Originally Posted by
beckoa
Wonder what this means for the AS partnership with 2F & 7H?
Also, could this spell the end to cheap fares to places like ADQ, HOM, ENA & CDV? (7H has been running some pretty cheap fares recently that AS partially matched) These routes might be restructured with fewer seats then and sold at a higher premium... hmm...
Upon further searching, I found a
press release on 7H's website announcing the acquisition, specifically addressing the AS partnership:
Originally Posted by flyera.com
Hoth’s acquisition of Era will promote the development of a long-lasting intrastate regional airline that serves major hubs as well as many smaller rural communities. The Frontier Alaska-Era combination will also benefit Alaska consumers by providing broader access to mainline operations by virtue of Era’s codesharing partnership with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines, Inc. Frontier Alaska and Era are participating regional carriers in the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan frequent flyer program, allowing members to earn and redeem Mileage Plan miles on certain intra-Alaska flights.
So it looks like AS will retain some of its partnership... on
certain intra-Alaska flights... would this be excluding routes the two airlines compete on?
It also seems like Hageland wants to reroute some Dash 8 A/C to other routes...