Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
75% of TATL is flown by alliance carriers with massive hubs on each end. Of course they wouldn’t use a NB.
These carriers have no feed on either end. They buy new planes and toss them on TATL and longer haul routes without any domestic support or brand recognition. Also the no frills approach for a 6-7+ hr flight is a tough sell.
We might succeed, we might not. But at least we have strong brand recognition and customer base on the US point of sale already. Why do we succeed on BOS/JFK-LAX/SFO? These were WB legacy dominated routes but we carved out a niche by offering a nice product at a reasonable price. Same philosophy going eastbound from BOS/JFK.
Absolutely agree. Stagnation is death. For a legacy carrier it is Chapter 11 to slash/burn and start over at square 1.
An open mind, a view outside your legacy bubble, and some respect for fellow pilots.
Bingo. Just like they would crush the mint transcons. They went from the weakest flights to the strongest for us and forced the majors to adapt new products. I don’t see why across the Atlantic is so different. We are not trying to take over just fly where the plane will make the most money. With the right plane right locations (Bos Jfk) and right product it will be just fine.