Originally Posted by
AS Flyer
AS offers ANC - JFK/ORD/MSP/DEN/SLC/PHX/LAS/LAX/SAN/SFO/PDX/PAE/SEA/HNL/OGG
some seasonal, some not. That’s an awful lot of service to/from ANC. I can’t see what else you think they could/should add.
FAI - ORD/DEN/SLC/MSP are all flights to hubs. That’s why they fly those routes. Theres not enough traffic on those routes to support a nonstop without a hub on either end.
JNU - has a very good amount of service year round for a city of its size.
FAI-SoCal/HI would each sell at least a flight a day in the winter. Tourists in the summer already fill those UA/DL flights. Nearly every single FAI-ANC AND FAI-SEA seat is sold, year-round. Not that many Fairbanksans are visiting Anchorage and Seattle, trust me.
Originally Posted by
fly18725
What winter seasonal routes can a metro area of <100K support?
Probably more than the current figure of zero.
Originally Posted by
Repooc17
Among other factors, likely distance and expected demand. ANC-PVR covers over 3,500 miles each way.
Really? DEN, ORD, MSP, SLC are all major hubs of UA and DL. Think about why AS doesn't have a lot of flights to/from any of those airports.
One of the new routes connects the famous AS hubs of Palm Springs and JFK. I’m sure they can handle it.
Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
I love it, AS announces a bunch of winter seasonal routes clearly meant to pick up traffic during down times in winter and people ask “but why not something like FAI-MSP, which will surely have a ton of people flying in early February, do they not know what state the airline is named for?”
Like when they announce a cut of any kind anywhere and people ask “woe is me why do they hate the Bay area?!” A little grace would be nice here, I’m not asking for FAI-MSP in February, dude.