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Originally Posted by City Of Trees
Argh.
Is there any realistic hope that Alaska would ever add a 737 to either SEA or PDX?
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I'd say unlikely but I wouldn't rule it out completely. It's been done in the past and while it didn't sustain itself through the recession, it did last for a good 5 years or so, even getting up to 3x daily on Alaska jets. Back then they had to compete with Southwest. I think it'll just depend on if our market responds better to frequency vs. comfort.
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With how the local economy has been doing in the treasure valley, I'm surprised (and dismayed) that overall passenger numbers are plummeting again. In 2011 it looked like things were starting to level off, but now they're quickly falling again. July 2012 is showing down 10% from last year, August 2012 down 7%, 2012 overall down 6% from 2011. A bit disheartening for sure. The only thing I can think is that perhaps it's just the loss of LCC service from Frontier and Southwest that's caused fares to rise and passenger numbers to fall.
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