Originally Posted by TalkingPoint

SFO/LAX-BOS/JFK are premium routes. AS simply can’t compete with their current fleet against the mainline carriers OR jetblue so it’s logical that they cut back instead of continuing to bleed. 38/42 are consistently empty. I frequently will have my wine and cheese and then take a nap in an empty row in back.

Originally Posted by fly18725

Let's bring some real data to a discussion about AS shrinking and abandoning SFO, which has a lot of emotional hyperbole.
- AS expects to be 11-14% larger in 2023 than 2022; growth is expected to moderate in 2024 but will be positive
- AS enplaned 2,204,832 pax at SFO Jan-September 2023 (including QX/OO operated flights). This compares to 2,526,095 in the same period of 2019. This means 2023 is 87% of 2019.
- Total enplaned pax at SFO in 2023 is at 86% of 2019 (18,578,910 vs. 21,602,360). This means AS has shrunk slightly less than other airlines.
- For other competitors 2023 v 2019: DL is 86%, B6 is 95% (but 1/4 the size of AS) and SWA is 63%

All data can be downloaded here: https://data.sfgov.org/Transportatio...tics/rkru-6vcg

AS will be smaller for a period of time during the slow winter months, but that capacity will be returned since the airline is not shrinking overall.