UAL777DEN:
I can see COS/DEN being lumped together, since LUV would definitely create some drive traffic from DEN to COS!
LUV no longer serves SFO.
ManagementGuru:
I agree that FAT makes total sense for LUV. It makes me realize that once LUV is at FAT, it will have substantially replaced almost all former PSA/Air Cal service on the west coast. Most of it within 5 years of their mergers. Very impressive. The negative side is that, LUV has been trying to duplicate that success in the east, which seems to be the reason for putting off COS and FAT.
AirTran comments:
I still think that AirTran made a strategic blunder here. Which surprises me, because I've thought they've made some great decisions. I think there is a general idea out there that ATL-DEN/COS was just a touch out of reach for the B717, so no need to worry about AirTran. This shows that it is not, and that COS could be a target. If I were running LUV, COS just jumped in importance. I think if AirTran gets their first, COS folks will support it after getting snubbed by Southwest for so long.
I can see COS/DEN being lumped together, since LUV would definitely create some drive traffic from DEN to COS!
LUV no longer serves SFO.
ManagementGuru:
I agree that FAT makes total sense for LUV. It makes me realize that once LUV is at FAT, it will have substantially replaced almost all former PSA/Air Cal service on the west coast. Most of it within 5 years of their mergers. Very impressive. The negative side is that, LUV has been trying to duplicate that success in the east, which seems to be the reason for putting off COS and FAT.
AirTran comments:
I still think that AirTran made a strategic blunder here. Which surprises me, because I've thought they've made some great decisions. I think there is a general idea out there that ATL-DEN/COS was just a touch out of reach for the B717, so no need to worry about AirTran. This shows that it is not, and that COS could be a target. If I were running LUV, COS just jumped in importance. I think if AirTran gets their first, COS folks will support it after getting snubbed by Southwest for so long.