One thing to remember is that downtown Dallas isn't the focus of employment anymore. I suspect that the major employment area in the Dallas area is along I-635, which ends/begins at the north entrance to DFW. =20 Also, if I were flying on a shorter trip, I might take WN out of DFW to MCI for example, however flying back home (SEA) after visiting my parents in the DFW area, I'd MUCH rather fly AA. Nicer planes, better seats, seat assignments.=20 =20 Clay - SEA =20 -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Montano [mailto:mmontano@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 4:05 PM Subject: DFW and WN =20 When DFW was first built, no one lived anywhere near the place, and for Southwest it would of been foolish to move to DFW when the taxi-cab fare would match the airfare.=20 =20 Nothing's changed on that regard. ($50 each-way from DFW to downtown Dallas)=20 =20 But now a lot of folks live closer to DFW than Love Field, so it would definitely make sense.=20 =20 And DFW rarely has the congestion problems that WN avoids like the plague.=20 =20 If WN served DFW, and since it would not be subject to the DAL restrictions on where it could fly... I, and likely many others would pay the same or more to fly WN just to send "a message" to AA. An interesting situation.=20 On 1-Oct-04, at 11:59 AM, Clay Wardlow wrote:=20 =20 =09 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/100104dnbussouth west.56b78.html=20 =20 =3D20=20 =20 =3D20=20 =20 Southwest may consider D/FW Airport=3D20=20 =20 Gates to be vacated by Delta in February could entice carrier=20 =20 06:22 AM CDT on Friday, October 1, 2004=3D20=20 =20 By ERIC TORBENSON and SUZANNE MARTA / The Dallas Morning News=3D20 =20 Southwest Airlines Co., which for years steadfastly avoided service from=20 sprawling Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, may be softening its=20 stance.=3D20=20 =20 The discounter's chief executive said Thursday that executives are=20 closely watching how D/FW fills gates soon to be left vacant by Delta=20 Air Lines Inc.=3D20=20 =20 "It is definitely a situation that we are monitoring," Gary Kelly, who=20 was named Southwest's CEO in July, said in an interview.=3D20=20