Originally Posted by sfozrhfco

…and unlike WN which is much larger and can withstand years of loss leading flights to gain some traction, AS’s management team is not likely to have the stomach for flying tons of loss making flights. WN’s inter island service is just an aircraft utilization tool. It gives them more revenue than just having planes sit for hours waiting to take people back to the mainline. Every mainline to Hawaii flight that is cut means less planes they have available for inter island service. AS could end up using the same tool which could also lead to less flights and higher fares. It is not going to make sense flying empty planes around when they could be used in more profitable markets—especially once the 717s are replaced.