Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
You guys realize that pilots don’t make any decisions about where an airline serves and doesn’t, right?
You also realize that SWA literally has the guy who invented the modern Hawaiian route structure, right?
Not being boastful or saying that swa will crush it. They often pull out of markets that do not work, but usually after years of trying different things. This was not, however, a foolhardy move. It was well thought out and carefully planned.
Watterson? I can absolutely verify that he did not invent the interisland route structure. The current structure is just Hawaiian + Aloha, and that was started before he was at HAL. There is no magic to it, SWA has to run interisland since they don’t code share. I wouldn’t be surprised if they operate it at a loss.