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Jun 18, 2018, 7:08 pm

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Originally Posted by channa

Los Angeles is the second largest market in the country. San Francisco, Seattle, and San Diego are all in the top 20 (SF would be in the Top 10 if they classified San Jose as part of the area). Portland is not far behind in the Top 25.

Calling them a regional airline when their only hubs were SEA and PDX in the US48 was fair. Now, not so much. They're West Coast focused for sure, but hardly regional.

I think it is fair to say if you are based out of LA, Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, or possible San Diego that AS can likely be a good 1st choice domestic, but if you need to fly anywhere not to or from from those four major metro areas they are extremely limiting and can't come close to what DL, AA, UA or even WN offers.

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