Originally Posted by
fifidriver
Delta pulled the bid after running up the price. They weren't as stupid and desperate as Alaska to spend a ton of money on Alaska. I am guessing that was their plan all along, some kind of longterm master plan.
Wrong again, Jet Blue ran up the price. Hainan was the 3rd bidder, but you need better than average pilot intelligence to figure that out.. Hianan being foreign needed a patterner, but they were running the show.