50 New cities?
May 16, 2014 | 4:40 pm
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He could also imply that Southwest wants to start service to Canada. Also, I would not be surprised if Southwest also tried flights to Dublin from somewhere like MHT. AFAIK ETOPS is not necessary for that route.
May 16, 2014 | 5:19 pm
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Don't blame the biz reporter - listen to G Kelly on the webcast, about 18:45 in.
'50 new destinations, compared to 96 today,' so he's not talking about city pairs.
Regrettably his remarks about '15 new destinations from Love Field' were a bit sloppy as he didn't specify these as new non-stop services. Is anything thus announced for DAL actually a new destination not already served by WN/FL?
http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=98670
'50 new destinations, compared to 96 today,' so he's not talking about city pairs.
Regrettably his remarks about '15 new destinations from Love Field' were a bit sloppy as he didn't specify these as new non-stop services. Is anything thus announced for DAL actually a new destination not already served by WN/FL?
http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=98670
I have no idea how they are going to accomplish it.
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May 16, 2014 | 6:05 pm
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May 16, 2014 | 6:26 pm
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Still, it would seem difficult to come up with 50 potential destinations, even including Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, and Latin America and the Carribean. Unless... they are willing to change the formula and serve destinations less than daily and/or seasonally. Also, I wonder if there is any possibility that they would use SJU as a jumping off point to somewhere like Sao Paulo or Rio.
May 16, 2014 | 7:56 pm
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Unfortunately they have recently cut service to Bermuda
May 17, 2014 | 12:35 am
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You forgetting Haiti (PAP), Cuba (HAV), Barbados (BGI), Saint Lucia (UVF), Curacao (CUR), Providenciales "Provo" Turks and Caicos (PLS).
May 17, 2014 | 2:09 am
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Also can't ignore Spirit which has 25 nonstop destinations from FLL that follows this model. It'll be interesting to see what happens.
May 17, 2014 | 8:05 am
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Still wondering what the definition of 'destination' is... This statement doesn't sound like 15 brand new dots, but 15 new non-stop destinations out of Love:
"Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) will add 15 new domestic destinations from Love Field in October and November but the opportunity exists for many more, he said."
"Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) will add 15 new domestic destinations from Love Field in October and November but the opportunity exists for many more, he said."
May 17, 2014 | 11:47 am
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Still wondering what the definition of 'destination' is... This statement doesn't sound like 15 brand new dots, but 15 new non-stop destinations out of Love:
"Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) will add 15 new domestic destinations from Love Field in October and November but the opportunity exists for many more, he said."
"Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) will add 15 new domestic destinations from Love Field in October and November but the opportunity exists for many more, he said."
Cities (5) that Southwest will serve non-stop from Love Field starting Oct 13:
Baltimore/Washington, MD.
Chicago Midway, IL.
Denver, CO.
Las Vegas, NV.
Orlando, FL.
Cities (10) that Southwest will serve non-stop from Love Field starting Nov 2:
Atlanta, GA.
Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Los Angeles, CA.
Nashville, TN.
New York LaGuardia, NY.
Phoenix, AZ.
Orange County, CA.
San Diego, CA.
Tampa, FL.
Washington Reagan National
Baltimore/Washington, MD.
Chicago Midway, IL.
Denver, CO.
Las Vegas, NV.
Orlando, FL.
Cities (10) that Southwest will serve non-stop from Love Field starting Nov 2:
Atlanta, GA.
Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Los Angeles, CA.
Nashville, TN.
New York LaGuardia, NY.
Phoenix, AZ.
Orange County, CA.
San Diego, CA.
Tampa, FL.
Washington Reagan National
May 17, 2014 | 7:34 pm
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Look who has the highest margins right now? Airlines operating less than daily service. AirTran started doing that before WN took over. Look at how much F9 is expanding now with that formula.
Also can't ignore Spirit which has 25 nonstop destinations from FLL that follows this model. It'll be interesting to see what happens.
Also can't ignore Spirit which has 25 nonstop destinations from FLL that follows this model. It'll be interesting to see what happens.
May 17, 2014 | 7:53 pm
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Still wondering what the definition of 'destination' is... This statement doesn't sound like 15 brand new dots, but 15 new non-stop destinations out of Love:
"Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) will add 15 new domestic destinations from Love Field in October and November but the opportunity exists for many more, he said."
"Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) will add 15 new domestic destinations from Love Field in October and November but the opportunity exists for many more, he said."
A bit of smoke and mirrors if you ask me.
May 17, 2014 | 8:49 pm
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The 15 Dallas destinations comment is city pairs, lines on a map, all to cities already served in the WN network, and has no bearing on the 50 destination comment.
May 17, 2014 | 9:05 pm
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WN clarified the 50 new destinations comment as dots on a map, not lines on a map. I don't understand how you are still confused about this.
The 15 Dallas destinations comment is city pairs, lines on a map, all to cities already served in the WN network, and has no bearing on the 50 destination comment.
The 15 Dallas destinations comment is city pairs, lines on a map, all to cities already served in the WN network, and has no bearing on the 50 destination comment.
May 17, 2014 | 9:52 pm
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