Originally Posted by
madmax757
I think Europe could work - like England , Ireland to PHL - then you could connect on our network all across the US. You could also connect on Wizz all over Europe. That article said Shannon airport was talking to F9 management. Also saw something about F9 talking to space ex about getting WiFi.
Hawaii could work also, but it is a more expensive destination. I know Allegiant tried it a while back when they had the 757s but it didn’t work out. Not sure why.
Someone more in the know can correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Allegiant got the 757s for the sole purpose of going to Hawaii. They didn’t go to Hawaii *because* they had 757s. So, it seemed like a backwards ways of going about it and running a small ETOPS fleet type for a single route isn’t the most cost effective.
The beauty of the XLRs will be that they can be run long distances or on a regular 321neo route without any increase in cost. As long as they are ETOPS we could give Hawaii a go and drop it just like we do any other route without looking back. The case for Allegiant and the 757 fleet wasn’t so easy.
Hawaii is an expensive destination and getting there is a big chunk of the cost. ULCC prices and a weeks worth of acquired back problems may just be what that family of 5 needs in order to take their dream Hawaiian vacation.