Southwest looking to contain costs - article

[Heavy Set]

Interesting article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/southwest-airlines-once-brassy-upstart-023800228.html

 

[Nindiri]

Those are some angry people in the comments section.

 

[gt1900]

Why shouldn't they? SWA destroyed a great airline in AAI, and didn't learn anything in the process. How did they not learn from AAI's baggage handling? SWA had better change, and change fast, otherwise they are in deep trouble! Never mind their issues with botching departures at ATL, lining up on the wrong runways at BWI, and all the other crap they keep screwing up.

 

[71driver]

A wake up call for many of the SW employees...we have been saying as much here on the Airtran side but have been written off as just being angry about the merger.

SW has a converging RASM/CASM.....their product has pulled all it can in the RASM department...so how is gary going to address it? only gary knows but a few thoughts come to mind

-bag fees
-enhance their product...business class at a minimum....although assign seating brings some calm and comfort to an already stressful event...plus y'all can get extra revenue for emergency seating
-cut head count through technology
- grow
-go after the 8 employee groups contracts...which he will do...which WILL go over like a lead balloon...which will further erode the "happy place" to work

All of which will make for some choppy seas ahead for SW

 

[madjack]

Go to DL...

 

[freightdogfred]

A wake up call for many of the SW employees...we have been saying as much here on the Airtran side but have been written off as just being angry about the merger.

SW has a converging RASM/CASM.....their product has pulled all it can in the RASM department...so how is gary going to address it? only gary knows but a few thoughts come to mind

-bag fees
-enhance their product...business class at a minimum....although assign seating brings some calm and comfort to an already stressful event...plus y'all can get extra revenue for emergency seating.
-cut head count through technology
- grow
-go after the 8 employee groups contracts...which he will do...which WILL go over like a lead balloon...which will further erode the "happy place" to work

All of which will make for some choppy seas ahead for SW

It is counter-culture to comment on the Emperor's new clothes surely you have learned that by now. Put your head down and row, as the Phoenicians are fast approaching.

 

[msmb]

Go to Alaska.... DL sucks!

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Go to Alaska.... DL sucks!

Whatever monkey!

 

[tankerhead]

Go to DL...

What about the hat? And the coat? And the mandatory stick in your a$$? And GL? All deal-killers, and there's got to be more...DTW...

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

What about the hat? And the coat? And the mandatory stick in your a$$? And GL? All deal-killers, and there's got to be more...DTW...

What's the matter? Your interview didn't go well? Need a hug?

The stick up your A$$ is firmly planted sideways so I'm not even gonna bother asking which commuter you work for junior.

 

[tankerhead]

What's the matter? Your interview didn't go well? Need a hug?

The stick up your A$$ is firmly planted sideways so I'm not even gonna bother asking which commuter you work for junior.

Whoa! Are YOU one of GL's many alter egos? Makes sense to me.

 

[Kenney G]

Go to DL...

Truth hurt? What's wrong with someone wanting the best for their own company ? Even if it means making big changes?

 

[St. Nic]

SWA is yesterday's news. Furloughs coming. You heard it here first. There business product sucks and they can't compete with united American and delta. They have no valuable slots and expensive 130 seat airplanes.
No fuel hedge and the price of gas keeps going up.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

SWA is yesterday's news. Furloughs coming. You heard it here first. There business product sucks and they can't compete with united American and delta. They have no valuable slots and expensive 130 seat airplanes.
No fuel hedge and the price of gas keeps going up.

I said it back when the merger was announced that it was going to be a disaster, all I got was insults! But I agree with you, I had a feeling that very rough waters were going to rock the LUV, and it sure looks like it's headed that way. So let's make the formal introductions shall we! SWA pilot group, let me introduce an airline management as the rest of the world knows it; airline management, let me introduce the Koolaid recovering addicts....!

 

[DieselDragRacer]

SWA destroyed a great airline.

AT was a royal pain in Delta's ass in ATL for over a decade in part because AT had an affordable business class, flew many destinations non-stop not to mention they had new airplanes with relatively young crews at the same time Delta was flying clapped out MDs, 75's and 76's with miserable old crews who had been through a bankruptcy.

You screwed the pooch SWA, particularly in ATL.

At Midway Airport here on Jan. 2, Southwest Airlines Co. canceled a third of its flights, lost 7,500 bags and, at one point, had 66 aircraft on the ground?about twice as many as the carrier has gates. Passengers were stuck on the tarmac late into the night.

This isn't any big deal as DAL had 11,000 bags missing in ATL on just one day the following week due to winter weather and our flight was one of countless flights who waited two hours in ATL to get a gate on the night of the 01/07. Weather happens.