Originally Posted by
Texasbound
What what what? But this is Neeleman!! He started jet blue. He is going to turn the airline model on its head!
How many months did we see article after article about how they were going into underserved secondary airports with no completion? First flight, TPA-CHS and it went on to be even more underwhelming from there. Pople still won't stop speculating about the West Coast base.... Oh, the A200 will fly in the second quarter... yeah, looking like the last day of the quarter.
Neeleman is a publicity hound. Hopes he can ride the wave of free press up the hill and get over before it crashes. We will see.
Avelo was first to up pilot pay. Well, first year pilot pay.
What hasn't failed at this airline that was supposed to be revolutionary?
1. Hiring FAs to work for nothing while going to online college and living in a compound. (FAIL)
2. Flying exclusively out of secondary airports (Fail)
3. Being a decent employer. (Fail)
- One question is whether Breeze will expand to larger markets — or consider connecting flights. Neeleman’s answer: Who knows? “We’ve got a hundred cities we’re looking it. We’re not in love with any [strategy] in particular other than making money.”
- Closing bases overnight.
- That's not very nice!
I agree with all these statements except #2. I still think the underserved secondary markets will be $$$. Specially when regionals start to fold because of lack of pilots. The market will be wide open for the LCC’s. F9 is already going into smaller secondary airports because they too see the demand. But in order for breeze to capitalize on that potential, they will need pilots, I Just don’t see how they’re going to manage their hiring needs. Unless a couple regionals fold and all of a sudden you have 100’s on the street. Maybe that’s their strategy 🤔