Originally Posted by
Scoop
Scambo,
According to the network guy who tagged along with SD for the spring roadshows we needed about 10 more WBs to add about 5 more point to point locations. I believe that these are the 330's just ordered and will mostly be used SEA to points East.
I was in the audience and heard it first hand - so far its all working out as discussed. Hopefully we will see 5 more destinations by the summer of 2015.
This should all be in place just prior to our next big raise. Hey maybe we should try the "Tony Manero" method of negotiating - watch the first 40 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl_vyjME-ug
Scoop
Scoop, as I said to Denny previously, I wasn't thinking of/referring to the west coast flying. The rumors I'm referring to are more 777 centric...east coast to interior china. I believe JG mentioned JFK to HKG in the spring and I've heard Guangzhou and some other interior cities with millions of people that you and I have never heard of before.
My main point is any way we serve Beijing, shanghai and Hong Kong is not expansion...we are already there. Expansion includes frequencies and destinations. That is what I'm not seeing. The 777 pulled out of HKG, that was picked up by NRT and SEA. Now the 777 is used intra Asia, not its most efficient use which is long haul point to point.
The SEA flying is great, but for the time being we have the equivalent of 2 current 777s, at least, doing a 757-300 job, not to mention the 777s filling in AMS for the 330 seat mods. If there is overflight expansion, you've got 1 cities worth (at least) of point to point capacity available right now. Until I see it, I don't believe it.