Originally Posted by
FliFast
With respect, the real question to ask is what will those additional pilots be needed for. Will it be for additional cities ? a new product to be offered ? a satellite base for an Asian hub so as not to base pilots on foreign soil like FDX is doing in Subic and soon HKG ?
Good points FliFast. One more thing to mention. With enough volume, some flights will depart Asia that don't need to be sorted in ANC. For instance, two planes leave HKG, one with volume for ONT and one for SDF. They only stop in ANC for fuel and a new crew.