RP4242 posts are insightful and present a perspective not always familiar to pilots.

By the way, when are we opening the floodgates in the West?
LAX/OAK/PHX are begging for our product!
Would you agree that:
Unless you plan far ahead and check-in 2 pieces of luggage, SWA fares are comparable to Legacies on most routes.
In several markets, especially in the Western US, we could successfully compete for market share.
My friends over there see us as the SWA of the 80s., while they are stagnant, and frustrated with the merger.