Originally Posted by
Molon Labe
Yes, I think the poster on that one is obviously very Alaska centric. The test of "Blood and Iron" remains to be seen and will probably take shape over about a six or seven year period. I don't really see any definitive movement in the Seattle, north south west coast, west coast Hawaii, markets for a while. I believe when the "Over fly Narita" aircraft to be ordered in Sept. are being delivered you will then see significant reshaping and bolstering of the Delta hub in Seattle . AND that is when Alaska will find the first TRUE competition in Seattle for it's non Alaska state flying. AND will most likely suffer considerable attrition and loss of markets and market share.
I think we'll see an effect a lot sooner than that. We're already adding a lot of domestic capacity there as well as continuing the slow buildup of international. You're probably right that the big shift won't occur until the point to point situation is fully developed.
But first we have to run an RFP for planes we already have on order.
Wait, what?