Originally Posted by
kerflumexed
I am sure SWA has never had a repo. I think the closest they came was in the early days when they had to sell an airplane in order to meet payroll. This event spawned the 15 minute turn.
Yeah, I kind of doubted that it was a real "repo" (i.e. taking the airplane back because SWA didn't make its payments). If one did happen, perhaps there is an interesting story behind it?
I believe it probably was more like returning a plane at the end of a lease, which is hardly a repo. More like returning your rent-a-car, except that the "rent a plane" company has to come get it at DAL or whereever!
Might be good if Discovery Channel and Popovich clarified this, but clarity on Flyer Talk is good enough for me!
