Originally Posted by
Grumble
The A320 hadn’t even been thought up when SWA went into business. Ryan went 737’s in the early 90’s with 8 used thunder guppies, they were a small operation at the time and couldn’t afford a fleet of brand new airplanes. Swing and a miss.
What has every domestic LCC gone with since then? Spirit, JetBlue, Allegiant (now that they’ve purged the mad dogs)....
They are however the two most successful LCC’s in the world!