And that he's touting two former AA managers that helped American into bankruptcy, but left before the shoe could hit the ground. I'm not sure Carty or Cush are anything to get excited about. And the CFO is a disaster.
And to your line of thinking regarding the $49 fare, what's to keep SW from lowering the fare on the VA routes out of DAL? The Orange Co remark still stands. Unbelievable wealthy passengers that want to travel. It's tough to NOT make money in SNA. ie, cash cow.
I hope it works out for them, but historically it doesn't look stellar.
SNA's lift was funneled for DFW flights. Anyway, the guy leading the charge for this direction used to work at Alaska and WestJet, where he helped create their current robust route structures. Give this guy a chance.