Chest Rockwell
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Linecheck,
Get your facts straight. There are gates available to any airline that wants to come into DAL. MDW was a ghost town in 1991 after the original Midway shutdown. None of the lagacy carriers were waiting in line to get gates there. If you compare ticket prices out of DFW to cities that SWA does not serve, the consumer has paid a much, much higher price for the past 30 years.
DFW is an inefficient airport. The taxi times there are probably 8-10 more that at DAL. That taxi time compounded on 100-150 flights a day adds up to many more airplanes required to fly the same schedule, less productive employees, etc. It doesn't fit the business model for a "hub"/crew & maint base.We frequently taxi in at LAX without ever setting the parking brake.
I honestly do not believe that Mr. Arpey wants to see SWA at DFW either.
Get your facts straight. There are gates available to any airline that wants to come into DAL. MDW was a ghost town in 1991 after the original Midway shutdown. None of the lagacy carriers were waiting in line to get gates there. If you compare ticket prices out of DFW to cities that SWA does not serve, the consumer has paid a much, much higher price for the past 30 years.
DFW is an inefficient airport. The taxi times there are probably 8-10 more that at DAL. That taxi time compounded on 100-150 flights a day adds up to many more airplanes required to fly the same schedule, less productive employees, etc. It doesn't fit the business model for a "hub"/crew & maint base.We frequently taxi in at LAX without ever setting the parking brake.
I honestly do not believe that Mr. Arpey wants to see SWA at DFW either.