News We could now have a big giant budget airline.

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Who does that leave in the low-cost carrier space? Allegiant, JetBlue?

 

[hal2kilo]

Seems Southwest sold it's seed corn rather than invest in new infrastructure. Big deals for investors. Hope you are not waiting at an airport reading this.

Southwest Airlines spent $5.6B on shareholder gifts ahead of mass cancellation crisis | Salon.com

 

[nOOky]

Seems Southwest sold it's seed corn rather than invest in new infrastructure. Big deals for investors. Hope you are not waiting at an airport reading this.

Southwest Airlines spent $5.6B on shareholder gifts ahead of mass cancellation crisis | Salon.com

Well duh we need to reduce their tax burden then so they can afford to do both!

 

[lsd]

Seems Southwest sold it's seed corn rather than invest in new infrastructure. Big deals for investors. Hope you are not waiting at an airport reading this.

Southwest Airlines spent $5.6B on shareholder gifts ahead of mass cancellation crisis | Salon.com

Wait are you saying the share dividends they announced just weeks ago should be spent on infrastructure and not on shareholders ? That's not very American of you to suggest that.