Midwest Airlines "RUMOR"

[Gear Down]

If you look at Walmart, Home Depot, and others, they don't own their brick and mortar stores they lease them. A smart move.

Midwest is doing the right thing. Get rid of money tied up in a building and getting Brand New Aircraft.

I'm sure you will see Midwest around for years to come. And yes, those 717's are sweet in that 2 X 2 configuration.

 

[crashpad]

More recently I've noticed their flights/ticket lines etc, are not very full. Probably a result of fierce competition at their MKE base. New planes are a good idea, but what are they thinking in terms of competetive strategies...expansion, advertising,....?
What is their long term game plan?

 

[StaySeated]

midex

I read above that "they have been around for 18 years" etc...

They have managed to survive, but that was before the little invention called "Regional Jet". Now that every city they fly to has dozens of RJ's and/or LCC's they are getting killed. Even if they match ticket prices, they carry 1/3rd fewer people than the competition due to the assinine 2x2 seating. Managements philosophy of "no decision beats a wrong decision" has repeatedly screwed them out of potential routes and aircraft deliveries. I hope they make it but their "five year plan" has scared dozens of people to bail, me included.

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

Lately the crews have been much more upbeat and saying things are on the mend. as a side note, their new 717s are a sweet ride. All first-class sized seats and you get ffresh baked chocolate chip cookies on each flight

Will the 190's still serve cookies?

 

[b82rez]

Will the 190's still serve cookies?

No. Midwest stopped serving cookies in 2005.

 

[DH106]

Six years later (based on this thread), the soap opera's almost over. At least Uncle Tim got filthy rich. And, he finally got the lack of an airline that he always dreamed of not having!