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[WorldTraveler]

the only place I used the term "run" in my post was to say that WN is a well run company.
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I didn't say WN would run.  Your response to me should focus on what I wrote, not what someone else posted in the thread.
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I agree with you that it makes good business sense for WN NOT to get into a fare war at this point.
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You yourself would also do well to understand that what WN accomplished in the past was driven by a much larger cost advantage it had to the industry than it has right now.  WN won a lot of competitive battles before other carriers organized in BK and then also when WN had a cost advantage driven by its fuel hedges.  
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Right now, WN's cost advantage to US is about 10% and DL over the past year has had a lower mainline CASM than WN.  That is precisely why WN is not trying to engage in a costly market share battle at the same time it is trying to finish its merger with FL - where WN has alot of work to do to get FL's network to a place that is compatible with the way WN does business.
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Once again, I have repeatedly said WN is a well run company and they will adapt.  For now, their finances do not allow them to get into a costly market share contest in the NE-PHL markets and they have wisely chosen to focus their attention elsewhere.