Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
Mesa/go! came in with 4 50-seat RJ’s and literally destroyed the market pushing Aloha (61 year player) with 16 737’s dedicated to interisland market out of business...
If Southwest plays it right... that’s where we could make our money.
While go! may have been the last straw, Aloha went out of business due to a myriad of reasons that started long before go! arrived on the scene.
The barriers to success in the interisland market for any new entrant are high: Gate space, maintenance hangars, and having the right aircraft.
Do you think that SWA management is willing to invest the capital for a tiny market? It would be interesting to see if a HNL base was started, because I really can’t see using ETOPS planes interisland. What about MKK and LNY?