Originally Posted by
peachfront
I don't understand this post. Industry consolidation does not create competition, nor is it good for the consumer... If people think a merger is about a free market or creating a free market, all I can say is, What planet is that again???
I think the poster meant WN introducing the "Southwest effect" @ ATL would be a good thing and force DL fares down. But you're right about Southwest rarely being a low-fare leader anymore. Some of those Business Select fares, especially, are comparatively outrageous.