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Analyst calls Southwest's bid for Frontier Airlines a 'great move'

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Southwest Airlines Co.'s planned bid for bankrupt Frontier Airlines is getting good early reviews, even though the two airlines would have to reconcile their fleets of Boeing and Airbus planes.

Roger King, an airline analyst with CreditSights, told the Dallas Business Journal on Thursday that Dallas-based Southwest's bid would be a "great move from a strategy standpoint." King said it's time-consuming and costly for airlines to add cities and grow market share by adding flights over a period of time.

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