Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
Just curious, were you at HAL when AQ was around?
Wait until SWA sees just how big of a cashcow interisland really is... I don't think the bean counters in Dallas realize that just yet. Once they figure it out, watch us throw -700's into the ETOPS mix and doing what Aloha did back in the day flying interisland. But unlike Aloha, which was poorly run, undercapitalized, debt-laden, flying the old clacked out -200's interisland, and having that market be literally the bulk of its existence, Southwest is a vastly different animal.
I think Hawaiian's strengths are actually in the long haul flying and I think focusing on that will keep Hawaiian going strong. If Hawaiian decided to go toe-to-toe with Southwest, that'd be a BAD, BAD, BAD move.
I agree with this completely. There is only so much you can do in a 737. HAL does so much well that SWA cannot even begin to do.
I work for SWA and I think HAL has nothing to lose in this venture at all. Think ahead...way ahead. You guys are flying further and further and have 787s on the horizon. No way swa can compete with that worldwide reach.