Originally Posted by
airb320
Newsflash, I know a lot of Pilots don’t want to hear it but, if the SAN “takes off (aka: is successful)”, the SFO base will surely close!
The reason very simple: COST!
There is zero chance that DM keeps talking about “savings, savings, savings” and yet turns around by opening a base which requires a lounge, a Chief Pilot, an Admin etc., etc., hence increased cost. It just doesn’t make sense and it’s not how AS operates!
Let’s just base everyone in Seattle. It will save money! That’s how Alaska operates. We make money by saving money.