US Airways beats back SWA at BDL w/RJ's

[Elevation]

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But Southwest service here also will shrink a bit after March 10, when it stops flying between Philadelphia and Hartford, Conn., according to information on the airline's Web site. The airline, which has 65 flights daily out of Philadelphia, has made no announcement about abandoning the route.

Southwest will use jets that had been on the Hartford route to add flights between Philadelphia and other existing routes, to Manchester, N.H.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Tampa and West Palm Beach, Fla., spokeswoman Linda Rutherford said.

Southwest has three round-trip flights a day on the Philadelphia-Hartford route, using 130-seat Boeing 737 jets. US Airways Express, the only other carrier with nonstop flights, has eight daily round-trips, most of them using 50-seat regional jets.

Kelly, speaking to analysts and reporters in a conference call, said Southwest's growth at Philadelphia International "has been throttled to a degree"

Fighting back one airport at a time. Good Job.

 

[US1YFARE]

4 E-170's which are flown by Republice but to the customer look and feel like M/L

Now that is insulting--you are saying that a Repugnant FA looks and feels like a M/L FA!

 

[hula-flyguy]

Now that is insulting--you are saying that a Repugnant FA looks and feels like a M/L FA!

That's just plain mean.

 

[Itestwell]

Now that is insulting--you are saying that a Repugnant FA looks and feels like a M/L FA!

And you want Tempe to take you seriously on here....

 

[US1YFARE]

And you want Tempe to take you seriously on here....

Oh, you must be one of THOSE pesky FA's who is there for my safety and not my comfort

 

[BoeingBoy]

While the victory is nice and proves that SWA is not unbeatable, it gives me pause to ponder where SWA will deploy those assets going forward.

Southwest will use jets that had been on the Hartford route to add flights between Philadelphia and other existing routes, to Manchester, N.H.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Tampa and West Palm Beach, Fla., spokeswoman Linda Rutherford said.

As for "throttling back in PHL"....

Kelly, speaking to analysts and reporters in a conference call, said Southwest's growth at Philadelphia International "has been throttled to a degree" because it has not been able to lease more than eight gates, four in Terminal D and four in Terminal E.

Southwest Airlines plans to announce as soon as this spring new routes from Philadelphia International Airport, using five additional departure gates in Terminal E that it expects to have by Oct. 15, chief executive officer Gary C. Kelly said yesterday.

Jim

 

[Itestwell]

Oh, you must be one of THOSE pesky FA's who is there for my safety and not my comfort

Oh heavens, no. Youre a big boy, put your seat up when you want to. I am there to give you half a mini at 30 minute intervals. No more, no less.

Plus, I think that I am still pretty easy on the eyes, at least thats what my mom tells me.... h34r:

 

[US1YFARE]

Plus, I think that I am still pretty easy on the eyes, at least thats what my mom tells me.... h34r:

Awww, how sweet, a mama's boy...suddenly everything makes sense...

And, whose eyes are you easy on, Stevie Wonder's?

 

[Itestwell]

Awww, how sweet, a mama's boy...suddenly everything makes sense...

And, whose eyes are you easy on, Stevie Wonder's?

Yes, and could you believe that I would still pass a weight check? Imagine!

 

[US1YFARE]

Yes, and could you believe that I would still pass a weight check? Imagine!

View attachment 5542maybe at a truck weighing station....... B)

 

[Itestwell]

View attachment 5542maybe at a truck weighing station....... B)

that was cute. Thx for the laugh...I'll take the "long load," please....

 

[Travels2mch]

IAs for how they "Feel" I can't say as I've never "felt" a flight attendent

"Don't knock it till........"

 

[JS]

Well, this is unfortunate. I flew BDL-PHL once, on Southwest. That was back in the GoFares days -- $39 one way plus tax. How much will US charge now? $399?