Originally Posted by
cerealmarketer
I think AA has conceded there's no place left to build a Pacific hub with the margins that SFO enjoys. So it has to try to make a go of it at LAX with lower margin, by offering extra amenities for the O&D and add marginally profitable destinations to keep the corporates happy while building the all-important international connecting feed.
Why on earth would AA not try to build a TPAC hub at LAX? As Los Angeles is the largest O&D market for U.S.-Asian traffic.
Alaska just handed UA a nice gift with the VS acquisition. No doubt they will be less focused on SFO, and spread the resources up and down the West Coast.
Are you actually saying that AS will turn its focus away from SFO? I actually think that VX's operations at SFO was the main reason why they are making the acquisition. That, and preventing jetBlue from doing so themselves.