Originally Posted by
todd1200
I don't understand how ASA could pick up United flying. Why wouldn't Skywest just take it themselves and avoid incurring the initial expenses, training, etc. of getting the operation spooled up at ASA. Couldn't they just take the 200s that we're parking?
I do remember in training they mentioned something about a scope (something in the line of not flying for 2 different carriers out of the same coast/airport? or a certain amount of flying can be done? i dunno) and that is why it's good for ASA and SKYW to stay separate.
But if we are just talking about expenses then one can argue why don't SKYW just hand us all the DL flying and they take the UAL?
They already have like 129 200s and not all are being used, they don't want ours. My guess is Inc. wants us both to diversify, DL has too much leverage on us.