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September 27th, 2010, 05:59
The Wall Street Journal reports the cost will be $1.4 billion in cash and stock to SWA. The purchase will allow SWA inroads to the Caribbean that they don't now have.
One question I have (among many) is whether SWA will operate AirTran's 717's. That's counter to SWA's business model of using only one class of jets, the 737. At one time in the 1980s SWA did use four 727s acquired from PeoplExpress ( I had the pleasure of riding the jump seat of two of them). Anyway, for fun, I'm trying to picture a 717 in SWA livery which isn't hard with all the pics of the aforementioned 727s.
SWA says the two carrier's routes overlap only 1%, mostly on the NE and Florida. TRS has flights to/from Atlanta's Hart Field that, I believe, SWA does not have but could possibly want. Lots of interesting scenarios.
Just a little nugget tossed out for discussion.
Bob
One question I have (among many) is whether SWA will operate AirTran's 717's. That's counter to SWA's business model of using only one class of jets, the 737. At one time in the 1980s SWA did use four 727s acquired from PeoplExpress ( I had the pleasure of riding the jump seat of two of them). Anyway, for fun, I'm trying to picture a 717 in SWA livery which isn't hard with all the pics of the aforementioned 727s.
SWA says the two carrier's routes overlap only 1%, mostly on the NE and Florida. TRS has flights to/from Atlanta's Hart Field that, I believe, SWA does not have but could possibly want. Lots of interesting scenarios.
Just a little nugget tossed out for discussion.
Bob