Originally Posted by
ijgordon
This has always bothered me. So put in a codeshare agreement and new demand is magically created, driving incremental revenue? I don't think these codeshares grow the market, so the revenue is coming from somebody else.
I ddint say that the market will grow persee, but that as you put it, that the % of the market can grow in *A favor
Sometimes it will be due to the timing of the flights, or type of equipment being used.
I have an Intl trip today where Im stuck with a 4 hr layover, free Biz tkt on DL. If I was purchasing that tkt Id look at all the other choices where I can get in before 1pm to my desination and the least amount of layover between flights, also my connecting flight is on a Regional something I wouldnt usually go with.
So now people flying to/from or Via Europe can see if B6 will help them save time or keep off Regionals. At present with either EWR or JFK a change of Terms will be required. I prefer a smooth transfer so I would probably not look at either JFK or EWR if that wasnt either my O/D and if I wasnt looking to spend some time in the NY area.
But thats me. Id sooner fly to/from MIA as much as I prefer FLL, then to have to connect anywhere. Some times theres no choice.
But anything that will add to our ability to choose different possible routings and possibly save $$ or get a free tkt cashed in on, I say "bring it on !'.