Originally Posted by
Green Banana
You have to look at the money that will be lost competing with Alaska out of SEA. We have shown we will match or beat any set price out of our hubs, so it would be bloody. It may be cheaper to use that money to eliminate the competition by buying them and then have a monopoly. I am not saying I want this, just pointing out economics of it.
Don't know how it's been looked at since 9/11, but the NWA CEO (pre RA) supposedly said we had a standing offer to buy Alaska and had so for years. However, no price had ever been agreed to. Code share is perfect! Let's leave it at that, I'll bet no one on "our side" wants to do this again any time soon.
Ferd