Originally Posted by av8r4aa
Right?
1) Ever thought of actually trying to get along with the rest of the flying community?
I would be very leary of someone who just can't play with others.
Lets get in the game and we ALL win. SWA idea is make our own rules and
ONLY SWA wins.
If you keep abreast of the newspapers you may find that the outcome just may be that SWA's willingness to throw the BS flag on Sea-Tac's expensive expansion may save ALL the airlines a bundle in new fees. Sea-Tac has announced that it is reviewing it's plans and will attempt to discover methods to reduce the overall cost to the tenant airlines.
Why didn't the other carriers complain? I'd guess its because they have no leverage to do so. Right now SWA is the only major airline with the cash to effect decisions. Their actions in Seattle, while self-serving on the surface, may have been the best for the entire industry.
Similarly, at Dallas-Fort Worth, SWA doesn't want to get roped into a situation of helping pay off a new $2 billion international terminal that they will not use. Thus, they have clearly stated that DFW is nowhere in their plans.
Airports need to realize that they are in the customer service business. Their customers are the airlines and failure to provide a satisfactory product at a competitive price will result in customer flight ... literally.