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PK387 03-28-2025 06:16 PM


Originally Posted by coast in (Post 3898281)
Probably going to need to spread our wings to some odd and unfamiliar routes soon. Maybe time to try something new and learn some new tricks.

You mean like Greenland and Mongolia and all the other stuff we’re already adding this summer? I don’t think there’s an airline out there today that’s more willing to take a few risks than UAL.

SoFloFlyer 03-28-2025 09:37 PM


Originally Posted by Ripinpeace (Post 3898429)
Emirates is apart of no alliance and no JV. The ME3 in general are like this. They use a diluted codeshare with United as long as a EK ticket alongside a United operated flight and that’s it.

With more planes and crews I imagine any carrier could dominate any market, at least I’d hope

True however, we do have a partnership with Emirates. We could expand the partnership with them in MCO to make traveling to Dubai seamless for UA pax and vise versa

11atsomto 03-29-2025 07:14 PM


Originally Posted by CAirBear (Post 3898057)
I will never understand why the hell we are not flying at least ONE flight a day (a very easy turn for crew) MCO-SJU.

Look, when literally every single competitor - Jet Blue, Southwest, Spirit and Frontier are all heading there (all multiple times a day each) it’s kind of a clue.

Im guessing you are NOT originally from or identify as Puerto Rican or Dominican? They really shouldn't be grouped together anyway, but they are similar in that both are largely that third often overlooked sector that isn't business or pleasure rather what JetBlue calls VFR - (Visiting Friends and Relatives)
We are kind of like a high end shopping mall competing with Target, Wall Mart and the Dollar Store for customers who look first at the number on the tag.


Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer (Post 3898080)

A lot of people would love to be on a legacy rather than a LCC/ULCC

IKR I'd love to drive an X5 and have everyone see me in it, but my Santa Fe gets the job done.

ReadOnly7 03-29-2025 07:42 PM


Originally Posted by 11atsomto (Post 3898744)
Im guessing you are NOT originally from or identify as Puerto Rican or Dominican?.

Tony Hinchcliffe said it best…

SoFloFlyer 03-30-2025 05:57 AM


Originally Posted by 11atsomto (Post 3898744)
Im guessing you are NOT originally from or identify as Puerto Rican or Dominican? They really shouldn't be grouped together anyway, but they are similar in that both are largely that third often overlooked sector that isn't business or pleasure rather what JetBlue calls VFR - (Visiting Friends and Relatives)
We are kind of like a high end shopping mall competing with Target, Wall Mart and the Dollar Store for customers who look first at the number on the tag.



IKR I'd love to drive an X5 and have everyone see me in it, but my Santa Fe gets the job done.

We did a good job squeezing the ULCC/LCC in the FL market. I bet we can do the same in SJU.

Buy the X5, be an airline pilot

TFAYD 03-30-2025 09:03 PM


Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer (Post 3898805)
We did a good job squeezing the ULCC/LCC in the FL market. I bet we can do the same in SJU.

Buy the X5, be an airline pilot

why squeeze anyone anywhere if you can deploy company assets elsewhere and realize higher yields?

it’s no different than you bidding for an efficient high credit trip over some MDG trip.

ReadOnly7 03-30-2025 11:06 PM


Originally Posted by TFAYD (Post 3899075)
why squeeze anyone anywhere if you can deploy company assets elsewhere and realize higher yields?

it’s no different than you bidding for an efficient high credit trip over some MDG trip.

we should do both.

SoFloFlyer 03-31-2025 08:58 PM


Originally Posted by TFAYD (Post 3899075)
why squeeze anyone anywhere if you can deploy company assets elsewhere and realize higher yields?

it’s no different than you bidding for an efficient high credit trip over some MDG trip.

Because if you squeeze enough, the competition disappears. You’ll end up with higher yields at the end anyways

TFAYD 04-01-2025 01:18 PM


Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer (Post 3899431)
Because if you squeeze enough, the competition disappears. You’ll end up with higher yields at the end anyways

That still assumes that the “juice is worth the squeeze”. There may just be more juice elsewhere, e.g. becoming more dominant in DEN

I get the sense that our network team knows what they are doing but i am sure they are open for suggestions too…

11atsomto 04-01-2025 02:26 PM


Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer (Post 3899431)
Because if you squeeze enough, the competition disappears. You’ll end up with higher yields at the end anyways

Intentionally operating at a loss to starve out smaller competition. I believe that was the playbook for Starbucks massive growth in the 90's and early 2000's.......although I'm not sure it's analogous to Airlines in a smaller ( at least smaller than SF Bay Area, Metro NY, LA Basin Houston, Chicagoland and DC metro) market.


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