Submit to Mesa or Else!

[islandhopper]

Just got done reading this blog about Mesa and this guy makes some pretty bold claims. What do you think? Does he nail it or are is he way off? Airlines of the Earth take heed! Negotiate with Mesa or suffer the same fate!

Understanding go!

Mesa Air Group’s announcement to begin interisland service came within hours of Aloha’s announcement that it had chosen other partners with which to exit Chapter 11. This timing indicates that Mesa was some type of player in Aloha’s bankruptcy dealings. If Mesa could enter the Hawaii market and prevail over Aloha, this action would serve notice to other airlines that there are consequences to turning Mesa down. The ability to recover from a failed negotiation by entering that market and eventually dominating it would give Mesa an ace up its sleeve in future negotiations. Notice that Hawaii’s newest airline go! has a name which can be used anywhere in the country. Perhaps what we’re seeing here in Hawaii is Mesa’s blueprint for dealing with unsuccessful negotiations it might encounter on the mainland as well.

 

[Poahi]

There's three minutes of my life I'll never get back.

 

[threegreen]

Hmm. So do business with Mesa or else they will undercut you?

 

[lowlycfi]

I think Johhny O must go by the nom de plume of Peter Forman.