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[BuffaloJoe]

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.

They would be better off serving Richmond. The IAD passengers are not that budget oriented too much.

 

[AIRBORN1]

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.

I hate to say it! I would agree very much being from Virgina. Virgina people have class... Southwest and airtrans are always empty when i commute on them to florida. It's wonder they still fly out of dulles?

 

[mga707]

Virgina people have class...

Hows 'bout those of us without a 'Virgina'? B) B)

 

[BuffaloJoe]

Hows 'bout those of us without a 'Virgina'? B) B)

Must be George Washington chopping down that "Cherry Tree"!

 

[markkus757]

I hate to say it! I would agree very much being from Virgina. Virgina people have class...

yes, but apparently not spelling classes...

 

[KCFlyer]

I hate to say it! I would agree very much being from Virgina. Virgina people have class... Southwest and airtrans are always empty when i commute on them to florida. It's wonder they still fly out of dulles?

Eastern Virginia must have more class than brains I guess. I know when Sprint and Nextel merged, the Nextel employees were whining that there is no way they were moving from Reston to Kansas City. Too bad for them...for what they pay for this in the DC area, they could have this.

 

[I'mRayFlyMe]

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

Surprised no one else has caught this yet, but April 31?????

 

[USCREW]

Eastern Virginia must have more class than brains I guess. I know when Sprint and Nextel merged, the Nextel employees were whining that there is no way they were moving from Reston to Kansas City. Too bad for them...for what they pay for this in the DC area, they could have this.

Well in regards to intelligence, the Washington area rates very high statistically. This results in having two professionals bringing in a very high household income compared to the rest of the nation. There's a reason why Kansas City is less expensive...

Here's the income ranking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest-incom...e_United_States

RANK ORDER OF INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT
RANK STATE SMART RATING 2005-2006 RANK CHANGE
1 Vermont 18.57 1 0
2 Massachusetts 16.09 3 1
3 Connecticut 14.46 2 -1
4 New Jersey 14.35 4 0
5 Maine 10.79 5 0
6 Virginia 10.07 7 1
7 Montana 9.55 9 2
8 Wisconsin 9.04 8 0
9 Iowa 8.82 14 5
10 Pennsylvania 8.69 11 1
11 Nebraska 6.40 12 1
12 New Hampshire 5.90 15 3
13 Minnesota 5.33 6 -7
14 Rhode Island 4.31 16 2
15 Arkansas 4.27 13 -2
16 New York 3.66 10 -6
17 South Dakota 3.25 18 1
18 Maryland 2.27 19 1
19 Wyoming 1.35 17 -2
20 Idaho 1.29 28 8
21 North Dakota 0.95 20 -1
22 Missouri 0.94 21 -1
23 North Carolina 0.84 22 -1
24 Indiana 0.06 26 2
25 Texas -0.11 24 -1
26 South Carolina -1.19 29 3
27 Colorado -1.32 23 -4
28 Delaware -2.47 25 -3
29 Florida -2.90 36 7
30 Tennessee -3.01 41 11
31 Kentucky -3.24 35 4
32 Arkansas -3.44 37 5
33 Washington -3.85 30 -3
34 Ohio -4.00 31 -3
35 Kansas -4.32 32 -3
36 Oklahoma -5.81 39 3
37 West Virginia -5.82 34 -3
38 Utah -6.30 33 -5
39 Michigan -6.43 27 -12
40 Oregon -6.87 38 -2
41 Georgia -6.92 40 -1
42 Hawaii -9.31 42 0
43 New Mexico -10.60 48 5
44 Louisiana -10.95 45 1
45 Alabama -11.00 43 -2
46 Alaska -11.91 44 -2
47 California -13.10 46 -1
48 Mississippi -14.78 49 1
49 Nevada -15.81 47 -2
50 Arizona -17.61 50 0
The table above shows how each state scored in Morgan Quitno’s fifth annual Smartest State Award

 

[KCFlyer]

USCrew...my point was when someone uses the word "class"...then misspells his own state...someone has to question if class equals brains. My second point related to Sprint/Nextel...the Nextel folks in Reston turned up their noses at the mere thought of relocating to Kansas. Bear in mind - they wouldn't have taken pay cuts, so if they can afford the $425,000 house in Reston, they could afford a whole lot more house in KC. In fact...if they were happy with the $425,000 house in Reston, they'd get in to one like it here for about $120k. So it's fine if they want to be snooty...us midwesterners are glad to fly Southwest and live in downright luxury compared to those who wouldn't set foot on a Southwest jet because they have so much "class".

 

[WNjetdoc]

Your post is total BS. Go back to your UAL board and spend time with the other miserable dorks over there.

I pulled the loads from IAD to MCO and TPA for this past sunday and monday. Sunday, MCO booked to 113 and 134. TPA booked to 77.

Monday was, MCO, 62 and 126, TPA 133.

Hate to say it but I am calling BS on you even flying SWA from IAD. If you work for UAL then why bother flying on our sucky airline?

I hate to say it! I would agree very much being from Virgina. Virgina people have class... Southwest and airtrans are always empty when i commute on them to florida. It's wonder they still fly out of dulles?

 

[WNjetdoc]

Why would SWA want to buy UAL? What a major pain in the arse that would be, taking on all that attitude, on top of every other problem UAL has.

No thanks, :down:

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

 

[BuffaloJoe]

[quote name='I'mRayFlyMe' post='486566' date='May 15 2007, 04:31 AM']Surprised no one else has caught this yet, but April 31?????[/quote]
Now that its May, I guess the May 32,2007.

 

[CK2795]

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.

"Cheap and embarassing?" Hmmm, I guess that's why all the SWA flights I've worked out of IAD have been full. I also guess that's why we get so many onboard "thank yous" for finally coming to IAD. And as for NOVA not "settling for a cattle-car, not at any price"...I guess SWA's fares were just the ticket (pun intended) for them to get over being embarassed. Unless you are at the gates counting our pax for every flight and documenting the comments we hear on every flight, I highly suggest that you speak to that which you know to be fact. And, if you ARE at our gates counting pax and documenting comments, how very sad for you.

 

[does this plane go to paris]

CK-

cheap and embarrassing is working for an airline thas been in BK court 3 times. cheap and embarrassing is going to the government asking for two bail outs. cheap and embarrassing is taking pay and benefits cuts. cheap and embarrassing is watching management enrich themselves on the employee's back. cheap and embarrassing is being lead by a ceo who has been arrested 4 times for DUI. cheap and embarrassing is being ranked at the bottom of the DOT ranking month after month. cheap and embarrassing is working for a company that can't settle one merger and tries another and in the process lets their product go down the drain. cheap and embarrassing is standing on the sidelines and watching the pilots of east fight with the pilots of the west.

 

[CK2795]

CK-

cheap and embarrassing is working for an airline thas been in BK court 3 times. cheap and embarrassing is going to the government asking for two bail outs. cheap and embarrassing is taking pay and benefits cuts. cheap and embarrassing is watching management enrich themselves on the employee's back. cheap and embarrassing is being lead by a ceo who has been arrested 4 times for DUI. cheap and embarrassing is being ranked at the bottom of the DOT ranking month after month. cheap and embarrassing is working for a company that can't settle one merger and tries another and in the process lets their product go down the drain. cheap and embarrassing is standing on the sidelines and watching the pilots of east fight with the pilots of the west.

I couldn't agree more!