Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
I see an airline pilot take exception to what routes a Dreamliner gets sent to. It's the same tiring argument when they mentioned the same topic, a MAX9 flying GEG to SEA. Why get wound up over the purchase of HAL? First the complaining is this place has no vision, they don't see beyond the PNW, they closed NYC and parked the Buses, etc. Now they actually purchase Hawaiian to be more relevant, to compete better, and the complaints still continue?
Your statement of what Hawaiian pilots need to realize is basically FUD.
That’s one of the best things about HAL, is that we have historically had choices to fly a widebody interisland, transpacific, or international. We had 330 USPS flights for a few years from HNL-OGG-HNL (20 minute flight) and they were very senior! We also had 767 flights interisland as well.
Everyone likes widebody pay, but some prefer to stay in the same time zone, some prefer only daytime flying, and some prefer to experience different cultures/food and more efficient longer segment flying.