SWA wants to fly from HOU to MEX and SouthAmerica

[XR650R]

And.... I wouldn't expect UAL/CAL do anything differently. They have a right to try to protect their market share. Truth be known though, they and everyone else know that these gates will be built and SWA will be flying south out of HOU in 2015. I do however think its a very cheap shot that Smisek has stated that 1300 employees would be "displaced" as a result of SWA opening up these gates. He is in effect, ransoming these employees as a way of swaying public opinion and the Mayor's office. Very cheap shot.

 

[humveedriver]

Where is SW going to get the planes to add all this international service and add large amounts of flying from Dallas in 2014 as well? 737 production is sold out and their deliveries will be used to replace older 737's and/or 717's. You can add ASM's be replacing smaller planes with 737-800's but you can't go to more places without more airframes. Are they going to drop some other markets to make room for new ones? They are making announcements like they are growing but they are not growing the fleet size; where do the planes come from?

The markets are being dropped on the AT side. 22 out of 69 will remain.

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/...es-which-airline-cities-make-the-cut/608722/1

Also, SWA will get 20 of our 737s over the next 2.5 years. So far 32 737s are in limbo on the AT side to support int'l ops until SWA can start that service. GK just put out 18 months at the earliest before SWA sells its first international ticket. AT also had some deliveries that will go to SWA as well. All part of fleet replacement. In May AirTran will start flying to Mexico out TX for the first time. The IT issues prevent SWA/AT from code sharing therefore, AT will also start intra-state flying to feed those international flights. If SWA had a magic wand to make all the transition issues disappear I'm sure they would use it.

 

[Flopgut]

Btw-
There are no rules, contracts, or agreements against flying international out of hobby-
This decision, the way I understand it is all about united/cal making an objection

There most certainly are. The Houston city council has to lift the non-international status from Hobby. That's an agreement they made with CAL that allowed us to feel confident we could spend billions (yep, with a B) on the airport. It'd be one heck of a backstab after they've extracted so much money from CAL/UAL (and our customers) to welch on this good faith deal and let SWA kneecap us.

 

[Double Shot]

I'm all for kneecapping. Hey flop did you find your bs schedules of cal flying cleveland to hobby yet? Didn't think so. Only thing that came into hobby since 1995 from continental was either a emb120 , atr , or a beech 1900.

 

[Flopgut]

What I don't enjoy is other companies doing everything in their power to limit my income (and my company's) potential. Southwest has done nothing to prohibit any other company from operating from DAL or HOU, so why should we sit around and let Unitental whine and cry and say they'll lose thousands of jobs.

Your company's potential? Among your "potential" are you counting the possibility you can/should be allowed to subvert good faith agreements between municipalities and other airlines? Because that's precious few steps from SWA "warriors" someday showing up at my house and slashing the tires on my airport car! What, are we suppose to not take issue with these antics and subterfuge? You get to run wild and we've got to obey the rules?

And btw: you need to get spooled up on the Love Field deal. Your statement "SWA has never done anything to prohibit any other company..." Yike! You ought to know better than that...

 

[Flopgut]

I'm all for kneecapping.

Yeah, I'd like to take a swing or two myself...

 

[SKC]

Because that's precious few steps from SWA "warriors" someday showing up at my house and slashing the tires on my airport car!

That would be awesome! Great idea.

 

[waveflyer]

Source flop?
I cannot find any such agreement and our management has told us that none exists-
Give us a link-

But I wonder- you aren't the only CAL guy here, why isnt anyone joining your debate?

 

[Flopgut]

Wave: I'd rather not post a link right now. There is polling going on and I'd rather not hand you guys the link so you can vote against me. Currently the United position is leading in the poll, even though all united.com IPs are being blocked from voting (nice, huh?)

All my co-workers are over on APC arguing about SLI, the contract and the end of the world. Debating you guys is a nice diversion for me...

I don't think you'll get the real story from anybody on your end. The SWA spin machine is pretty powerful....

 

[Ex737Driver]

I think a lot of animosity concerning the expansion at HOU stems from the observation that whatever SWA wants, SWA asks for, in whatever city, SWA gets. It appears that politicians, economic leaders, and local the population salivate at the prospect of expanding SWA in ANY city.

I don't blame SWA for wanting this in the least, as the low hanging fruit in the US is gone. This is evident by SWA flying out of LGA, EWR and BWI, three of the most delay prone airports. International flying is their next logical step that goes hand and hand with the purchase of AAI.

I think most people would like to see due dilligence done with HOU expansion before hearing from Houson leaders that it's simply going to happen.

 

[humveedriver]

I think you meant PHL not BWI.

 

[outerlimits]

I'm all for kneecapping. Hey flop did you find your bs schedules of cal flying cleveland to hobby yet? Didn't think so. Only thing that came into hobby since 1995 from continental was either a emb120 , atr , or a beech 1900.

Nothing wrong with that. Hopefully The new UAL will be like DAL and have over 650 RJs doing there flying.

 

[bizicmo]

I'm all for kneecapping. Hey flop did you find your bs schedules of cal flying cleveland to hobby yet? Didn't think so. Only thing that came into hobby since 1995 from continental was either a emb120 , atr , or a beech 1900.

737's go there every week on maintenace runs so I'm going to call BS on your call about only emb120, atr or 1900 being the only thing in continental colors going to hobby since 1995.

 

[scoreboardII]

Wave: I'd rather not post a link right now. There is polling going on and I'd rather not hand you guys the link so you can vote against me.

You mean this one:

http://blog.chron.com/lorensteffy/2...-to-begin-international-flights-from-houston/

everyone please vote accordingly

 

[outerlimits]

Wave: I'd rather not post a link right now. There is polling going on and I'd rather not hand you guys the link so you can vote against me.

You mean this one:

http://blog.chron.com/lorensteffy/2...-to-begin-international-flights-from-houston/

everyone please vote accordingly

Voting on that pole is the same as voting if you want to vote a free market.

Vote yes if you want to allow Walmart, Target,Costco, Sams

Vote No if you only want only small mom and pop stores.