Originally Posted by
jsloan
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?
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.
But WN offers a better product. Exactly what, in your view, is the value proposition of United coach if we completely ignore the MP program for the comparison?