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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 11:00 pm
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Originally Posted by primusux
Having flown southwest quite often, I really can't see the business travelers moving to Southwest. Both companies I've worked for still require you to use AA or United. The only time Southwest is permitted is when the others have no routes.
I guess they don't mind if people miss important meetings due to delayed flights, since AA and UA had the worst on-time percentages in the latest air travel consumer report. AA and UA have networks heavily dependent on ORD, so you're playing ORD weather lottery every time you fly AA or UA.
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