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In Topic: US Airways' Pa. fares to jump from $118 to $698

01 December 2011 - 12:20 AM

Reed Richards, on 29 November 2011 - 11:19 PM, said:

I defer to you. But ask why three of SWA's supposedly big performing routes (at least for commuters

) are being dropped in Jan, all out of PHL?

RR

Sorry, I should've been more clear by bolding or italicizing the word "slightly." These PHL shorthaul routes were among some of the worst performers in their entire system. Not surprisingly, their recent cutbacks (PHL and the Pac NW) have been in markets where they are at a competitive disadvantage compared to the competition (US and AS, respectively). WN, like most carriers these days, is realizing that there are certain markets where they have a competitive advantage - pure P2P in fortress legacy hubs isn't one of them - and they are focusing on those markets.

In Topic: US Airways' Pa. fares to jump from $118 to $698

29 November 2011 - 10:55 PM

Amazing then that I can find a flight for $199rt (plus taxes/fees) for travel leaving 12Jan and returning 17Jan.

This reporter couldn't possibly have tried to pick the worst possible scenario to paint an unfavorable picture, could he have?  Nah, that would never happen...

In all seriousness though, yes fares will rise.  Why should they stay at current levels?  WN just proved that these low fares were unsustainable.

Reed Richards, on 29 November 2011 - 10:26 PM, said:

I believe the exit of SWA from PIT-PHL (and JAX-PHL, MHT-PHL) had more to do with its realignment with the Tranny guys. Maybe even the slightly underperforming markets are getting the onceover.

Slightly underperforming? There was nothing "slightly underperforming" about WN's shorthaul PHL markets.

In Topic: Slot Swap

23 November 2011 - 02:26 PM

WorldTraveler, on 23 November 2011 - 08:55 AM, said:

looks like the total value of the slot auction is about $100M... the 2 LGA bundles each yielded about $30M and the DCA bundle $40M.
The two $32M bids for the LGA bundles are the exact same value so could be the same party.. if so, then the next highest bid is $17M... so could be a total of about $90M.

http://www.bloomberg...on-in-bids.html

Seems as if B6 was the high bidder at both DCA and LGA, while WS was the second highest bidder at LGA and will receive the second bundle there.

In Topic: US Airways & American to Code Share?

15 November 2011 - 08:59 PM

Jester, on 15 November 2011 - 08:30 PM, said:

Wasn't there just a reduction in flights from DFW in an announced round of furloughs a couple months ago? Maybe the intention is to have AA make those flights instead? US reduces its flights in BOS, and yet, AA (and AE) happens to have still a sizable presence to maybe make-up the difference?

The only reductions at DFW lately have been the LAS-DFW flights which has everything to do with LAS and nothing with DFW. DFW has actually started seeing regular 321s to both CLT and PHX.

In Topic: Slot Swap

28 October 2011 - 12:01 AM

Perhaps the terminology I'm looking for was call option instead of first right of refusal.

The US Execs were certainly coy about it when asked about it on the investor call today but ultimately made it sound that it was akin to that.