http://www.businessweek.com/articles...mpaign_id=yhoo
The radical changes taking place this fall at Dallas Love Field Airport have touched off fierce jostling over space and odd fights over flights. It seemed possible that the small airport would lose five daily flights to the major travel hub of Atlanta, yet passengers would still be able to avail themselves twice daily of a departure to El Dorado, Ark. (population 18,000).
Good to know Virgin America has gate space for these important flts offered by SeaPort Airlines .
On Wednesday, just four days before Delta would have been forced out, United (UAL) stepped in to sublease space in a deal that will last through year’s end. Delta spokesman Trebor Banstetter said the carrier is still looking for a “permanent solution to allow for long-term service.”
So UA is going to triple the ground time to turn their RJ's. UA offered to step in and sublease a gate to DL for 3 months. That was nice.
In January, United plans to nearly double its current service from Love to its Houston hub. That decision drew a blast this week from Imperial Capital analyst Bob McAdoo, who called the new flights a sign of United’s “old-style airline thinking” that focuses on unprofitable market share. He warned that the Love Field move “is likely to be highly unprofitable” and suggested that United is either hoarding space or “getting in the way of Delta.” Many current United passengers are likely opt for Southwest’s new, more convenient nonstops at Love, McAdoo said.
I would sure take WN on a flt this short on a 737 vs UA's RJ's. The analyst tells it like it is.