Southwest's Business Strategy Post AirTran Acquisition
A thread on airliners.net got me thinking about what Southwest's business strategies may have to change after the consolidation.
The big one, the amount of flights per new station. Southwest in general has been veering off of their usual business strategy over the last few years with new flights to LGA, BOS, MSP, and MKE. A typical requirement for Southwest starting service to a new city is USUALLY that the station would be able to support 12-15 (somewhere in that range) flights from the start. Will a consolidated Southwest/AirTran be able to maintain that strategy?
Also, the BIG issue Southwest takes to heart. According to them, they have no hub cities. Will they change their mind after seeing how many of their flights operate into and out of Atlanta and finally declare a "Hub"? Let the debate begin...