Anybody who thinks US Airways should command a premium price over Southwest=20 has lost touch with reality. They better shut down the airline down now bef= ore=20 they lose even more. What more do they give you inflight, other than a=20 reserved seat? The seat pitch is the same or worse, depending on aircraft.=20= The=20 peanuts are the same. I would prefer to pay US Airways less than a competin= g=20 Southwest flight, not more. Your statement questioning Southwest as not being the most successful airlin= e=20 in the world leads me to wonder which other airline in the world has grown t= o=20 the fleet size, passengers carried, airports served, and the number of years= =20 of profitability that Southwest has accomplished. I just can't think of=20 another airline in the world that has exceeded those four categories, but ma= ybe you=20 can? Let's hear it, Ali...... Jose Prize Fan of wondering In a message dated 12/13/2003 10:03:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,=20 dks28@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Subj: Re: NYTimes.com Article: US Airways=E2=80=99 Stock Hurt By Southwest= =E2=80=99s=20 > Rout...=20 > Date: 12/13/2003 10:03:30 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF=3D"mailto:dks28@xxxxxxxxxxx";>dks28@xxxxxxxxxxx</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF=3D"mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxx= UNY.EDU</A> > To: <A HREF=3D"mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx= U</A> > Sent from the Internet=20 >=20 > What? >=20 > Neelman is trying to illustrate the problems faced when a full-service > airline competes against Southwest. Like it or not, Southwest is a =3D > discount > carrier. US Airways views itself as an airline that offers a premium > product and, as such, should command a premium price over Southwest. =3D > This is the same issue faced by many retailers when they compete against > Wal-Mart. >=20 > Shockingly enough, this has nothing whatsoever to do with unions. >=20 > And most successful airline in the world? Based on what? Most successful > in the US over the past thirty years, certainly, but the world is a pretty= =20 > big place. >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Alireza Alivandivafa > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 2:34 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: NYTimes.com Article: US Airways=3D92 Stock Hurt By =3D > Southwest=3D92s > Rout... >=20 > In a message dated 12/12/2003 6:18:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, > psa188@xxxxxxxx writes: >=20 > <<"We're no different than retailers who have to deal with Wal-Mart,"=20= =3D > Mr. > Siegel said. >> >=20 > Siegel is now on my shit list. Everyone knows my opinion of comparing=20= =3D > WN to > Wal-Mart, and this takes the cake. US is almost as big as WN, and WN is > just as unionized. They just are more efficient and actually took care=20= =3D > of > US' > mistake in California to become the most successful airline in the =3D > world. > Whining idiot >=20