Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
This whole Hawaii thing has really brought out the worst in a lot of my coworkers at SWA. I apologize for their bravado and ridiculous statements.
Don’t worry, Hawaiian and Alaska guys, we can’t even sell itineraries to and from the east coast due to our awesome 1970s back end tech. Rest easy.
I think everyone is going to do well in a market that has a lot of room for competition.
Just from Facebook comments alone, I think some of the luster and excitement has worn of. Many everyday passengers are realizing that other than introductory fares, many better deals can be found on UA, AK, HA etc. And a lot of comments complain about not being able to get anywhere besides 4 cities in CA. And if you do a SEA-HNL flight on SWA it's quite a bit more and takes much longer with a layover in OAK.
And in reality, it'll make interisland commuting easier for many of our pilots, cause we're full as sh!t most days at common commute times. So we do thank you all for that.