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Home » Analysis » “King Solomon couldn’t start a U.S. domestic airline these days”
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“King Solomon couldn’t start a U.S. domestic airline these days”

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 6, 2010 2 Comments

“King Solomon couldn’t start a U.S. domestic airline these days,” said Hubert Horan, an aviation consultant. “No matter how well they’re run, it’s tough for any airline that’s small to survive.”

For an interesting take on competition and structural problems in the U.S. airline market, click here.

Here’s the executive summary: Start-up and low-cost carriers will continue to struggle even though they have efficient operations. This is due to the lucrative corporate and government contracts the legacies have on their international routes. Furthermore, the hoarding of slots by legacies at hubs like ORD and EWR will eventually squeeze carriers like Virgin from the market, who are struggling to expand now. Southwest and Jet Blue are in danger too. Foreign carriers may find success in the U.S., but the law prevents foreign flag carriers from operating domestically and Congress has made clear that it will not reconsider this issue now. The future looks grim…

This is the first I’ve heard of the long-term prospects of Southwest Airlines being "bleak" so I decided to highlight the article. What do you think? I find it ironic that the author is complaining about the LCC’s inability to expand the week after Virgin American began service from LAX/SFO to Toronto and announced plans to expand to Mexico in the fall.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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2 Comments

  1. Steve Reply
    July 6, 2010 at 1:07 am

    I think as time goes on, the need to fly (for business) will be less and less.

    Even now, in this day and age of screen-sharing, webcasts, video, I can have meetings with people on the other side of the world for free and it’s just as good as being there in person, many times even better.

    I forsee not ever flying for business at all in the very near future except in extreme situations. Based on this, I would say the long term prospects for any airline is bleak.

  2. Fozz Reply
    July 6, 2010 at 2:26 am

    @Steve: I’m not sure what business you’re in, but nothing comes close to an in-person presence. I’ve had a few times where I’ve attempted to be remote and do things and it never is very successful. I’m sure there are some instances where it would work, but my belief is that in general, being there in person always trumps as you tend to have a lot more of the other party’s attention.

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