Originally Posted by
HkCaGu
* Ever since the bid was announced and confirmed, local press reports have mostly been critical, especially when the fares came out. United has pretty much set fares to be not competitive to anyone outside of the Antelope Valley.
And this is the problem with airfare expectations today. UA can't possibly offer fares on a 50-seat RJ from PMD that will be competitive with WN out of BUR. It just will never be profitable or sustainable. Ask Independence Air.
If AV people want the convenience of flying into PMD, right now, they're going to have expect that they're going to pay a premium for it. If they're expecting WN to come in and save them... well, they're going to be waiting awhile.