Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
SFO is considerably larger than SEA
Yeah, about 2X by population.
Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
Again, if AA can’t make LHR work (top TATL destination for SEA, #2 international for SEA behind YVR) I’m very skeptical they can make ANY longhaul destination out of SEA work. They have no juice in SEA or history of making anything that isn’t out of a fortress hub (for all intents and purposes LHR is a fortress hub) long term.
Right, where are they realistically going to fly (outside of China) that isn't already served by a better airline?
While the AS link-up is I think good for both carriers, it's nothing like the long history of service to Asia and synched ops that UA offers at SFO.