Originally Posted by
shoelu
I'm keeping up just fine. You quoted a poster which stated SWA has lower CASM. You stated that some of those higher costs were associated with transiting Russian and Norwegian airspace and landing fees in Tokyo. I then reiterated that SWA was not contemplating flights to Europe or Japan and therefore will not be experiemcing those costs associated with the markets you mentioned.
Once again I'll say it slowly. Southwest Is Not Talking About Doing Long Haul Flying To Europe Or Asia, they do not have an airplane type to accomplish that mission! The costs associated with S.A. are much lower and will still lead to lower CASM costs at SWA.
Yeah I think your missing the big picture here. No one said SWA is paying or will pay these same fees. They referenced the chart and said those carriers with much higher CASM are related to paying much higher fees than SWA currently endures in its domestic flights.
I don't know how much the airlines get hit with these fees but I do know that nonrevving isn't free outside the US and can vary greatly with the fees incurred to the employee on those international legs.