I guess I've never had a bad experience on AA. Every time I fly them, = I've always been extremely pleased with their service; especially with = their employees here at SEA. During a slow time just after a flight left = and before people starting coming up for the next one, I started talking = to one of the gate agent managers. - I was of course there WAY before my = flight to BOS. - It was a joy to chat with him; very nice guy. I think = we chatted about the A&E show "Airline." I make it a point to say hi to = him if I'm at the airport at the same time. Clay - SEA -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Montano [mailto:mmontano@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 5:42 PM Subject: Re: DFW and WN Exactly. The Galleria area of the Tollway and I-635 has the glitzy =20 office space at the moment, and of course the entire Los Colinas area. =20 (I work downtown, but that's an exception.) DFW->MCI on WN is exactly the business they want. SEA->DFW is business =20 that WN probably doesn't want, though they might have the capacity to =20 support it. I mentioned to a friend about WN at DFW (he's a Plano resident) and =20 asked him if he'd choose WN vs. AA even if the fare and schedules were =20 the same. He said absolutely! Mostly to send AA a message to shape up =20 with the service. (He's a regular WN DAL-SAT and AA DFW-ORD flyer.) Matthew On 4-Oct-04, at 10:16 AM, Clay Wardlow wrote: > One thing to remember is that downtown Dallas isn't the focus of =20 > employment anymore. I suspect that the major employment area in the =20 > Dallas area is along I-635, which ends/begins at the north entrance to = =20 > DFW. > > =A0 > > Also, if I were flying on a shorter trip, I might take WN out of DFW =20 > to MCI for example, however flying back home (SEA) after visiting my =20 > parents in the DFW area, I'd MUCH rather fly AA. Nicer planes, better = > seats, seat assignments. > > =A0 > > Clay - SEA > > =A0 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Montano [mailto:mmontano@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 4:05 PM > Subject: DFW and WN > > =A0 > > > > > > When DFW was first built, no one lived anywhere near the place, and =20 > for Southwest it would of been foolish to move to DFW when the =20 > taxi-cab fare would match the airfare. > > =A0 > > Nothing's changed on that regard. ($50 each-way from DFW to downtown =20 > Dallas) > > =A0 > > But now a lot of folks live closer to DFW than Love Field, so it would = =20 > definitely make sense. > > =A0 > > And DFW rarely has the congestion problems that WN avoids like the =20 > plague. > > =A0 > > If WN served DFW, and since it would not be subject to the DAL =20 > 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 =20 > interesting situation. > > > > > > On 1-Oct-04, at 11:59 AM, Clay Wardlow wrote: > > =A0 > > http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/=20 > 100104dnbussouth > > west.56b78.html > > =A0 > > =3D20 > > =A0 > > =3D20 > > =A0 > > Southwest may consider D/FW Airport=3D20 > > =A0 > > Gates to be vacated by Delta in February could entice carrier > > =A0 > > 06:22 AM CDT on Friday, October 1, 2004=3D20 > > =A0 > > By ERIC TORBENSON and SUZANNE MARTA / The Dallas Morning News=3D20 > > =A0 > > Southwest Airlines Co., which for years steadfastly avoided service =20 > from > > sprawling Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, may be softening =20 > its > > stance.=3D20 > > =A0 > > The discounter's chief executive said Thursday that executives are > > closely watching how D/FW fills gates soon to be left vacant by Delta > > Air Lines Inc.=3D20 > > =A0 > > "It is definitely a situation that we are monitoring," Gary Kelly, who > > was named Southwest's CEO in July, said in an interview.=3D20