Originally Posted by
seanherron
Would probably kill regional service from IAD - but that could open room for more transcons. Maybe IAD-BUR/OAK/SAN? Don't think IAD-LAX/SFO would be feasible due to competition from United and Virgin America.
I don't think it would kill regional service from Dulles, at least to Boston anyways. B6 has 7 daily flights to Boston on mostly A320's and a few E190's. United has a mix of A319's, 757's and CRJ's for 7 daily flights as well. I could see the JFK route get the ax but B6 still has 3 daily flights, two on A320's and one on an E190. Plus, Southwest is dumping their Las Vegas, Orlando and Tampa flight from Dulles, at least seasonally so B6 could add in service with the E190 to be profitable where WN was not.
Although there's VX/UA/AA competition from Dulles to LAX and UA/VX to SFO, that hasn't stopped B6 from adding flights directly against those airlines before, such as at JFK and BOS.