Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Like United did out of EWR? All they did and continue to do is hurt themselves by dumping capacity. A good thing about VX operating these flights into ORD, DCA, and LGA is that they are slot restricted so SWA can't just dump capacity. Plus, VX and SW are a different brand. SW does not have a first class and caters to a different customer base than VX does. I think SW and VX would do very well out of DAL.
Plus, this is good news for you as a Delta Air Lines pilot. If Delta gets the DAL gates, they plan on running RJs with non-Delta Air Lines pilots operating on those routes. In fact Delta is already selling DAL-LGA tickets even though they have not gotten the gates. E170s/E175s.
Just thinking out loud.
While I don't think it would happen, price is still king and Southwest has plenty of gates in DCA, LGA and owns Midway. Your talking about an airline that has $3 billion on hand and made $750 million in profits to your "might have barely broke even last year". If they choose to hurt Virgin they could. Obviously they would rather have the gates in DAL to themselves, but Virgin wouldn't be near as bad as having the mega delta in your back yard.
The other thought is hopefully Virgin will IPO sooner than later and that will help things out as well.