Originally Posted by
labbats
There is simply no feasible way to incorporate our out-and-back route structure from one small airport to another. I can see Frontier and Spirit merging together but no one can mesh with what we do.
Look at our bases...
IWA
BLI
PGD
PIE
SFB
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LAS
FLL
Everything above the line is going to be impossible to merge and that is the majority of our flying. Ain't going to happen regardless of what aircraft we fly.
I could see us merge or bought by Alaska, they would love to own BLI, shift they're flying from PHX to IWA (as a connecting hub), and give them access to the lucrative east coast market. I'm not sure how PGD would fit in but SFB, PIE, and FLL could be used as small hubs with flights connecting out west.
We could also be bought and kept completely separate from the current AK operation, being called Alaska vacations or something.
Total speculation on my part, but if there's money to be made, and Alaska is one of the last at the dance without a partner. All that said, I agree the most likely merger in the near term will be F9 and NKS.