Originally Posted by EWR-6785
I have to say this may be an interesting strategy.
Perhaps DL feels that Southwest will so undermine US that US will greatly cut back its PHL fortress hub, or may not survive.
I agree with your thoughts on that!
Originally Posted by EWR-6785
The full fare business traveller in PHL currently flies US to reach most cities. Southwest may be great, but it isn't a full network carrier, and there are an awful lot of places you can't get to on Southwest. Perhaps DL believes that they can lay the groundwork to pick up high value business pax through the Atlanta hub once US is mortally wounded.
Most places (not all) I need to get to I can do on WN and I don't have to change planes. On DL I wind up in JFK or ATL changing planes.... not what I call a good reason just to fly DL. If WN flies there and I can go direct verses changing planes on DL, why should I fly DL?