Has AS officially dropped SFO & LAX hubs?
Dec 4, 2023, 8:07 am
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Has AS officially dropped SFO & LAX hubs?
The investor presentation from yesterday's HA acquisition announcement mentioned Alaska's three hubs (SEA, PDX, ANC). Noticeably absent were SFO & LAX. Had this been announced previously or was this a quiet drop of SFO & LAX?
For comparison, the 2022 investor presentation included SFO and LAX as official hubs.
I know they've been dropping flights from both cities but I hadn't heard this announced?
For comparison, the 2022 investor presentation included SFO and LAX as official hubs.
I know they've been dropping flights from both cities but I hadn't heard this announced?
Dec 4, 2023, 9:00 am
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Well, they both have lounges...
Dec 4, 2023, 9:03 am
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Which slide are we talking about?
Dec 4, 2023, 10:27 am
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Dec 4, 2023, 3:09 pm
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Maybe I am wrong but other than having a lounge I really never considered SFO a "hub". They have seemed to shift some of OAK business to SFO. Having said that I am hoping with the HA acquisition that we see more flights from either SFO or OAK into Hawaii. I getting tired of driving down to SJC just to get a direct flight from AS into KOA. What happened with the pre pandemic flights into the islands our of OAK and SFO??!!
Dec 4, 2023, 3:17 pm
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Maybe I am wrong but other than having a lounge I really never considered SFO a "hub". They have seemed to shift some of OAK business to SFO. Having said that I am hoping with the HA acquisition that we see more flights from either SFO or OAK into Hawaii. I getting tired of driving down to SJC just to get a direct flight from AS into KOA. What happened with the pre pandemic flights into the islands out of OAK and SFO??!!
, like they even have space for it.
Dec 4, 2023, 3:27 pm
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Maybe I am wrong but other than having a lounge I really never considered SFO a "hub". They have seemed to shift some of OAK business to SFO. Having said that I am hoping with the HA acquisition that we see more flights from either SFO or OAK into Hawaii. I getting tired of driving down to SJC just to get a direct flight from AS into KOA. What happened with the pre pandemic flights into the islands our of OAK and SFO??!!
Dec 4, 2023, 3:41 pm
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OAK has hardly any AS service remaining - maybe a total of 5 to 6 flights on any given day, SEA and PDX only. Today, 2 to PDX (E75), 3 to SEA (1 E75, 2 737s). And the HI service ex-SFO has been all over the place, with no schedule consistency - sometimes you arrive at 1030am, sometimes after 3pm.
Dec 4, 2023, 3:44 pm
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OAK has hardly any AS service remaining - maybe a total of 5 to 6 flights on any given day, SEA and PDX only. Today, 2 to PDX (E75), 3 to SEA (1 E75, 2 737s). And the HI service ex-SFO has been all over the place, with no schedule consistency - sometimes you arrive at 1030am, sometimes after 3pm.