SWA to buy AIRTRAN
May 9, 2011, 11:04 pm
#406
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May 11, 2011, 1:46 pm
#408
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Seems unlikely that will ever happen.
You will be able to use WN on Airtran flights when those flights become WN flights. WN has said it will happen slowly over 2 years.
You will be able to use WN on Airtran flights when those flights become WN flights. WN has said it will happen slowly over 2 years.
Jul 9, 2011, 11:02 pm
#409
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Southwest: Layoffs are not part of merger
DMN Airline Biz Blog post:Of course I would expect a good number of AirTran HQ employees would choose not to relocate to Dallas, and I doubt they would all be replaced by new hires, so there will be some workforce reduction cost savings.
Article excerpt:
Proposed new entry for the Glossary:
*NRS: Net Revenue Synergies
Article excerpt:
Kelly then estimated $400 million in net revenue synergies when AirTran is fully integrated with Southwest. The two airlines will operate separately until next year.
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NRS*: higher average airfares thanks to WN no longer having to discount fares to compete with FL
Jul 11, 2011, 6:07 am
#410
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AirTran was able to be in a joint FF arrangement with Frontier for three years or so, reconciling both the fact that Frontier used miles vs. segments and the fact that Frontier had no first class.
Then, in their merger Frontier and Midwest pulled this off MUCH faster from an FF, ticketing and customer service policy. For them, the HR and technical issues came later, not first.
But I guess the reason this can't/won't work is because this merged airline has to go through these steps with careful thought. The employees all now share the same neck lanyard to clip on their ID cards. Next the crack merger team can go for something really big, like deciding how to get the free drink coupons recognized on both carriers.
Jul 11, 2011, 9:36 am
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