Originally Posted by
Margaritaville
Expand where? Are there any more podunk places in flyover states where people are looking for a cheap fare to Florida/Vegas/Arizona? I mean I guess they could throw a few more darts at the square states and find an airport near them. Where would we park the new planes? Florida and IWA are full. They could put maybe 1 more jet in some of the small bases. I'm not seeing a big expansion. They bunged up the Mexico thing, now that market has been flooded buy the other LCCs and G4 doesn't like to compete. I think we have hit the cap of organic growth. If they don't come up with a new plan or a M&A, we are going to see our business keep getting eroded at the edges by our competitors. Let's not forget that since international will be dead for a few years, our competitors include the legacies on domestic routes.
Isn’t Allegiant’s whole business model based around flying cheaply acquired planes to small underserved markets? Why would they just throw their whole business plan, which has been working pretty well for them, in the trash?
Also where would they get the money for a buyout, most of those airlines you listed have more cash on hand than Allegiant.