Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
We may very well want to merge with Alaska, but Alaska management may not want to give up their gravy train.
so, we're both getting beat up by Delta in Boston New York and Seattle, Alaska's getting beat up by Southwest and United in San Fran. Alaska has to contend with Delta American and United all fighting over Los Angeles. so we may very well end up doing a big domestic codeshare with Alaska as a mutual survival plan.
Alaska can just have Skywest or Horizon do all their flying under Alaska Express and make more $$$, they don't need Jetblue for strictly codesharing. Their regionals already do SEA-MSP...just add a BOS leg. Jetblue's survival plan of having Alaska become a major codeshare partner still means Jetblue has to grow.... but you're right it can be done as long as JB doesn't shrink.