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Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
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I would be sad to see jetBlue leave the intra-California market. For almost a decade they have been setting low prices that Southwest has quietly matched. I subscribe to jetBlue's fare sale emails for exactly that purpose.
jetBlue's low fares have saved me thousands of dollars flying Southwest from LAX. Currently there's a market share war between Southwest and Alaska/VX, but I'm pretty sure Southwest will jack up their fares when that fight ends.
Edited to add: Interesting article, Seth. Long Beach residents will regret their mistreatment of jetBlue after jetBlue leaves town and everyone has to drive to LAX or Orange County.