant to say anything about this, but Alaska kicked United to the curb, then kicked Southwest to the curb, and they would gladly kick us to the curb too. All in the name of BRAND LOYALTY. The Seattleite proudly runs his Windows 8 PC, sips his Starbucks coffee, and vacations along Alaska Airlines' route structure. They are a fiercely loyal customer group and honestly don't take lightly to competition on Alaska's route structure. Every other airline sees SEA as a "lousy hub". That's because the market is cornered like nowhere else in the country.
If you're from the South I don't expect you to understand. So feel free to tell me I'm wrong and that Delta is great - especially because we don't shut down the APU until we have external air.