SWA and Alaska have competed for years. For those of you who are naive to the airline industry, AS has always done incredibly well head to head against SWA. 5 years from now Alaska will be fine, SWA will be fine. SWA will be flying their mileage plan members to Hawaii, and Alaska will have only increased its presence in the islands during that same period. I remember idiots on this forum talking a year ago about AS losing a million a day... right. I think people think if we struggle, their silly dreams will come true and we will be bought. Guys it’s not going to happen, this is not Virgin America. This is one of the strongest airlines financially in the industry. This will only become more true over the next 5 years as we realize the synergies of the merger and transition to an all 737 fleet. We may not boast staggering growth over that period but this conservative company will secure profit margins that will keep it a vibrant independent player.
Last edited by OTZeagle1; 03-01-2019 at 11:23 AM.