Originally Posted by
full of luv
HAL is good at what they do....but there really isn't any barriers stopping any airline from doing what they do if it were actually profitable by a decent margin. HAL deals in the razor thin "vacation" markets with minimal business travel so it runs counter to what most majors in the lower 48 are trying to accomplish.
The main "bonus" to any airline that bought HAL would be a fleet of rather new WB aircraft that ostensibly would be acquired at a discount if there is a world wide travel slowdown and the vacation market dries up quickly.
Totally agree. Aggressive organic growth to fill the void would be cheaper than buying the airline on the ropes. HAL fate would likely be similar to Aloha if it couldn’t compete on its own. That said, Hawaiian is weathering competition as well as it can hope not to mention is less vulnerable to recession and could actually gain market share since the big 3 usually trim back underperforming
Hawaii routes. Seems like HAL merger rumors are propagated by commuters in-house or crews of narrow-body carriers that want to fly bigger equipment. .