Spirit opportunities
 

I feel terrible for everyone at Spirit. I left there a few years ago myself and still have friends there. But no one can deny there are a lot of opportunities for growth for the airlines still here. I’m assuming Kirby has had plans in place for some time now. The media talks about acquiring pilots and planes frequently, but I feel like it will be gate acquisitions that determine the real winners of all of this.Personally, I hope we are major buyers for gates in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. It would be great to have a much larger presence and an actual pilot hub in Florida.

Did you really feel the need to make this post? You post Covid hires are something else.

Um, we do have a pilot base in Orlando.

The body is still warm and you're out here starting threads about picking the carcass apart? Nice 3rd post for a troll handle, douchebag.

This is the Spirit opportunity that should be emphasized right now

I can see JetBlue taking advantage of this, they are much more of a leisure carrier than United is. Perhaps this will save them from going bankrupt. But if there is an opportunity, I am sure Kirby will make the most of it.

Jetblue already added 11 routes to FLL this morning so they're trying to fill the void. We can hire those guys for sure and the company is giving them an advantage in a way but there's no reason we should try to get a hub in Florida especially with today's fuel prices. There's a reason that Spirit went out of business and part of it was their large presence in Florida. Can we still get some market share? Yes but in moderation.

not necessarily disagreeing with you.....but could you expand on that thesis

Yields in that market suck. It’s just far too saturated and likely low on upselling potential.

spirit was the chicken and the egg there. A network airline with 4 class mainline aircraft can manage that opportunity much better