Originally Posted by
David Puddy
LAX would be a perfect market for the A220 (for the non-transcon routes). With its low operational break even, the A220 would make sense on those competitive routes (i.e., Seattle, SFO and Austin).
A220 would have been a good plane for LGB. Quiet, more NIMBY friendly, less capacity, etc. Maybe Breeze will go to LGB and give them a try there. But for B6 I don’t see LAX getting a 220 base quite yet. I’d guess BOS & JFK 190 would be replaced first. Who knows tho, the Rona is causing a lot of changes. I’d bet one day the 220 will have a west coast base. I just think LAX base, even at 70 flights a day if it gets there in 2025, will still be too small to justify 2 crew bases there.