SWA is in position to dominate ATL

[180ToTheMarker]

I was talking mainline departures.

Gup

Doh! Touche' :bawling:

 

[Lear70]

Lol!

That and the ridiculous amount of aircraft on ramps 3 and 4.

Best thing SWA could do is somehow "convince" the ATL airport authority that all the RJ's should be in the A concourse and push them all into Ramps 1 and 2.

That would go a long way towards clearing up all the congestion. Don't see nearly as much of a monkey with a football on Ramps 1, 2, and 5 as we do in 3 and 4 fighting with the RJ folk.

Keep Delta planes on Delta ramps, keep SWA/AAI planes on SWA/AAI ramps. Problem solved.

 

[texman]

Best thing SWA could do is somehow "convince" the ATL airport authority that all the RJ's should be in the A concourse and push them all into Ramps 1 and 2.

That would go a long way towards clearing up all the congestion. Don't see nearly as much of a monkey with a football on Ramps 1, 2, and 5 as we do in 3 and 4 fighting with the RJ folk.

Keep Delta planes on Delta ramps, keep SWA/AAI planes on SWA/AAI ramps. Problem solved.

This will happen. Just wait.

 

[-9Capt]

This will happen. Just wait.

Not soon enough.

 

[-9Capt]

I know the reasons why we bought AirTran, but personally, flying into ATL is not something I want to do on a regular basis. Laugh all you want about LUB and HRL, but they sure are easy to get in and out of. I make the same no matter what. I'll take the easy airports. You young studs can have ATL and EWR and LGA.

Exactly.

You'll love BMI, MLI and CAK.

 

[redflyer65]

Nicely stated Ty, agree 100%. It's hard to step on the binders when trying to draft behind the widebodies in the concourse!

 

[ASADFW7]

In conversation last night in Tampa SWA leadership was excited about competing in new markets. Adding planes is a real possibility. They also said approximately 125 engine changes last year on the B717.

 

[Bob_Sacamano]

Delta has 2000 departures a day in ATL?

That would be 1/4th of what DAL has. Way to aim high! :laugh:

 

[dicko]

Southwest to fly international to Europe from BWI ......


http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2011/06/03/southwest-ceo-envisions-bwi-as.html


Good luck to United in IAD and USAir in PHL.

 

[johnsonrod]

Southwest to fly international to Europe from BWI ......


http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2011/06/03/southwest-ceo-envisions-bwi-as.html


Good luck to United in IAD and USAir in PHL.

Sorry, Westjet and Volaris will be doing the European flying for SWA out of BWI.