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On 6/26/2003 4:48:06 PM BDLDFW wrote:
Full competition between it''s airports? Hardly.
o LAX/SNA/ONT/LGB SNA & LGB are slot restricted.
o JFK/EWR/LGA LGA is perimeter & slot restricted, JFK is slot restricted.
o IAD/DCA/BWI DCA is perimeter & slot restricted.
Looks like DAL isn''t the only airport in a multi-airport area with artificial limitations.
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You''re right...it''s not perfect competition, but at least it is viable in the other cities. Of all of the airports listed above, SNA is perhaps the most restricted with slots and extreme time of day limitatioins. There is no perimiter, however, and that allows travel to other respectfully sized cities. Ture...DCA and LGA are perimiter restricted but it is a vast perimiter and exceptions are constantly made...especially in DCA. You can also argue that even if it was a much smaller perimiter in these cities, it still would be better situated than DAL due to the abundance of large markets within closer vicinity of LGA and DCA. The location of Dallas isn''t very condusive to close-range (1 state...sometimes 2 with the recent changes) perimiters.
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mga707:
There are a few more existing WN markets that they could add DAL nonstops to if they so chose: Even though the Wrong Amendment has been loosened to include AL and MS (and KS), WN has chosen not to fly DAL-JAN/BHM nonstop.
Also, they could reintroduce DAL nonstops to CRP and HRL, both of which were flown back in the intrastate days.
For whatever reason, WN''s DAL schedule has been static at right about 140 weekday departures for quite a few years now.
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The fact is markets such as JAN, BHM, CRP, and HRL to DAL aren''t sufficient enough to capture WN''s interest and most likely wouldn''t be extremely profitable. If the WA were repealed, WN could connect the dots and fly DAL-LAX/PHX/MDW/ISP/FLL/PVD/MHT....etc. Far bigger markets. WN will not expand much beyond their current schedule at DAL until they can fly into better markets. The WA is only a deal that allows near monopolization of the best routes by AA. Why do you think that the only changes to it have been to add states such as AL and MS with relatively small metros and extremely small airline markets?