Comments on: Is Go! Still An Option Today With Mesa Bankruptcy Warning? http://beatofhawaii.com/is-go-still-an-option-today-with-mesa-bankruptcy-warning/ A Travel Chronicle from Hawaii Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:52:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave http://beatofhawaii.com/is-go-still-an-option-today-with-mesa-bankruptcy-warning/#comment-1222 Dave Thu, 22 May 2008 23:25:56 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=414#comment-1222 Sure... Someone will step in eventually. It only cost Mesa $20 Million up-front to set up & start operations with four aircraft. I guess anyone with that kind of cash to risk is welcome to give it a try. BTW - My last comment might have gotten stuck in moderation because it had a link. Sure… Someone will step in eventually. It only cost Mesa $20 Million up-front to set up & start operations with four aircraft. I guess anyone with that kind of cash to risk is welcome to give it a try.

BTW - My last comment might have gotten stuck in moderation because it had a link.

]]> By: Jeff http://beatofhawaii.com/is-go-still-an-option-today-with-mesa-bankruptcy-warning/#comment-1221 Jeff Thu, 22 May 2008 23:17:14 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=414#comment-1221 Hi Kalani, I've prognosticated before about who the next Hawaii inter-island players might be. If it is going to be one of the Bigs, it will likely need to wait until their mergers are cooked. If they have the aircraft, and the competitive landscape and price structures are right, they will come. Aloha, Jeff Hi Kalani,

I’ve prognosticated before about who the next Hawaii inter-island players might be. If it is going to be one of the Bigs, it will likely need to wait until their mergers are cooked.

If they have the aircraft, and the competitive landscape and price structures are right, they will come.

Aloha,
Jeff

]]> By: Kalani http://beatofhawaii.com/is-go-still-an-option-today-with-mesa-bankruptcy-warning/#comment-1220 Kalani Thu, 22 May 2008 23:07:59 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=414#comment-1220 I agree someone will step into the void that's opened up here. But who? From what I'm seeing outside of the fuel costs and slow economy issues, a number of the problems for the regional carriers have been a result of overgrowth, they get large and inefficient and also start having to compete with the 300lb gorillas, who can barely survive themselves. I agree someone will step into the void that’s opened up here. But who? From what I’m seeing outside of the fuel costs and slow economy issues, a number of the problems for the regional carriers have been a result of overgrowth, they get large and inefficient and also start having to compete with the 300lb gorillas, who can barely survive themselves.

]]> By: Dave http://beatofhawaii.com/is-go-still-an-option-today-with-mesa-bankruptcy-warning/#comment-1219 Dave Thu, 22 May 2008 22:46:08 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=414#comment-1219 A friend of mine is comparing the local situation with Aloha & Go! to a Murder/Suicide. Famous last words… http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2006/04/03/story7.html Jonathan Ornstein: "Yeah, they responded to our $39 fares, but how many seats can they sell for $39?" he asked. "I don't think they can do it for long. We can fly planes empty and cover it. The Hawaii operation costs about $20 million to $25 million a year -- we can lose that much money. We can cover it." Yeah... Sure you can... ;^) A friend of mine is comparing the local situation with Aloha & Go! to a Murder/Suicide.

Famous last words… http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2006/04/03/story7.html

Jonathan Ornstein: “Yeah, they responded to our $39 fares, but how many seats can they sell for $39?” he asked. “I don’t think they can do it for long. We can fly planes empty and cover it. The Hawaii operation costs about $20 million to $25 million a year — we can lose that much money. We can cover it.”

Yeah… Sure you can… ;^)

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