<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cigarman:
... perhaps you might be interested to learn the only 2 domestic top 10 carriers making money are the 2 you speculate win go under. Both CO and WN have much LOWER labor costs than the airlines you feel will dominate.</font>
Cigarman, I agree--but without short turnaround times to maximize the efficiency of its fleet, Southwest could have trouble. They need lots of (read: frequent) full flights to maintain their current level of profitability. Holding aircraft on the ground for inspection/longer boarding times will definitely put a dent in that part of the business model.