Originally Posted by Trvlr
I'd expect Alaska to make a go at the Alaska-Hawaii market first. To me, SEA-Hawaii seems pretty saturated at this point, but with AS' FF base, they may be able to make a go of it.
The new lack of ETOPS restrictions will also probably allow for AS a/c to follow less congested flightpaths up and down the busy West Coast corridors. I believe jetBlue uses this strategy with their ETOPS-equipped A320s.
Aaron G.
Why does everyone say that? Is a 1x 753 on Northwest and a 1x 767 from Hawaiian really "saturated"? Yes, they can operate the leg cheaper perhaps, but they don't have the base here that AS does. I know a number of people who would take an AS flight at the drop of a hat if they opened up service. 500 seats a day isn't that saturted when I know people who have to route through SFO and LAX to get flights that work for them...