Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
Question for the peanut gallery:
Do you think DAL might be too conservative when it comes to expanding its network?
I just flew into Denver, and the SWA expansion there is pretty amazing. Over the past few years, they've added a lot of non-stop flights out of there.
My big question is, if SWA identified and under-served market, why couldn't DAL?
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Chubs;
This unfortunately is not a timely question. Competition in the airline industry seems to be a relative question. SWA has been relentless for many years. Two markets with which I am intimately familiar are Orlando and Nashville. Basically they (SWA) own them as hubs (when mainlines did before) and frankly I cannot figure out why the various mainlines can't figure out how (or are unwilling) to fight SWA on their terms. It doesn't make any sense to me, but the deck is also stacked in SWA's favor (ref LGA and other markets).
I am looking forward to SWA's direct service from CHS-BNA-CHS starting this fall. I do wish it was DAL service though.
Its a headshaker and a fair, but not timely, question.