why no SWA regional?

[Sticky]

Howdy-

Probably a stupid question, but why is there no Southwest regional? Is it because they don't do the hub-and-spoke thing? Maybe the answer is that they don't need one...?

Mike

 

[YourPilotFriend]

Regional jets are not part of their business model. Changing the model will result in greater costs. SW is at absolute minimum cost.

 

[MED]

Southwest is regional.

 

[skyta]

Southwest is regional.

That is true, they have no international routes what so ever.

 

[SiuDude]

The point of RJs is to feed a mainline's hub and fill up the big jets to London. RJs are meant to be a loss-leader.

 

[captain dad]

Southwest is regional.

Here Here! Seven and Eight leg days or more. Twenty minute turns. People jammed in like a small turboprop.

Yep that's a regional. They just get to keep the money they make as opposed to giving it to some loser with a MBA and no soul.:smash:

 

[wooferdog]

Southwest does have a regional.

It's called the automobile.

 

[Sticky]

Southwest is regional.

I didn't know SAN-BWI-PVD was a regional route.

How come Horizon has been succesfull with their fleet? They only feed Alaska a little bit, right? Plus, they pay pretty well too. Wouldn't a Horizon/Southwest strategy model be good combo?

 

[Sticky]

Southwest does have a regional.

It's called the automobile.

HAH!...

 

[Erlanger]

Skywest has actually approached Southwest to operate RJs for them about 2 years ago but they turned Skywest down and said they were not interested in getting into that sort of thing. But now they seem to be interested and have asked Skywest to put together a presentation and plan on how Skywest and the RJ can be of benefit to Southwest. Either they are seriously interested or just seeing what they can learn from Skywest and take the idea somewhere else or just get their own RJs. (The source, Jerry Atkin in a company newsletter afew months ago)

 

[JimNtexas]

SW uses Jedi minds powers to convince people that being herded like animals into a Darwinian struggle for seats and overhead space on a packed airplane is fun.

I'm not sure another company could maintain the illusion that being treated like cattle is not a lot like, er, being treated like cattle, without the cattle catching on.

 

[Sticky]

SW uses Jedi minds powers to convince people that being herded like animals into a Darwinian struggle for seats and overhead space on a packed airplane is fun.

I'm not sure another company could maintain the illusion that being treated like cattle is not a lot like, er, being treated like cattle, without the cattle catching on.

Clever

 

[Brasilia Flyer]

That is true, they have no international routes what so ever.

Wouldn't it be called domestic then?

 

[shamrock]

I didn't know SAN-BWI-PVD was a regional route.

Why not? The SFO-SLC-XNA-ATL route ASA has is.

 

[CF34-3B1]

That is true, they have no international routes what so ever.

Yet...

 

[Captainzero1]

Ji
SW uses Jedi minds powers to convince people that being herded like animals into a Darwinian struggle for seats and overhead space on a packed airplane is fun.

I'm not sure another company could maintain the illusion that being treated like cattle is not a lot like, er, being treated like cattle, without the cattle catching on.


You are so right Jim.
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[relief tube]

Southwest does have a regional.

It's called the automobile.

Exactly!! I know broke friends who'll drive 2 hours to Buffalo just to fly SW for cheaper. And if you've been to Manchester or Providence, you'll notice a lot of Massachussets license plates. Yay for $39 fares!

But they did just lead their first fare increase, so we'll se what happens.

 

[DAS at 10/250]

I seem to have more leg room on SWA than I do on Continental.

 

[$$$4nothin]

ORF-LAS. Not regional. Why do you guys want to ruin another airline with RJ's

 

[Sticky]

I don't think any of us want to ruin an airline. Has Horizon ruined any one? Just wondering why Southwest doesn't have any need for "feeders", while COA with less aircraft, has TONS of feeder routes. Is it because SWA doesn't fly international?