Originally Posted by
Kacee
Interesting. The thing is though, focusing on SFO-LAX doesn't really give a true picture of the bay area to LA market. WN is far and away the leader in pax volume when you factor in the regional airports (OAK, SJC, BUR, LGB, SNA, ONT). SFO is really a fairly minor operation for WN (which they even abandoned for a time due to the endemic ATC delays); OAK is much more significant.
I don't disagree; this is focused solely on LAX-SFO, a market that UA commands no matter which way you look at it. Los Angeles-Bay Area is a totally different story: WN cannot crack UA's dominance in LAX-SFO despite leading in most other "secondary" markets; and UA recently
abandoned LAX-SJC. It really goes to show how difficult it is to overtake the market leader on, I venture to say,
most domestic airline routes today.
Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
I'm
. Appears WN had the lowest LAX<>SFO load factor or re you referring to something different?
UA offers the most seats in the market by far, so even with a 81.3% LF, UA flew 66,695 empty seats. WN by comparison had 60,015. I just thought it's a helpful fact for those who prefer an alternative spin on things.
