Originally Posted by Dbsurf17

SWA is coalescing into a hub and spoke carrier, as 2 recent route additions show, tus-phx, and mke- mdw. Lesser need for a smaller aircraft as we pull away from point to point. From Boeing's perspective SWA is the only substantial customer for the -7, while they have a deep order book for the other variants. Even the -7s that currently exist, parked in Moses Lake, SWA doesn't want them cuz they're 7 years old