Midwest: We're Happy AirTran Didn't Purchase Us, Too

[Wesb737fo]

Airtrans a bunch of vultures with their expansion.....MDW and IND after ATA, now MKE after midwest shrinks. What's next- memphis and cincy?

What you posted (from your "vulture" comment and your little jab at the age 60 rule) makes absolutely no sense. Uninformed and ignorant is no way to go through life, son. Wake up and realize it. Get on the team.

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

Airtrans a bunch of vultures with their expansion.....MDW and IND after ATA, now MKE after midwest shrinks. What's next- memphis and cincy?

Wow!! what a dumba$$.

 

[fam62c]

Airtrans a bunch of vultures with their expansion.....MDW and IND after ATA, now MKE after midwest shrinks. What's next- memphis and cincy?

Taking advantage of opportunity is smart business.

 

[CitationLover]

What did you people do for Skyway?

Our MEC offered to integrate them into our seniority list and management turned it down.

 

[Kharma Police]

Airtrans a bunch of vultures with their expansion.....MDW and IND after ATA, now MKE after midwest shrinks. What's next- memphis and cincy?

Unfortunately, this is a "vulture" industry. Some examples that come to mind; SWA in PHL and BWI at the expense of USAIR, Delta in ATL at the expense of Eastern, AA in RDU at the expense of Midway.

 

[maxblast72]

Don't forget AA helping kill companies like Braniff, People's Express, and Legends. Good companies attack weak companies, protect their home turf, and take advantage of opportunities made possible by others companies failures.

Fornaro and crew spent alot of time studying the MKE market as they made their takeover attempt. They saw a weakness and attacked last summer with 30 flights a day with the fuel efficient 737 platform in Midwests core markets. No different than Delta sensing Airtran was weak late last summer and Richard Anderson ratcheting up the pressure on Airtran by not reducing capacity in competing markets. Luckily for Airtran, fuel prices dropped as hard and quick as they spiked or things might be very different in the ATL this spring.