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Old Nov 6, 2009, 5:17 am
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knope2001
 
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Originally Posted by BlueHorseShoe2000
"Milwaukee is going to be a drain for everybody who is operating there despite all the harsh words and the strong rhetorics, the fact of the matter is Midwest continues to produce a double digit – and you can go look at the T100 data and figure this out yourself, and head-to-head market producing a double-digit premium on RASM to our competitors in Milwaukee
From the most recent fare data -- 2nd quarter of this year -- Midwest had a a fare premium over AirTran in every competitive market:

4.3% ….... Atlanta
43.3% ….. Boston
23.3% ….. Denver
24.1% ….. Las Vegas
24.3% ….. Los Angeles
26.5% ….. La Guardia
7.8% ….... Orlando
26.3% ….. Seattle
19.6% ….. Tampa
38.8% ….. Washington

Supporters of low-cost carriers bang the drum of Cost constantly but never want to talk about the revenue side of things. Well, with Midwest costs are coming in line with LCC's, their planes are as full or fuller, and they generally have a higher portion of local traffic. Am I missing something here?
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