More on the SWA/ATA 'code share'

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Clark W. Griswold, Jr. <spamtrap100.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:
 > A Guy Called Tyketto <tyketto.DeleteThis@sbcglobal.net.invalid> wrote:
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  >> This should shed some light on the plans for ATA and SWA to
  >>work together at MDW. In short, this gives SWA indirect footprints (via
  >>ATA) in cities that SWA doesn't fly to, including DEN, NYC, BOS, SFO
  >>(again), and many more.
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 > Dang. This means cheap trips to the UK & Europe from Boston are available to
 > mid-continent SWA cities now. Not bad.

  What I find funny about this, is that SWA quietly slips into
MSP to give NWA and MEP some competition. Plus they steer clear of any
conflicts involving DFW and the Wright Amendment. ATA will still run
that route under their own hood, and have nothing to do with SWA there.
Pretty slick.

    BL.
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 > This should shed some light on the plans for ATA and SWA to
 > work together at MDW. In short, this gives SWA indirect footprints (via
 > ATA) in cities that SWA doesn't fly to, including DEN, NYC, BOS, SFO
 > (again), and many more.

But, somewhat surprisingly, according to today's Dallas Morning News, not
DFW. Southwest says they don't want to confuse the issue as they lobby for
the repeal of the Wright Amendment.

Jeff

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 > Enjoy.
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 > BL.
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Jeff Hacker <jhacker.DeleteThis@usa.net> wrote:
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 > "A Guy Called Tyketto" <tyketto.DeleteThis@sbcglobal.net.invalid> wrote in message
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  >> This should shed some light on the plans for ATA and SWA to
  >> work together at MDW. In short, this gives SWA indirect footprints (via
  >> ATA) in cities that SWA doesn't fly to, including DEN, NYC, BOS, SFO
  >> (again), and many more.
 >
 > But, somewhat surprisingly, according to today's Dallas Morning News, not
 > DFW. Southwest says they don't want to confuse the issue as they lobby for
 > the repeal of the Wright Amendment.
 >
  Actually, it shouldn't be surprising to anyone. It is to SWA's
advantage to NOT let a connecting flight from MDW on ATA fly to DFW.
proponents of the Wright Amendment would eat that up by saying that SWA
is using ATA to get around it.

  Either way it goes, SWA's main goal with the Wright Amendment
lobby for nixing it, is so it doesn't have to make that stop outside
Texas from Dallas. Going to DFW either directly or via ATA would
introduce a can of worms they would rather avoid period, let alone kill
their 20 minute turn around (if SWA flew the route). Let ATA proper fly
that route. Dallas is only one city to SWA. through them and ATA, they
have bigger fish to fry in the country.

    BL.
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