Alaska will keep gates at Dallas airport dominated by Southwest

Alaska Air Group will keep flying from 2 gates it recently acquired at the secondary Dallas airport, retaining a foothold in a hub dominated by discount powerhouse Southwest Airlines. Virgin America, which Alaska bought last year, offers nonstop flights to 5 cities from Dallas Love Field, which is popular with business travellers because of its proximity to downtown. Alaska already serves Portland and Seattle from the larger Dallas-Fort Worth International, a hub dominated by American Airlines Group. By retaining a presence at Love Field, Alaska will offer service from 2 airports in an area that was an epicentre of a 2015 fare war triggered when American took on Southwest and Spirit Airlines. Pricing power for US carriers has yet to recover fully from the scuffle, which eventually spread to most of the domestic industry. <br/>