Originally Posted by
Clear Right
Alaska has 15 partner airlines, 13 of which are international flag carriers on the West coast. JetBlue has 23 partner airlines, 20 of which are international flag carriers on the East coast. DAL should probably get used to the international feed from AS and B6, rather than getting "miffed." My opinion only, but these partnerships will only continue to grow. Sucks for DAL, but reality, just more reason for DAL to buy Alaska and JetBlue, staple all the pilots and sell the pieces, then Gloopy could get some sleep (just kidding Gloopy).
I don't disagree with the idea of buying and taking control. I don't think Delta wants to pay the current price though. I also don't think Delta will sit around if Alaska goes forward with the Emirates codeshare. That could be a big blow to the SEA feed. On the other hand, Delta paid over a billion a piece for ASA and Comair only to poop the value away. Time will tell if RA is more smart than guys like Leo who went before him.