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Old Oct 12, 2020 | 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by bocastephen
Seems to me they smell blood in the water and it's time to start poaching key UA routes.
On the assumption that people fly UA due to the splendor of IAH or ORD? Is Southwest going to start flying to Tokyo or Shanghai?

This smacks of desperation by WN more than anything else. They're going to torpedo their business strategy in order to... what, exactly?

Originally Posted by uastarflyer
It can only help lower prices I pay to fly UA. Whenever I fly again I should say.

WN is a great asset to consumers, even if you never step foot on their plane.
Eh, 20 years ago, yes. These days, I don't think it makes much difference. WN hasn't offered significantly lower fares than their competition in a long time.
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