According to Wikipedia, Alaska Air has EAS contracts for 6 of their 16 destinations in the State.   The total amount of those subsidies amounts to a little over $10,000,000. Compare that to their total revenue (billions) and you’re talking peanuts.  Alaska Air chooses to fly intra-Alaska because there is money to be made and they will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

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