Originally Posted by
nuball5
Sounds like they could as long Jetblue is growing in block hours, pilots and it's not hub to hub. So in that scenario, it sounds like they'd have to both grow the Airbus fleet and replace the block hours lost from Moxy taking over Jetblue's 190 flying. Plus the factor that Jetblue makes a lot more money flying JFK-ABQ than having Moxy do it under a codeshare. (I'm not an expert on Section 1 by any means, just what I've been reading. I could be wrong.)
I honestly see it less of a risk that we lose existing flying but more that the airline uses codeshare with domestic carriers in the same way it uses international. There may be some new growth routes we don't serve that may end up being less risky and less capital intensive to serve with a domestic codeshare instead of growing more with our own equipment. Sell tickets onto Hawaiian, Alaska, Moxy, JetSuiteX, and, and, and....
Less revenue potential, but also a corresponding decrease in risk and capital. The areas most at risk are THE ENTIRE WEST COAST and parts of the Midwest. Just like our current trans-oceanic service...