Good news for Charleston and Greenville - Spartanburg populations, bad news for the cities that Southwest has served for years. Now when Southwest expands it cancels existing flights and uses those assets for service at the new destination. It is not always the case of whether an existing flight is profitable or not, but rather can that aircraft be more profitable when used elsewhere. This has led to some really inconvenient schedules and the need to fly other airlines.
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03-25-2010
01:26 PM
5 Loves
It appears that Southwest is continuing to change its business model. From being a point to point airline to a semi-hub and spoke system centered around major city airports. Significant schedule cut backs and inconvenient flight times at its original customer base airports have caused some very loyal customers to have to look at other airline's flights. One has the feeling of being abandoned after supporting Southwest Airlines for so many years.
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04-27-2007
08:38 PM
3 Loves
I have to say that Islip MacArthur Airport is my favorite airport. It has so many positive attributes. It is easy to get to by car or via the Long Island Railroad. The terminal is new , clean, spacious and user friendly. The time from arriving at the terminal, passing through security and on to your gate rarely exceeds 10 to 15 minutes. Baggage claim is efficient and you have to walk only a few steps to be curbside. The cost of parking is very reasonable too with even the long term parking lot within a few minutes of the terminal.
If there is a negative it is that Southwest hasn't increased its flights to more destinations since the new wing opened.
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