Virgin Awarded Love Field Gates

[waveflyer]

I figured you did brother, but there are more than a few here who are incredibly ignorant of the still lasting legacy of the wright amendment. All this talk of a repeal- when it isn't. Still restricted based on a compromise to let us go farther

 

[scoreboardII]

It's funny, land of Texas, home of free, and brave, but not so fast on free enterprise in airlines...

 

[canyonblue]

It's funny, land of Texas, home of free, and brave, but not so fast on free enterprise in airlines...

I will still be shocked if a Dallas City Council will turn down the very business that employes more Dallas residents, and does more for the local economy than Southwest Airlines.

 

[Flopgut]

The WA didn't even exist when Texas was "as far as [we] wanted to go." It was when we tried to fly out of Texas that the second round of frivolous legal attacks began. And when they all failed (again), that's when Speaker Wright snuck the WA into an unrelated bill. It was specifically designed to prevent us from going where we wanted, after we announced interstate service.

The issues coincide, but are unrelated in your mind... Yeah right Bubba.

This is about VX trying to get into Love Field, and it's not unlike it was 40 years ago when it was Braniff v SWA. It's hypothetical, but why should SWA not get the same treatment Braniff got? Listen to your own arguments, Love Field doesn't really fit your mission anymore, you need to go to DFW and stop b!tching. Hand Love Field over to the little guy. It was the right thing for you all those years ago

 

[Flopgut]

I will still be shocked if a Dallas City Council will turn down the very business that employes more Dallas residents, and does more for the local economy than Southwest Airlines.

You're Dallas' 7th largest employer. Never been the biggest. AMR is number 2. So, by your rationale, the City should do what AMR wants, right?

As far as SWA and it's corporate citizenship, you might not want to bring that up. The Metroplex really doesn't owe you much. You've got more than you've given.

 

[Flopgut]

It's funny, land of Texas, home of free, and brave, but not so fast on free enterprise in airlines...

SWA needs to be consistent on the issue. Love Field is meant to be different than DFW, and in this case, that means smaller with a different kind of competition, right? That was SWA's position 40 years ago, when it was small. Now you're big. Want more space? Go to DFW.

Btw: there is nothing wrong with Texas. There is something wrong with Dallas, and definitely something wrong at SWA.

 

[HowardBorden]

So, by your rationale, the City should do what AMR wants, right?

THEY ALREADY DID!



That's how we got the Wright Amendment..............but you already knew that, didn't you.

 

[waveflyer]

The issues coincide, but are unrelated in your mind... Yeah right Bubba.

This is about VX trying to get into Love Field, and it's not unlike it was 40 years ago when it was Braniff v SWA. It's hypothetical, but why should SWA not get the same treatment Braniff got? Listen to your own arguments, Love Field doesn't really fit your mission anymore, you need to go to DFW and stop b!tching. Hand Love Field over to the little guy. It was the right thing for you all those years ago

Do you understand that SWA does not have the right to go to DFW without surrendering more gates at love? Part of the "repeal" of the wright amendment

 

[waveflyer]

SWA needs to be consistent on the issue. Love Field is meant to be different than DFW, and in this case, that means smaller with a different kind of competition, right? That was SWA's position 40 years ago, when it was small. Now you're big. Want more space? Go to DFW.

Btw: there is nothing wrong with Texas. There is something wrong with Dallas, and definitely something wrong at SWA.

Something wrong with Houston too.
And when you have a bureaucratic, legislative mess at your two largest markets, that indicates there's at least an identity crisis in Texas.

Texans like to slam California - where I grew up and still do a lot of business.
And you flop will not answer the question I've continually posed to you.

Why can sfo and lax exist without the bureaucratic restrictions to its neighbors airports, in liberal California while conservative Texas cannot?

You guys don't seem to understand where market forces are beneficial

 

[redflyer65]

The issues coincide, but are unrelated in your mind... Yeah right Bubba.

This is about VX trying to get into Love Field, and it's not unlike it was 40 years ago when it was Braniff v SWA. It's hypothetical, but why should SWA not get the same treatment Braniff got? Listen to your own arguments, Love Field doesn't really fit your mission anymore, you need to go to DFW and stop b!tching. Hand Love Field over to the little guy. It was the right thing for you all those years ago

No this is about you trying to shoe horn the Wright Amendment into your anti-SW agenda, and it doesn't fit. Square Peg in a Round Hole. You don't get to change the facts to suit you. Sorry Flop.

So in your scenario, we'd give Love to VX. Move to DFW and then............................wait for it.....


Tell VX they'd have to stop at a Texas city or bordering state before flying to SFO, LAX, NYC, etc? I guess the same WA 'help' would work well for them, huh?

See how stupid and illogical your argument is?