Originally Posted by
tyler durden
The reality is that allegiant management got their tails handed to them while they were trying to play "big boy airline" and getting in way over their head....You can't do Hawaii on the cheap. It takes competent support, spare aircraft and crews, quality maintenance.... I would imagine that real airlines that are still flying those routes must be laughing themselves silly right now. I know we are.
My son worked for the catering company that worked those flights. One of the problems he pointed out was that if there was a maintenance problem, the lack of frequency would strand your passengers there for several additional days.
I think you hit the nail on the head, however, I don't think the other airlines that serve the islands ever considered Allegiant a real threat.