Originally Posted by
Meep
I’d put money on F9 and NK combining at some point. Allegiant has such a different model I’d be shocked if they were a part of that.
Originally Posted by
Aero1900
Agreed.
Allegiant runs a completely different business model.
Frontier and spirit are identical except for the paint color
Originally Posted by
TransWorld
It would be a lot easier to iron out the differences between Frontier and Spirit, compared to either of them and Allegiant.
I bet Spirit buys Frontier, then Allegiant gets with a legacy looking for cheap planes and to grow their domestic network. United's domestic network sucks, it's mostly transcons and RJs. They have been moving into Allegiant's turf since the downturn trying to grab market. They could grab allegiant and have a turn key domestic network. They just move the planes and people to United bases nearby. AA is burning the furniture, and the vultures are circling. Allegiant could grab them in bk just like AWA grabbed USAir who grabbed AA. Delta is unlikely because Allegiant is pond scum to them (along with everyone else) though hammering out a merger agreement with the hat boys would be pretty hilarious to see.