Originally Posted by
PNWFlyer
See? This is why pilots do not run airlines. If AA bought Alaska they would dominate SEA. Delta moved in on our turf? Alaska Has every gate in the north terminal. Alaska has every gate in the D terminal with the exception of the 4 American gates. Alaska has every gate in the C terminal. Delta shares B with SWA except for the 2 Alaska has. A is where everyone else is and Delta's JV partners fly out of S.
Alaska has less than half the passenger traffic at SEA, adding AA and you are only just above 50%. That's not really "dominating" a hub...
In comparison our hub in CLT has 91% of total traffic.
In ORD they are slowly cutting markets as they are sharing with UAL and can't really compete. Same with Phoenix and SWA. LAX is one of their least profitable hubs, actually if you read between the lines they are actually losing money there and in JFK they made money for the first time this past quarter, they've never made any money there since 9/11.
Fun fact about SEA, Delta actually carries more international freight there than FedEx.