WN is a great airline with great employees. This is a preemptive strike against Republic to hem them into the eastern US, and a strategic strike against United at DEN. The gates alone are worth the WN bid, with destinations to DCA, ATL, and Mexico, this is a good deal. Yes, F9 and WN have numerous common destinations, so now with these airlines merging, needless over-capacity can be reduced with added profitability (not necessarily higher ticket prices).
WN has very patient and careful management who will determine how best to keep enlist loyal F9 DEN customers to fly WN. WN will remain a Boeing brand, finding a suitable home for the 18 Airbus aircraft F9 operators drawing from the 400+ B737s WN operates to fill the gaps. This is a non-issue.
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