Originally Posted by
Hedley
One of the things said was that scheduled deliveries would equal JetBlue’s fleet every 2-3 years and that there was no need to even entertain the idea of a costly and time consuming merger. They just want to chip their way back into JFK.
I tend to agree with this. I think the best scenario for UA would be to have JB as a codeshare partner at the most. That would allow UA to only focus on a handful of primo JFK routes while giving their frequent fliers access to JB JFK routes. A UA/JB merger would likely mean eventual reductions in JFK (keeping EWR as the main NYC focus) which would give DL more room to grow their JFK market.
As a JB pilot I wish UA would merge with us but don’t see the benefit from the UA point of view. I really wish that JB could have had both AA and UA as codeshare partners instead of being forced to go one way or another. (Yes I know JB/UA are not codeshare partners now but feel it is heading that way in 6-12mo)