From the looks of it, if Frontier goes away, Lynx could sink right along with it. If they get their financials in order, the whole operation will survive, but with oil continuing to go up for no apparent reason, its going to be tough.
There is the possibility that someone may step in and buy the whole operation outright, kind of like what happened with Aloha Cargo, simply because the planes and the certificate are so valuable these days.
It's a crapshoot like any other airline these days, this one just is in BK right now. Look at almost any other regional and they are all struggling or are in some kind of risk of loosing flying due to a merger. The exceptionally low pay doesn't help either....
So, who knows? If I did, I'd be a VERY rich man.
Originally Posted by
downtownkid
I've heard from a couple southwest pilots that they are really ramping up service in Denver to hurt Frontier so they can steal their gates after they go out of business, and that concerns the hell out of me!
My two cents:
If anything, oil is hurting Frontier, Southwest is hurting United. United is the one that is losing passengers and giving up market share in DEN right now. Of course, having Southwest around is keeping prices low and they will benefit if Frontier goes away, its not having a major direct effect on Frontier like the price of oil is.
Funny how Southwest has become the big bad major of the decade, ala AA, et al from the 90's (killing Legacy in DAL, etc.).