Originally Posted by mbreuer

I doubt it... they won't go before NW, Delta, etc. The fuel prices affect everyone except for Southwest. Southwest doesn't have enough capacity to meet overall travel demand, and if they did I doubt they have enough fuel futures to account for increased capacity. Look for reductions in service on airlines/aircraft with the highest fuel costs (Like NW DC9s). Fewer available seats will lead to higher fares. CO should be OK in that scenario. Not sure about NW or DL.