Bidding on LAG and DCA Slot packets

[$$$4nothin]

Well hurry up with it already will ya

 

[XR650R]

I'd bet SWA bid what they thought the slots were worth (to them). Maybe they're satisfied with the number of slots picked up through the Airtran acquisition.

 

[XR650R]

Well hurry up with it already will ya

Still digesting the last meal. No swimming or acquiring for at least another year...please!?

 

[On Your Six]

If we're just gonna buy B6 anyway, what's the diff?

That's an expensive way to get more slots, but a valid way. The key here is SWA won't get anything for free anymore, regardless of how many pizzas they buy for Govt agencies. And, it is a slam on SWA, they just learned you HAVE to PAY to PLAY at the really restrictive airports.


Godspeed!


OYS

 

[slaquer5]

Doesn't SWA have some sort of code share deal with Westjet? Or do I have my head in my rectum? (Quite likely)

No DAL took that code share from us. GL/ OY6. Say code share is good for DAL because it is flying that the DAL pilots do not want to do anyway.

 

[GlobeIII]

Say code share is good for DAL because it is flying that the DAL pilots do not want to do anyway.

DAL pilots don't want to fly to Toronto? Why not is it the Lubbock of Canada?

 

[General Lee]

No DAL took that code share from us. GL/ OY6. Say code share is good for DAL because it is flying that the DAL pilots do not want to do anyway.

I think there may be some sort of codeshare with Westjet, but no flights from any real base except LAX, and that is only to Calgary. The flights from LGA will probably go to Toronto, and I think we used to fly there via Comair, before they totally fell apart. Onward connections in Toronto on Westjet could not be longhaul INTL, since they don't do that. They may have some connects to smaller Canadian cities that Delta isn't interested in flying to from New York LGA.

How is your codeshare with Volaris going? I guess you guys don't want to go to Guadalajara from MDW or OAK? It's not a big enough city for you I guess.

And as OYS stated, what a complete slamarama on Southwest for your lowball offer for the most covetted slots in America, at LGA and DCA. Your guy incharge of that bid might not get a bonus this year.......


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

DAL pilots don't want to fly to Toronto? Why not is it the Lubbock of Canada?

I think either DL or our DCI operators fly to YYZ from ATL, CVG, DTW, and MSP. We used to fly MD88s there, but Route Planning probably found a better place to put them to make more money, something you guys didn't really do last quarter because your hedges were off, a lot. I don't think the Southwest guys are qualified to go there even if they wanted to. You had better ask the ex-Airtran guys to show you the way.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Bill Nelson]

I think there may be some sort of codeshare with Westjet, but no flights from any real base except LAX, and that is only to Calgary. The flights from LGA will probably go to Toronto, and I think we used to fly there via Comair, before they totally fell apart. Onward connections in Toronto on Westjet could not be longhaul INTL, since they don't do that. They may have some connects to smaller Canadian cities that Delta isn't interested in flying to from New York LGA.

How is your codeshare with Volaris going? I guess you guys don't want to go to Guadalajara from MDW or OAK? It's not a big enough city for you I guess.

And as OYS stated, what a complete slamarama on Southwest for your lowball offer for the most covetted slots in America, at LGA and DCA. Your guy incharge of that bid might not get a bonus this year.......


Bye Bye---General Lee

I guess you assume that their isn't already a plan in place for additional slots cheaper now that our competition just overpaid? AA and Republic will be divesting slots in the next 90's unless something miraculous happens for both carriers. Most likely at a better price than what JetBlue just paid. Gary Kelly has not made many blunders in his time at the helm. I'd bet their is a bigger plan in play here.

 

[slaquer5]

And as OYS stated,

Bye Bye---General Lee

Now that's funny ....