Originally Posted by
fumeevented
Ok, why shrink those bases to fill the others then? Purely a staffing issue? It was just a coincidence that frontier recently closed ORD and then spirit shrank it in half after the merger was announced?
Jetblue probably wouldn't close any of our bases (other than ACY), especially not after saying they wouldn't increase presence in NY or FLL. They have nowhere to put us.
Did you ever think the reason why F9 closed ORD and NK shrinking ORD has something to do with it being a legacy hub with extreme pricing pressures, well known, from Legacy carriers?
Have you seen the stagnant DFW growth for the last 5 years as AA and SWA continue to price match any Spirit flight?
If anything, a larger airline that will be NK and F9 will give the new company more flights and firepower at these legacy hubs.
There is zero reason for NK to realign their bases with F9 before an approved merger just for the sake of “doing it” for the merger. No merger is 100% and no way they start to close bases because F9 wants them to, prior to the completion of the merger.
We can’t hire to staff
We have pricing pressures in specific legacy hubs
The company will move assets to bases where they can make money