Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
The guy already lost his job once when Aloha was shut down because Mesa came in and tanked the market. He's (or was) worried about a dejavu. Cut him some slack.
There's a lot more to this whole argument, and especially interisland market when intertwined with things like gate spaces and slots... Is it better to have good gates and utilize airplanes and crews that would be sittng idle, or alternatively, not get the good gates/slots and keep the planes parked? It was decided it's better to keep the planes and crews moving.... How long it lasts - beats me.
The reason why Hawaiian is doing much better interisland is actually very simple - they codeshare with everyone under the sun. We don't codeshare with anyone, though here's an interesting twist... our contract allows the company to codeshare in Hawaii in the interisland market... what are the odds we might find some regional partner to put 8 E175s out there and fly them interisland?
Appreciate the slack. Perhaps you were there too (both times). E175s for “feed” would be interesting if you could staff it and that mainland company can be reliable enough to not strand customers. Hawaii deserves two choices. At least there will be two company Goliaths duking it out.