Originally Posted by
KillingMeSmalls
Politicians from NY have weight in the the DOT (part of the reason they're one of the only successful startups).
If Delta was successful in purchasing JetBlue the DOT would only let them keep half the slots and JFK would say hello to Southwest. This is why JetBlue wasn't bought back in '08.
Ding ding! Its all about politics.
Originally Posted by
buddies8
JB charges the same as every one else.
But the general public thinks that JB is cheaper than the big bad guys, so thats all that matters. Same goes for SWA