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Chairman warns DOJ on SWA-AirTran merger
US House of Representatives Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) cautioned last week in a letter to the US Dept. of Justice that the Southwest Airlines-AirTran Airways merger could severely damage the famous "Southwest effect" that keeps fares low at airports in which SWA operates through the LCC's exertion of "competitive discipline on network carriers." (atwonline.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I agree that some of the other major airlines are cheaper, the point is, the airlines have been placed in this situation by the current adminstration, and the only way out is to fold under, or merge.
I AM NOT ANTI SWA, SOME OF MY PILOT FRIENDS FLY FOR SWA; I AM TELLING YOU THAT THE LAST THREE FLIGHTS DELTA BEAT SWA, ONE EXAMPLE LOUISVILLE KY TO SEATTLE WA, EVEN BETTER, AT ATL FIRST CLASS WAS NOT FULL WE WERE UPGRADED TO 1ST CLASS AT NO EXTRA CHARGE.
I have no problems flying Southwest. it is a great airline. If you must have an assigned seat, do you also want them to hold your hand while boarding. Think of our Soldiers boarding flights every day going into harms way, they don't an assigned seat.
Wow. I've never ever found cheaper fares than Southwest and on Delta of all airlines give me a break. Maybe if you live in Atlanta but certainly not in Houston/New Orleans markets. And for those who refer to SWA as 'cattle car' I would gladly invite you to see what travel in a 'cattle car' really looks like. There is an orderly boarding process for those with half a brain.
.. Do WE .. really believe, that SWA will also maintain the AirTran "international routes"? .... Not I.
GOOD POINTS, THE CLASS WE FLY IN DELTA THEY ALLOW TWO BAGS PER PERSON NO CHG. I STILL LOVE SWA. WATCH FOR AROUND THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, VISION AIRLINES IS GOING TO COVER MOST MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH EXCELLENT RATES, MORE DIRECT FLIGHTS TO FL, ETC RATHER THAN CHANGING PLANES ON THE WAY. VISION IS A GREAT AIRLINE USING 737'S AND 767'S. HAVE A GREAT DAY. I AM A PILOT FLOWN MANY YEARS, BUT I LET SOMEONE ELSE DO THE WORK NOW.