SWA being called PREDATORY of others' misfortune

[luckytohaveajob]

"This is a company (SWA)," Snyder said, "that has always taken advantage of others' misfortune."






Chairman and Chief Executive Gary Kelly said the fuel hedges have bought his airline time to adjust to higher energy costs. Now he wants to find $1.5 billion in new revenue to make up for shrinking fuel hedges.
Among possible sources of the money are higher fares, international service, in-flight entertainment for a charge, and selling hotel rooms on its Web site.
Snyder thinks Southwest can pull it off by following its current strategy of expansion in places like Denver, Philadelphia and Baltimore, where rivals are cutting flights.
"This is a company," Snyder said, "that has always taken advantage of others' misfortune."

 

[RedDogC130]

It is not misfortune, it is mis-management....big difference

 

[Dude]

Yes. This is true. The part about taking advantage. If other CEOs and executives would spend more of their time securing their airline's future instead of their own we would have little to exploit.

 

[Flopgut]

Love Field=chronically broke!! Texas socialism.

 

[gutshotdraw]

"This is a company (SWA)," Snyder said, "that has always taken advantage of others' misfortune."

Uh...it's called "capitalism." You build the better mousetrap at the right price, people buy your mousetrap.

"It's not personal Sonny, it's strictly business."

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Sounds like a pig squealing right before it gets slaughtered. It is not the pilots fault, just the greedy SOB's that run the places in the the ground.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

If other CEOs and executives would spend more of their time securing their airline's future instead of their own we would have little to exploit.

Sounds about right to me.

 

[jetjock6]

Do you think that if the rolls were reversed that everyone else would be f'ing SW? Absolutely

 

[Quimby]

Do you think that if the rolls were reversed that everyone else would be f'ing SW? Absolutely

bingo.

 

[Axel]

Now I get it. Clever management of a business is predatory while ineffectual management is victimhood.

Who is John Galt?

 

[TV9Driver]

It's mis-management by the CEO's at the airlines.. It's misfortune for the employees of those airlines..

 

[Benhuntn]

When Greyhound put Trailways out of business did he write an article about how predatory Bus companies are?

 

[JBPA]

Do you think that if the rolls were reversed that everyone else would be f'ing SW? Absolutely

Plus, you'd have an upside-down hamburger.

 

[Kharma Police]

It's not predatory, it's smart business planning. Other airlines like UAL, AA, DAL took advantage of opportunities in the late 80s and early 90s; I'm sure they were not referred to as "predatory", it's SWA's turn now.

 

[Flopgut]

Uh...it's called "capitalism." You build the better mousetrap at the right price, people buy your mousetrap.

"It's not personal Sonny, it's strictly business."

It wasn't capitalism that ran Braniff out of Love Field.

 

[Wesb737fo]

You know....operationally (fuel hedging aside).....SWA is losing money just like everyone else....so who could argue with their management if they see a way to improve the bottom line.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Schadenfreude!

 

[RedDogC130]

You know....operationally (fuel hedging aside).....SWA is losing money just like everyone else....so who could argue with their management if they see a way to improve the bottom line.

why do you people not get it. if we paid more for fuel we would have higher ticket prices...why can't you understand that.

 

[navigatro]

why do you people not get it. if we paid more for fuel we would have higher ticket prices...why can't you understand that.

Because it is easier to blame someone else, rather than look in the mirror....

 

[skiandsurf]

why do you people not get it. if we paid more for fuel we would have higher ticket prices...why can't you understand that.

SWA does have higher ticket prices than most (I just bought tickets on AA LAX-AUS for $185RT). The real advantage that SWA has, is the missconception of having low-fares.