The Fate of SWA

[Fubijaakr]

Nope. They're filling voids. That's what LUV has always done.

Disclaimer: I am not, nor ever have been, a LUV pilot.

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Nope. They're filling voids. That's what LUV has always done.

Disclaimer: I am not, nor ever have been, a LUV pilot.

Filling voids???
In slot controlled LGA.
Delay prone PHL/BOS?
Um, yeah, right!
They avoided places like that like the plague in the past.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

The number one rule in free markets is growth... you've got to grow to keep cost down.....

Will SWA still be able to grow beyond CONUS? They've been trying to tap code shares....


What is the plan?

 

[CesnaCaptn]

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Why don't you name the many reasons to poke fun at SWA. It would interesting to hear what you have to say. Don't start with LBB and pay for training crap. That is old news.

Are you being a little sensitive? I was refuting the OP's premise. There are reasons to make fun of most airlines--most of which are repeated on this site ad nauseum. I don't really have anything new to add.

 

[eaglesview]

If we are anything like the other majors, I think we have to do a couple of things first:

1. burn through about 2B cash.
2. file for BK
3. come out of BK
4. take about 2 years and go back into BK
5. come out of BK
6. now discuss if SWA is going to be around for the future.


Seems to me like this is a dead thread......

You forgot about the mergers.

 

[kwick]

If spirit goes on strike maybe
Southwest could buy them and
get their international routes and
slots at Lga and Dca.

Could they buy them and not
take the pilots?

 

[Kharma Police]

If spirit goes on strike maybe
Southwest could buy them and
get their international routes and
slots at Lga and Dca.

Could they buy them and not
take the pilots?

Spirit is a privately held company so they could probably get away with selling slots and routes without the employees. Southwest would of course offer "preferential interviews" like they did with ATA to placate the politicians.

 

[CaptSeth]

I think I am going to VOMIT.

 

[dicko]

Oh really? Then why is that niche changing?
BOS, PHL, LGA........................ All cities southwest avoided years prior.
Sounds like their niche has hit a brick wall!
I'll agree that southwest isn't going anywhere.
And yes, it's fun to pick on southwest pilots.

Hey Bud,

Nice to meet you. You are the only person that I have ever put on an ignore list .... Ever.

Congratulations. You're boring and creepy.

Buh Bye :laugh:

 

[Capt. Qdoba]

You forgot about the mergers.

And giving away a lot of the flying to the regionals.