Does United Airlines Need A Competitor In The South Pacific?

United Airlines operates what is effectively a monopoly across much of the Western Pacific, and hardly anyone is talking about it. Its Island Hopper route, which flies from Honolulu to Guam with stops in Majuro, Kwajalein, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Chuuk, is the only consistent commercial air link between these islands and the US mainland. These flights operate just 2–3 times per week, using a single 737-800, yet they are often the only…