Shame on you Southwest! I don't care how you try to spin this it looks bad to everyone else outside of canyon blue land. I hope the DOJ steps in and sees this for what it is.
Comments are 2 to 1 against WN doing this. It looks like Paula has given up trying to respond.
F9 did not ask WN for help. F9 has a plan of sponsorship and was exiting bankruptcy within a week with no help from WN. Frontier now has one of the lowest CASM's of any major airline in North America. They have made 8 consecutive months of profits by matching WN's ridiculously low fares. WN has never seen a competitor like F9. I wonder if this is the first time that WN hasn't been able to claim they are the price leader. There was no Southwest effect in Denver when WN came back after a 20 year absence. The only effect was more loyalty towards F9 and record load factors. I hear F9's July LF will be a company record, so we can only assume that July will mark the 9th consecutive profitable month.
The news is reporting a Frontier employee rally in downtown Denver tomorrow. I may go down there to show them my support. Can WN take this hit to their image? Are they really prepared to ask the people of Colorado to fly WN after they eliminate their beloved hometown airline of 15 years. F9 is no ATA. F9 does not need WN. This is nothing more than a hostile takeover in order to eliminate their first true competition. And as others have mentioned, do you really expect people to believe a WN takeover will increase competition? I don't even think the WN employees believe that. Here's some advice for you WN - Just because you say something doesn't make it true!
If you can't beat them, buy them!
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