Originally Posted by CRJAV8OR

The alternative to the plan that is in place is to decide to NOT purchase AirTran until a later date when all the needed infrastructure is in place to provide an immediate and seamless transition of all AT flying to the SWA side. With this scenario a competitor is allowed to compete and win profits therefore denying Southwest the ability to earn those profits. If you think that is a more solid plan then more power to you and I suggest you start your own airline and operate it as you see fit. What you see as Kool-Aid drinking I see as understanding and supporting the company's business plan, blindly. Never considering that the developers of said plan are humans, who make mistakes, just like the rest of us, and might have underestimated some of the potential problems created by this merger. I am so happy to work for the airline created by God, and therfore never have to consider the possibility that its managers may be fallible.