Originally Posted by
GAPILOT36
So should we have let YX go out of business? Their management and sorry union did that to them. Maybe if we just watched them go out of business without our help they wouldn't be crying soo much. If you don't like the circumstances then do us all favors and don't come over! We helped YX remember, they brought nothing to the table!
Funny girl. Republic helped themself to all the jobs and took the reservation system, market department, internet site, gates, slots, maintenance hangers, loyal customer base, ...
I would have loved for Republic to start their own airline like Independence Air.
Midwest would still be in business with Midwest employees.
From Rev BB...
From an operating perspective Midwest is currently profitable, says Bedford. But Republic has advised the market that Midwest is likely to "go back into a loss-making situation for the fall and probably January and February, although we don't think it is significantly loss making". Once Midwest finalises its restructuring in early 2010 Bedford predicts: "We're going to be profitable, strongly profitable, in the second quarter of next year and we'll continue to be profitable thereafter."
If AirTran wanted Midwest at $400 with B717 and MD80s, do you thing they would have paid $32 for Midwest with only 25-B717?
Republic and Midwest merged for the benefit of Republic, TPG and NWA/Delta.