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Old Aug 9, 2004, 8:53 pm
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Originally Posted by geo1005
iflyswa.com, I'm not sure what your motive is here? Why the passion that is somehow determined to position US vs. Southwest? If you want a meal you can eat a can of tuna; you can go to McDonalds; you can hit the local Olive Garden or perhaps drop a $100 at that nice place down the street, or you can jet off to Paris for 3 Michelin stars and a $2,200 charge to your AMEX. Why can't several succesful airlines occupy different points of the market without this antagonism?

At some point there is a level of ammenities that people will pay for. For a lot of people that level is found exactly where Southwest has possitioned itself. And, IMO, that's just fine and dandy. Some folks just want a cheap ticket from point A to B and that's all.?
What's ironic is that I currrently prefer a higher level of service and am willing to pay for it but perceive the quality of a JetBlue (or possibly SWA) flight to be higher at the lower price point.