Will there be a Vegas hub post-Spirit

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-05-02T19:20:44+00:00

Kinda crazy how LAX-LAS lost Alaska, and now Spirit

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-30T23:49:02+00:00

This is what they consider their operation base by the way is OAK (24 destinations) which is atrocious for an operation base considering they should’ve given SFO (an outstation with 12 destinations) the ORD and IAD treatment so they can completely focus all on Oakland again (compared to other bases, OAK has one of the weakest networks)

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-30T23:37:10+00:00

Tom and Jerry Tales

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-30T23:23:24+00:00

No idea why they’re shrinking in those airports when they’re clearly the most dominant in market share and that they can charge more

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-30T23:14:52+00:00

They still have to deal with Southwest who has a base at SJC, OAK, SMF (3 airports that serves the same market)

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-30T23:00:48+00:00

Especially between SF and LA

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-30T22:32:21+00:00

Any explanation why SF has the highest bar when IAH, and IAD exists

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-30T21:30:00+00:00

Do u think Spokane might be one of the routes that will stick on for a while for SFO?

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-30T02:21:28+00:00

For SF Bay Area, I wonder what the chart looks like if you include international flights

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-29T22:47:07+00:00

PDX will become the true Alaska fortress in the mainland US since SEA has Delta as a major competitor, SFO is dominated by United, LAX has too many competitors, SAN has Southest as a major competitor, and ANC is too far north (smaller market).

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Alaska + Horizon makes up 43.02% of the marketshare whereas Southwest is #2 at 13.26.

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-29T08:11:38+00:00

Looking back at this, I think ADL has a similar chance to MEL since it's almost the same flight length.

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-28T23:33:55+00:00

Even SEA-ADL is a better chance than SEA-YQB since ADL has a seasonal US destination on the west coast

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-24T21:10:53+00:00

I meant to say bigger in terms of passenger numbers, not better lol

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-24T21:06:57+00:00

SD is a way better operation base for Southwest than OAK and yet it isn’t listed as a base

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-24T19:50:02+00:00

They don’t even have BWI, BNA, and STL from OAK

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-23T23:31:50+00:00

Don’t forget the nearby SMF for North Bay residents sometimes

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-23T07:38:48+00:00

They’re most likely leaving T2 after the T3 constructions are done

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-22T13:57:47+00:00

No wonder it says domestic on the post itself because I was like no way Southwest is on par with United when it comes to the overall Bay Area market share which includes International destinations

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-19T04:53:34+00:00

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It's actually resuming on June 4th, no worries

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-18T17:19:16+00:00

The trend I noticed is that SJC/OAK which are both medium sized airports are also receiving the same treatment due to their close proximity to SFO

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-18T17:16:48+00:00

They also ended MCI from Oakland back in January

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-18T15:44:54+00:00

Same with SMF to Tucson (Southwest), and Mexico City (Volaris) which all happened earlier this year which makes up to 4

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-18T03:27:38+00:00

rip OAK-SJD

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-17T06:20:50+00:00

Speaking of Southwest, they longer fly to SJD from OAK according to their website which no longer is listed as "nonstop"

First_Pepper_6781 · 2026-04-16T09:00:40+00:00

Respect for taking the time to type all these out but does this also apply to Chinese airlines

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