Originally Posted by billiam
SW is not always cheaper that CO out of HOU vs IAH either, at least at the times I checked. CO will match when SW has the $99 one-ways to the west coast, with RT fares around $200. However, most of the time, the RT price on SW is around $300, +/- $20, and CO is often cheaper or close to SW.
I've posted about the premium of flying out of a hub in the past
. In fact now that EFD is a thing of the past, I'm once again thinking about AA. Extra miles (to connect in DFW), more room in coach, more destinations I want to fly to.
DFW also has a hub premium, but of course it wouldn't be as bad flying out of HOU or IAH.
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billiam is right about SW not necessarily being cheaper. They brand themselves as LCC, and the person who flies once or twice a year will simply use them without checking CO's prices. I too have found cheper prices on some routes that SW flies on CO.
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