WN at IAD

[BuffaloJoe]

When is the Hourly Flights between IAD-BWI going to start?

😀 :bleh: :bleh:

 

[flyingman]

is swa going to expand dulles airport at all? I am confused what was the reason for swa to go to washington Dulles besides to take over independance air ?.Thought they would put a bigger dent in to united airlines Dulles hub then they have by now !! I think in order to stay at dulles they need to expand MORE!!

 

[flyingman]

does dulles airport have a chance for to be on the san fran route list when they go back to SFO this year??

 

[BuffaloJoe]

is swa going to expand dulles airport at all? I am confused what was the reason for swa to go to washington Dulles besides to take over independance air ?.Thought they would put a bigger dent in to united airlines Dulles hub then they have by now !! I think in order to stay at dulles they need to expand MORE!!

Southwest is in negotiations with United Airlines on a merge deal likely to be announced on April 31,2007.

Tentative plans are to make BWI the primary HUB in the east. BWI offered to build a new International Terminal adjacent to Terminal A. The merged company will still have a sizable pressence at IAD with maintaining several International Routes. In the merger process the companies will eliminate the TED product and Airbus will be utilized on mostly eastern routes in the system. Boeing aircraft will be based in Denver and mainly fly to western cities. While Southwest based planes will sell their 737-300's to an unlisted airline. Both United and Southwest 737-500's will be retired by April 2009. Also this will include the sale of the 10 Boeing 767-300's to US Airways upon completion of the Merger. The Merger is expected to be completed by 4th Quater 2007. The announcement is expected on the 31st of this month.

 

[swflyer]

Southwest is in negotiations with United Airlines on a merge deal likely to be announced on April 31,2007.

That's about as likely as 'flyingman' not posting the same Dulles question, albeit worded slightly differently, again. <_<

 

[BuffaloJoe]

That's about as likely as 'flyingman' not posting the same Dulles question, albeit worded slightly differently, again. <_<

Well I couldn't think of another airline that has a big pressence out of IAD except B6, but that would've been more far fetched.

 

[Flying Photog]

Southwest is in negotiations with United Airlines on a merge deal likely to be announced on April 31,2007.

Tentative plans are to make BWI the primary HUB in the east. BWI offered to build a new International Terminal adjacent to Terminal A. The merged company will still have a sizable pressence at IAD with maintaining several International Routes. In the merger process the companies will eliminate the TED product and Airbus will be utilized on mostly eastern routes in the system. Boeing aircraft will be based in Denver and mainly fly to western cities. While Southwest based planes will sell their 737-300's to an unlisted airline. Both United and Southwest 737-500's will be retired by April 2009. Also this will include the sale of the 10 Boeing 767-300's to US Airways upon completion of the Merger. The Merger is expected to be completed by 4th Quater 2007. The announcement is expected on the 31st of this month.

What kind of CRACK have you been smoking buddy? I think Southwest is about 1000 times more likely to buy out Alaska or even AirTran before UA.

and yes, I know you were joking...

 

[flyingman]

is any else surprised yet other than me that swa has not added any new destinations to washington Dulles? I thought they would have wanted to compete more with united airliines by now like for example IAD -DEN route or coast to coast flights with united like san diego -dulles, lax-dulles direct? wasn't the main reason to go to dulles was to compete with united airlines?

 

[BoeingBoy]

wasn't the main reason to go to dulles was to compete with united airlines?

I certainly can't speak for WN management, but I suspect the reason they went to IAD was bacause they thought that the markets they'd serve from there would be profitable.

Jim

 

[KCFlyer]

I certainly can't speak for WN management, but I suspect the reason they went to IAD was bacause they thought that the markets they'd serve from there would be profitable.

Jim

AMEN Jim. I don't think WN enters any market looking to capture "market share"...just profit.

 

[flyingman]

why is southwest not growing their washington dulles hub? I thought they were going to take the swa routes and add more to washington dulles it sounded to me like thats why they wanted to jump on washington dulles airports opening?.Could anyone please explain to me why we went to washington dulles, I thought it was to give dulles a low cost carrier? could southwest not be growing due to getting gates issue ? when they pick dulles the new city do you think they regret it now? I just don't understand going to dulles and can not connect the swa route map with dulles with the reasoning to go to that airport?

 

[KCFlyer]

why is southwest not growing their washington dulles hub? I thought they were going to take the swa routes and add more to washington dulles it sounded to me like thats why they wanted to jump on washington dulles airports opening?.Could anyone please explain to me why we went to washington dulles, I thought it was to give dulles a low cost carrier? could southwest not be growing due to getting gates issue ? when they pick dulles the new city do you think they regret it now? I just don't understand going to dulles and can not connect the swa route map with dulles with the reasoning to go to that airport?

16 posts and all Dulles. You know...they have a lot of nonstops to Chicago...and from their the entire SWA system is available. Did none of the responses to your 15 other threads satisfy you??

 

[AIRBORN1]

Southwest is in negotiations with United Airlines on a merge deal likely to be announced on April 31,2007.

Tentative plans are to make BWI the primary HUB in the east. BWI offered to build a new International Terminal adjacent to Terminal A. The merged company will still have a sizable pressence at IAD with maintaining several International Routes. In the merger process the companies will eliminate the TED product and Airbus will be utilized on mostly eastern routes in the system. Boeing aircraft will be based in Denver and mainly fly to western cities. While Southwest based planes will sell their 737-300's to an unlisted airline. Both United and Southwest 737-500's will be retired by April 2009. Also this will include the sale of the 10 Boeing 767-300's to US Airways upon completion of the Merger. The Merger is expected to be completed by 4th Quater 2007. The announcement is expected on the 31st of this month.

Well this person might be right.. Delta might end up with Jetblue so why not United with SW? who knows?????

 

[Be Careful What You Wish For.]

I thouhght April Fools was April 1?

 

[USCREW]

SWA is but an afterthought to the NOVA crowd. One thing about the people in NOVA is they like to be treated like they are special. Something about the area that has turned them into believing they are somehow better than the rest of the country. I true NOVA snob would not be caught dead boarding an SWA jet. They either want to be 1K's on UAL or they will reward themselves with a nice comfy TV B6 flight. Flying SWA to NOVA is like riding Greyhound or shopping at WALMART. They won't do it.

Perhaps if the Hanes Wife Beater futures go up in NOVA then SWA may have a chance of generating some grip. In the mean time their "noses" will be bloodied by the other carriers at IAD.

Spot on! SW is considered "cheap and embarassing". It's for people who are willing to drive a long distance to save a buck (e.g. BWI). Now that SW is at IAD, people will still choose a legacy carrier. Look at what happened to Independence and their $29 LAS flights--people from BWI would drive all the way to IAD for that. NOVA has a very affluent group and will not settle for a cattle-car, not at any price.