Originally Posted by
jsguyrus
They definitely had issues staffing 60 aircraft but the main reason for getting rid of the Qs was fleet commonality plus people don't like props and Alaska wanted all aircraft to have a first and premium section.
Why was fleet commonality and people hating props (*) suddenly such a pressing issue that they needed to drop the whole fleet more or less overnight and drop/reduce a ton of regional service?
(*) I think even ardent prop haters usually prefer a prop plane over no plane when the route instead gets canceled.