Originally Posted by
TimetoClimb
What about the fact that the 737 Max is a 170-200 seat airplane vs. the 717 at like 120 seats. Will SWA flood the interisland market with cheap seats just to keep the plane at an acceptable load factor?
They can try. But short flights are still flights as far as maintenance is concerned. They will need to crack that coconut before anyone at HA needs to be evacuating poi from their pants.