Originally Posted by
2loud
Alaskan Airways has always been a lucrative small fish eyed by the big fish even before you and I were born. For 80+ years, it has survived to become a distant 5th largest fish. Red Anchovy Little was about to be beached by its clan and merciful Alaskan came along and swallowed it whole while blue tilapia went home with its caudal fin tucked away. Funny thing is now Anchovy Little is thumping its little chest acting tough and entitled. In any case, welcome to the family little fella!
Bingo! You are correct!!! AS has survived for 80+ years by doing whatever was necessary to ensure its viability.
They were a big fish in a small pond for a long time....... until a few big whales decided to seriously make that pond their pond too.
AS's pond started drying up, and you do know what happens to a fish when the pond becomes dry, don't you?
Credit to AS's management, they saw the danger and did what they needed to do.
The VX acquisition gives them a fighting chance of ensuring that the pond will always be deep enough to swim in.
That is what VX boys and girls bring to the table my friend.....The very survival of your....... our... airline!
So yeah, we can thump our chest as much as anyone from the AS side because this "lottery" that some of y'all talk about goes both ways..