Originally Posted by
BMEP100
Unfortunately, as much as United might like to follow Southwest's success, they cannot adapt their business model. That is why Denver hub has been a consistent looser for both UA and CO.
Sounds like someone looked at SWA in DEN and said " gee, we can do that too". History has proven otherwise.
Certainly an old United 757 can't do what a SWA 737 will produce in RASM's. We will have to learn it the hard way, just like the old days.
Scott Kirby. Feb 27, 2017.
"As an example, DEN is our most profitable hub today, and that’s largely because it's also our highest percentage domestic connecting hub, which has allowed us to continue to grow there over the past few years."
https://flyingtogether.ual.com/web/c...GrowthPlan.jsp