Yanqui,
True, a lot of un-used gates will be demolished. BUT, the agreement states that new airlines at LUV will get gates if they request them.
So, Air Tran, or anyone else, can come to LUV anytime that they want. Southwest and American will have to make room if asked.
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As I read the agreement, Southwest cannot fly to say, Nebraska, without giving up more gates, even if Congress decides to go ahead and exclude extra states from the agreement.
If that's true, what's to stop Air Trans from coming to Dallas Luv and fly the routes that congress allows that are outside of this agreement?
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Don't change the open seating policy!
While sitting at a Delta gate in Houston recently, I noticed that the gate agent was making his THIRD "Final" boarding call
while several passengers wandered the gate and gift shops, knowing they really, really didn't have to get on because,
"They had a seat assignment".
Keep the turns short and the airplanes in the air!
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