Originally Posted by
3Cforme
That's an interesting observation.
At some point AS is going to need to ignore yields on a specific route in the strategic pursuit of being an adequately filled-out alternative to UA at SFO.
That's true, but it's never easy going into DL fortress hubs or into UA/AA hub to hub routes. AS also doesn't operate business type of schedule out of LAX and SFO. It's pretty much a leisure airline. Even if it flies to everywhere, having only once a day vs 4 to 5 a day on a legacy makes them not really an option for corporate travellers. And you can see that from their yield.
AS can still position itself as the leisure carrier of choice in bay area if it doesn't fly to MSP or SLC. ORD is a different story.
Also not everyone have great hubs like DL that can sustain market share battles in other carrier's backyard.