Originally Posted by
PoppaJo
If Virgin were to die, I think that’s where Indigo would come in, buy the below only, bring their own machines in.
Indigo would want the AOC, slots, terminals, branding, product, staff, Corp contracts, data. They wouldn’t want the aircraft or engineering. They will bring their own. That would suit the admin guys, as they can sell all Boeing assets.
No doubt would get a half a billon dollar grant from one of the states with a wide range of incentives.
That Alaska/JetBlue sort of model is exactly what they would go after.
Largely the product and branding isn’t the issue here. It’s the balance sheet is just screwed beyond belief.
If they can’t get Virgin, Bill will want his Tiger back. A dead Virgin will result in a large window of opportunity for the leisure pax. He could send 10-20 odd Neo’s downunder with a matter of months. Would be a very quick re-activation.
JetBlue & Alaska? nope. Spirit and Frontier. Much higher CASM than B6 or AK..