Originally Posted by
abc123
RAH costs are lower than SWA. Airline seats are a commodity, very little loyalty left in the industry. So you are saying an airline with higher costs is going to have its way with an airline with lower costs? You are in la la land.
In la la land, we also see SWA (an 800 pound gorilla) with billions in equity taking on the 80 pound adolescent. SWA has succeeded against the ire of every legacy carrier. RAH is directly tied to the legacies and its futures as a standalone are iffy at best. Does RAH have its own reservations, marketing, are all planes flown by RAH owned by them or others? You may have slightly lower costs but its because carriers like DAL have bankrolled some of them for you. If that ends, I guarantee you your costs will be higher. Also, the lost revenue would be a killer to you. SWA could by RAH many times over. That doesn't spell instant success.