F9 q1 2010
Jun 29, 2010, 9:12 am
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F9 1st Quarter 2010
Last edited by mke9499; Jun 29, 2010 at 9:29 am
Jun 29, 2010, 1:59 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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How could they lose money relative to Southwest? Frontier's fares are higher, they charge bag fees, they charge change fees and they charge for Direct TV, or they charge for Classic or Classic Plus, which are even higher than Southwest most times. They fly to cities (like Akron, Fairbanks, Anchorage and several in Mexico) that Southwest won't go to, so they have a captive market for those and can charge even more. When Southwest enters a market they are in, they pull back service.
Could it be that when given the choice between higher fares and lower fares, people actually will go with the airline that has lower fares? Could people actually be smart enough to factor in bag fees and change fees in their purchasing decisions?
It appears that this is the case.
Could it be that when given the choice between higher fares and lower fares, people actually will go with the airline that has lower fares? Could people actually be smart enough to factor in bag fees and change fees in their purchasing decisions?
It appears that this is the case.
Jul 2, 2010, 4:54 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Florida
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I suspect it will get better in the summer before WN really starts squeezing F9 in DEN further. I'm not sure how long F9 can hold on at this rate.
DEN-RAP was just cancelled and DEN-BOI was cancelled "seasonally" for the late fall/Winter. We'll see if BOI really does come back next summer.
DEN-RAP was just cancelled and DEN-BOI was cancelled "seasonally" for the late fall/Winter. We'll see if BOI really does come back next summer.