Originally Posted by
milypan
That's a good point – I didn't even think of the obvious Alaska-Houston energy link. I'd even be willing to fly via SEA in some cases, but the returns aren't viable (either 6 am from IAH...which is already an hour away from the other side of the Houston area, or an evening flight that fails to make any connections in SEA).
I think a lot of it has to do with Houston being dominated by UA and WN at either end of the city. But if they’re serious about being the west coast airline of choice, it’s one of those markets they will need to step up in (unless their leisure enthusiast focus is deterring them).