Originally Posted by
airplanegod
Alaska's plan: Ignore the US East Coast (Except for a couple flights here and there to SEA, PDX, SAN) and a hostile takeover of a competitor airline and destroy it's fleet, routes, and service just so they can wipe out a competitor while still complaining about "the big bully Delta"
Sounds like someones a little bitter.
Just so were all on the same page, ASVX was in no way a hostile takeover. Lots of people at VX (especially the inve$tors) were VERY happy with the AS takeover.
Additionally, I think you'll find that you didnt quite describe Alaska's strategy accurately. As of now (as far as we know), AAGs plans do not include: ignoring the east coast, destroying Virgin's fleet, destroying their routes, or destroying their service--in fact, the opposite has been said by Tilden and Werner. But hey, don't let me stop your little little bout of loathing.
Additionally, Alaska does no complaining about "the big bully Delta." AS can stand of themselves, and that shows in the 'battle for Seattle,' where they capture more of Seattle's domestic growth than DL, or in their 9 JD Power awards which Delta has been unable to capture.
While DL has good business strategies, they are not comparable to Alaska; it is far to early to call DL a "winner" in Seattle.