SWA service out of ATL

[skydash]

$99 each way between ATL and AUS - two daily nonstop roundtrips

$79 each way between ATL and BWI - four daily nonstop roundtrips

$99 each way between ATL and DEN - two daily nonstop roundtrips

$99 each way between ATL and HOU - three daily nonstop roundtrips

$79 each way between ATL and MDW - four daily nonstop roundtrips

Starts next Feb.Hmmmmm.....

 

[Bill Nelson]

I swear I just read a memo from AirTran management on another forum last night about a 20% reduction in 737 flying on the AirTran side.

Weird, I guess the SWA pilots will be picking up the slack. Who would have thought?

 

[XR650R]

January 3, 2006- "Southwest Airlines begins its Denver service today with 13 daily nonstop flights to the following cities: Chicago Midway (four daily), Las Vegas (five daily), and Phoenix (four daily)"

Threw that in there for a little historical perspective.

Here we grow again. After checking the Airtran res site, it looks like you guys lost some flights commensurate the starting of our new service. The timing of this announcement is not coincidental. We are a family, but sometimes we act like a mob family. And, as the mob Don has been known to say, "Nothing personal, it's just business".

 

[nwaf16dude]

Other than the web specials, the prices look to be about the same as DAL, with less frequent service. I expected a more aggressive entry than that. Clark Howard will be disappointed.

 

[Turbojet]

:beer:

 

[WildcatFan]

Skydash, nice post, but you should apologize to terrorists everywhere for what you did with that avatar.

 

[Sacha]

Skydash,

I had to start over three times reading your post because I kept glancing over at your avatar. Killing me. Hopefully fudgepacker wont see it because he will be terribly offended.
Let's see what terms he has used so far: Racist,Misogynistic,Homophobic....I think he would call your avatar Insulting freedom fighters by portraying them as stupid,fat,ugly leftist lesbians. Well....maybe not....

This is Deja vu for me because I can remember Eastern announcing flight reductions to X,Y and Z on Monday because of "market realities" then on Tuesday, Continental would announce flight increases to X,Y and Z because of "market opportunities". Within 2 years, Eastern had shrunk by more than 40%. Continental had grown in the same time period by about 40%. Texas Air Corp. yesterday. Guadalupe Holdings today.

Coincidence? So I would have to ask any Airtran guy. Is Airtran going to be an Eastern or a Continental?

Thankfully for me, unlike Texas Air Corp., Southwest isn't going into this broke and up to their eyeballs in debt like Texas Air. Something to think about.

 

[skydash]

Yea....I know. This is one you cannot drink pretty.uke:

 

[Taco Rocket]

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[Roomwithaview]

Easy Question

Is Airtran going to be an Eastern or a Continental?

I'm pretty sure they have a fair amount of pilots that at one time or another worked for one or the other.

uke:

 

[Sacha]

I'm pretty sure they have a fair amount of pilots that at one time or another worked for one or the other.

uke:

Your right. They most of all should take notice of the possibilities.

Easterns aircraft orders were switched to Continental.
Easterns newer aircraft went Continental.
Easterns parts inventory went to Continental and then we started having to buy back our own aircraft parts.

Hmmmmm.........

 

[Superpilot92]

I swear I just read a memo from AirTran management on another forum last night about a 20% reduction in 737 flying on the AirTran side.

Weird, I guess the SWA pilots will be picking up the slack. Who would have thought?

Yup SWA will be replacing previous Airtran flying, says alot

 

[koko nw]

How's that Scope working out for you Superpilot92 at Delta?
How much of your main line flying has been "outsourced" to your regional "partners",
so what's your view of them?

Pot meet kettle

 

[Superpilot92]

How's that Scope working out for you Superpilot92 at Delta?
How much of your main line flying has been "outsourced" to your regional "partners",
so what's your view of them?

Pot meet kettle

Too much but, We're working on that :beer: thanks for asking

With that said, Our scope and outsourcing wasn't between our own people. You didn't see the DAL side growing at the expense of the NWA side.

 

[easydoesit]

AAI reduced flights by 19% last September. This year it is 20%. Big whoop.

 

[maru657]

Just remember, the guy who switched all of those flights from Eastern to Continental can no longer own, operate or be involved in the operation of a US Airline. I wouldn't brag about Lorenzo's management style.

 

[Sacha]

Just remember, the guy who switched all of those flights from Eastern to Continental can no longer own, operate or be involved in the operation of a US Airline. I wouldn't brag about Lorenzo's management style.

Where did you see I was bragging? I was on the eastern end in case that slipped your notice. I was just pointing out a little airline history of which I am vary familiar with. Lorenzo wasn't kicked out of the airline industry because of the fact that he operated two airlines,shrunk one and grew the other. If that were the sole criteria, then Bedford would have been booted years ago.