Originally Posted by
elitetraveler
I did read the article. Your response is a good example of not being able to see the forest through the trees, or perhaps just a deliberate intention to bypass reality.
WN cater to over 40 million business travelers a year .- they roughly fly as many business travelers within the US as DL, UA and more than AA, all be it a lower percentage. Continuing to try and dismiss WN as a kettle airline is a waste of your time. And overall they are a $16 billion company.
My father is a good example of a WN flyer. He is a DL PM, but does >50% of his flying on WN (based out of MCI). He doesn't drink while working/travelling (how does he take it?), and appreciates what he views as hustle on the part of WN employees. Although he is a SkyClub member (company bennie), he prefers not to go. He chooses routes/times based solely on convenience, which unfortunately puts him on a lot of CRJs on DL.
I respect the heck out of WN, but I prefer the perks of putting all of my eggs in the DL/SkyTeam basket. Although lots of us tend to scoff at biz travelers taking WN, the fact is that for lots of people, flying WN allows one to arrive home earlier than routing through ATL/DTW/MSP/SLC and without having to endure CRJs. To each his own, I guess...