Originally Posted by
BearX220
But at the end of the day Alaska has no legacy heft, and can't be too many customers' primary carrier if they live outside Alaska or the west coast corridor, so they're in an ultimately untenable position.
Alaska is explicitly clear they are a west coast airline built around core cities of ANC/SEA/PDX/SFO/SJC/LAX/SAN. Why is it an untenable position?