Who should get the last 2 gates @ Love Field: Virgin America or Southwest ? (Dallas: how much, cost)

[seat21d]

Originally Posted by JimBaker488

Talk about hypocrisy ! Southwest finally got out from under the "Wright Amendment" in North Texas, and now they want to impose their own set of controls on the competition at Love Field by way of excluding as many competitors as possible.

Why do you think they were able to come to the joint agreement with their foe American Airlines

[teb]

President Baraka said Virgin will be rolling up to those gates. ::slams gaval::

[Made_it_To_the_Metroplex]

Originally Posted by Johnhw2

Competition is a good thing. Virgin all the way is fine by me. With growth of the area we are going to see another terminal at DFW before too long and additional airlines will come in as our business pattern changes with growth and corporate relos

EXACTLY. As I've said in other threads, this city and region are large enough to adopt an "and" philosophy vs an "either/or" one.

[Adamson865]

Originally Posted by pappy97

I find it hard to believe that Dallas Area - SF Bay Area is not a big revenue generator for Southwest and Oakland is practically a west coast hub for Souhwest.

People come from California to Texas in U-Hauls, not in aeroplanes.

[move4ward]

Looks like AC Gonzalez is going to approve Virgin America for the last 2 gates.

City manager to approve Virgin America

[Made_it_To_the_Metroplex]

....and now he's punted. Why is it so hard to make a decision when the solution is so very clear?? DOH!!

[move4ward]

It's approved. City should have stayed out of it, as long as Virgin and American Airlines had a contract. This is good for news for people that fly either SW or Virgin America. If SW had nearly all the gates, they would have raised rates without any competition at Love.

City of Dallas gives OK for Virgin America to get two Love Field gates | Dallas Morning News

[Adamson865]

Bad decision, but SW will get the gates anyway in a couple years when Virgin "America" craters.

[Bill737]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

Thats the way I see it too and I work in the airline industry.

BlindLemonJello, Obviously you work or have worked for American. You are not hiding very well the sour grapes you have been venting over the fact that Southwest has murdered your precious monopoly hungry airline time after time in the marketplace. It took bankruptcy and a mega merger to get them out of a failed business model. They have pulled off their latest mastery by making Virgin go away from not only DFW, but also Philadelphia, the largest fortress hub of USAir and awarding them the 2 Love gates. Looking at the big picture, that's not an increase, but a net decrease in competition.

In time, the failed business model and its associated growing costs will once again catch up to AA, like it already is doing with United. Don Carty and David Cush fought hard to preserve the Wright Amendment while with American. Now they sing a different tune. I wonder if Mr. Carty, while with Virgin, will some day repeat the tune he sang several years ago: "I don't want to agree to anything that will jeopardize my senior managers".

[GoldFinger]

Originally Posted by Bill737

BlindLemonJello, Obviously you work or have worked for American. You are not hiding very well the sour grapes you have been venting over the fact that Southwest has murdered your precious monopoly hungry airline time after time in the marketplace. It took bankruptcy and a mega merger to get them out of a failed business model. They have pulled off their latest mastery by making Virgin go away from not only DFW, but also Philadelphia, the largest fortress hub of USAir and awarding them the 2 Love gates. Looking at the big picture, that's not an increase, but a net decrease in competition.

In time, the failed business model and its associated growing costs will once again catch up to AA, like it already is doing with United. Don Carty and David Cush fought hard to preserve the Wright Amendment while with American. Now they sing a different tune. I wonder if Mr. Carty, while with Virgin, will some day repeat the tune he sang several years ago: "I don't want to agree to anything that will jeopardize my senior managers".

Any idea why Southwest was neutral on the Wright Amendment for decades? They flourished with the monopoly they had. For decades, SW refused to go head to head against the legacy carriers in many markets. When their growth was finally stunted, they decided to take on more markets.