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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by zippergz on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @02:24PM (#34152637)
Just as with ISPs, for many people in the US, true airline choice is not a luxury they have. Depending on their origin and destination, there may be only one airline that flies it, or only one that flies without a ridiculous set of stops or layovers. Even if people want to switch airlines, unless they live near a major airport or have high flexibility on when and where to fly, it's not really practical.
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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by maxerickson on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @04:45PM (#34154273)
Yeah, I have 2 reasonably drivable airports that are both served by Delta. It's even the case that I can mostly get a less expensive flight with a good itinerary (airport to hub to destination) or a more expensive flight with a bad itinerary (airport to hub to other hub to destination).

Is Southwest the lone primary carrier for many of their airports?

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by bsder on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @10:37PM (#34157253)
> Is Southwest the lone primary carrier for many of their airports?

SWA is generally one of the bigger users of any particular airport they use as SWA tends to avoid the "primary tier" hub airports.

SWA examples: Providence or Nashua, not Boston. Houston Hobby--not Intergalactic. Chicago Midway not O'Hare. San Jose rather than San Francisco. etc.

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by whoosh3 on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @10:43AM (#34162082)
Southwest now flies into O'Hare, but the majority of their flights go to Midway.
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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by midoridensha on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @08:22PM (#34156343)
Even when there are choices, the price difference between the choices can be absurdly high. You can't call people "cheap" when they choose the cheapest option, and the other options are 2 or 3 times the cost for service that's only slightly better, maybe.
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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by nunez on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @12:00AM (#34157688)
Southwest is not an exclusive option in any of the cities they serve.
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