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I don't think DAL should make Luv a focus city, I think Allegiant should and we should help them get those gates.
SWA would be begging us to come to LUV if that was on the table.
Yeah but Allegiant isn't a serious player. If they go into LUV they will fly to tiny markets in the midwest and a few serious markets, usually a few days a week. I doubt SWA will worry too much about that.Originally Posted by forgot to bid
Gloopy, I don't think DAL should make Luv a focus city, I think Allegiant should and we should help them get those gates.
SWA would be begging us to come to LUV if that was on the table.
If we came in with some serious slots we could cover all their best routes as well as feeding our vastly superior network through our massive hubs and adding global international options and first class as well.
Some fanboys (Clark Howard) think SWA will dominate ATL because everything they touch turns to gold but I think we will do extremely well against them. Extremely well, especially compared to the much cheaper competitor they are replacing, and we were doing quite well against them especially of late.
Its about time airlines started fighting back especially to counter their insanely effective lobbying efforts. The ATC and FAA preferences need to end at all levels, and when they squeal about slot fairness LUV should be on the table in a major way. We can coexist quite comfortably, but they have to respect their boundaries. If they don't, they can experience the same level of margin crushing predatory ruthlessness they themselves have enjoyed a monopoly on especially for the bulk of the lase decade.
Their roller coaster is still climbing, but its starting to crest the hill.