Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
The problem I see is that those destinations may have the same problems as CUN has, that got it eliminated by AS- high cost for the outstation compared to the ability to piggyback on current operations at HNL/KOA/OGG, mostly low RASM leisure flying that eats up a plane for an entire day doing a roundtrip because of stage length...
The "problem" from my perspective is that at best I fly to HI or MX once every two years or so, so the HI expansion has no real practical benefit to me. What I'd love to see (and I know there are threads galore already) is some expanded service on AS metal (ex-PDX) to the cities that this business traveler tends to go to (Bay Area mainly). It's great to see AS staying profitable to see another day, but it feels like it's becoming more of a leisure-focused airline, leaving biz travel to QX and WN.