Quote:
Originally Posted by av8tor55
Watterson? I can absolutely verify that he did not invent the interisland route structure. The current structure is just Hawaiian + Aloha, and that was started before he was at HAL. There is no magic to it, SWA has to run interisland since they don’t code share. I wouldn’t be surprised if they operate it at a loss.
Yes I am aware.
Look, I don’t give a sh1t about how well SWA does in Hawaii vs Hawaiian so I don’t really care. It isn’t a competition to me. I show up and fly where and when I am told and come home. The checks keep clearing. I am happy.
I am just saying that SWA is run very much like a business and not a pet project. They are there to make money, period, and I highly doubt that it will be a loss maker. I don’t think their goal is to run Hawaiian out of business at all. That would serve nobody’s best interests.
I have recently gotten PMs from folks who are way too emotionally attached to their airline of choice wildly defending it and refuting statements that I have made. We are all labor and are subject to the whims of our benevolent overlords. My cushy job is no more secure than anyone else’s.
In an oligarchy like the current airline business, fringe players who step on the wrong toes are going to be viewed as a threat. The oligarchs are going to use their size and power to stifle any competitive advantage that may upset the balance that exist$. That is not what is going on right now in the Hawaiian islands. This is a move to solidify SWAs play to own the west coast of the mainland.
Also, SWA could codeshare inter island if they chose to. There is nothing stopping them.