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10-25-2019, 11:32 AM

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wiz5422

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Originally Posted by BarrySeal

what is the best non-DFW base to hope for if you are a Dallas resident and want the easiest commute ? PHL ?

I would say LAX, mostly commutable on both ends with at least two red eyes LAX-DFW to get you home. Only had to do the crash pad thing for one month when I was short call. No need other months. This is on the 320 by the way.

10-25-2019, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Moose432

What are the prospects for another west coast base? It seems geographically we are kind of the odd man out there with only 2 and they're really close to each other...

Delta (3): LAX, SLC, SEA
United (3): LAX, DEN, SFO
SW (5): LAX, LAS, OAK, PHX, DEN
Alaska (4): LAX, SFO, SEA, PDX

AA (2): LAX, PHX

Most would say AA is more likely to close PHX than open another base out there. AA isn't a west coast airline.

10-25-2019, 04:26 PM

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Most would say AA is more likely to close PHX than open another base out there. AA isn't a west coast airline.

Not sure how you can be the biggest airline in the world and only have 1 west coast hub; even if most the focus is on the Midwest/East Coast.

10-25-2019, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose432

Not sure how you can be the biggest airline in the world and only have 1 west coast hub; even if most the focus is on the Midwest/East Coast.

Unfortunately he’s right. I think PHX will close in then not too distant future and I don’t foresee any other west coast bases.

Perhaps AA will buy Alaska?

10-25-2019, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisreedrules

Unfortunately he’s right. I think PHX will close in then not too distant future and I don’t foresee any other west coast bases.

Perhaps AA will buy Alaska?

Now that would be interesting, I’ve seen talk on the Alaskan forums about SWA or possibly someone else but never AA. Wouldn’t that make AA too “big”?

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10-26-2019, 03:20 AM

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Now that would be interesting, I’ve seen talk on the Alaskan forums about SWA or possibly someone else but never AA. Wouldn’t that make AA too “big”?

Yeah, I would think that would make it too big but merging with Alaska would make AA an instant west coast juggernaut and truly connect the network geographically in all 4 corners of the country and N/S in the Midwest too. Delta pretty much has free reign internationally out of Seattle which is home to some large global companies (Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, Paccar, Costco, Expedia ect ect)

10-26-2019, 05:42 AM

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Now that would be interesting, I’ve seen talk on the Alaskan forums about SWA or possibly someone else but never AA. Wouldn’t that make AA too “big”?

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I’m honestly not too sure. I think that more consolidation is coming. Will that involve any of the “big 3”? Who knows... I could see the Legacies snapping up some smaller carriers perhaps. American buys Alaska, United buys JetBlue, Delta buys Hawaiian, and Southwest will buy Spirit. You heard it here folks...