Not surprisingly, you missed my point. It was simply that there are worse companies to be compared to than Wal-Mart. Nothing more. -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alireza Alivandivafa Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 4:33 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: WN in PHL! In a message dated 10/31/2003 12:42:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, dks28@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: << Anybody who has ever dealt with Wal-Mart from a supply perspective will tell you that Wal-Mart's number one concern is providing value to its customers (usually in the form of low prices). "Value for the customer" is a religious devotion at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is also a respected and admired company. One can make the argument that it is the same at Southwest. >> Southwest, however, has not forced out unions, takes very good care of its employees and uses competition to make competitors better, not force them out