SAN787 From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 616 posts, RR: 1 Posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 4260 times:
I was watching some approaches at SAN this evening and the Southwest Lone Star One came in. The representative color schemes along with their new 737s being delivered got me wondering if Southwest would be brazen enough to bring out a Colorado scheme to flaunt around DIA.
NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3099 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 4213 times:
Quoting SAN787 (Thread starter): Additionally, anyone know if there are certain qualifications for a state to be represented by Southwest?
And why no Illinois One or Florida One?
With Southwest serving JAX, MCO, FLL, PBI, RSW, TPA in Florida, with the exception of California no other state has as many Southwest cities in it that there should be a Florida One plane - Maryland has only one Southwest City -BWI and yet they have a plane.
Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5623 posts, RR: 54 Reply 2, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 4173 times:
Quoting NASCARAirforce (Reply 1): With Southwest serving JAX, MCO, FLL, PBI, RSW, TPA in Florida, with the exception of California no other state has as many Southwest cities in it that there should be a Florida One plane - Maryland has only one Southwest City -BWI and yet they have a plane.
Oh man you left out the huge one-TEXAS!!
Texas-10
Cali-9
Florida-6
I heard, take this with a grain of salt, but a state flag is introduced when WN has reached a certain percentage of the market share for that STATE. I last heard it was 50%, but that doesn't sound right, so it might be more around 25% or so.
This makes sense of Maryland, being of how huge they are in BWI, and no other city is large enough in Maryland by another airline, as well as Arizona, being PHX, TUS, and Nevada, with LAS and RNO.
This wouldn't be true for Illinois because of how huge UA/AA is at ORD, plus on top of the other smaller cities they serve in Illinois where WN only serves one city in Illinois.
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DenverDanny From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 228 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 4030 times:
Quoting SAN787 (Thread starter): I love my FRONTIER, but I'd love to see a 737 that matches the mountains and colors of this plate...
Any reaason you like that plate choice? It is ok. But if they really want to hit the heart strings of Colorado folk, they should use the old plate colours, which are the reverse (with green mtns and white sky). Anyways, it looks like the other planes are flags so, might use the Colorado flag which would be cool too. I think the license plate is a good idea though. It could say FLY SWA or for Colorado SKIINSW hehe
SAN787 From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 616 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 3963 times:
Not being from Colorado, I guess I never knew they had a primarily green with white plate...so, indeed either would work...but i still think I prefer the white (snow-covered) mountains with green background
or the flag would work too...but the mountains would be more compelling IMO
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KPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 2542 posts, RR: 3 Reply 8, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 3742 times:
If we need anything, we need a Oregon one. We are a huge hub for SWA!
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SLCUT2777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 3869 posts, RR: 11 Reply 9, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 3720 times:
Quoting KPDX (Reply 8): If we need anything, we need a Oregon one. We are a huge hub for SWA!
Not sure if hub is the right term, but PDX is well represented in WN offerings as is SLC. I wouldn't mind seeing them try for a Utah One.
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USAirALB From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2681 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3636 times:
GentFromAlaska From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2102 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3500 times:
A Tennessee One cannot be to far away in that WN, if memory serves me has a majority of the market share at BNA
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KPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 2542 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3499 times:
WesternA318 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 5395 posts, RR: 25 Reply 13, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 3377 times:
Quoting SLCUT2777 (Reply 9): Not sure if hub is the right term, but PDX is well represented in WN offerings as is SLC. I wouldn't mind seeing them try for a Utah One.
They might have to name that one "Merger One" LOL, knowing what SLC's history is with Morris Air/Southwest...
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AirEMS From United States of America, joined May 2004, 684 posts, RR: 3 Reply 14, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 3343 times:
Didn't Eastern become the offical airline of Disney World at one time? If Eastern could get the rights to Mickey then I would think Southwest could!
AWACSooner From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 1492 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 3300 times:
So then where's Louisiana One and Oklahoma One? Those were the first two states WN served outside of Texas.
Really people, WN will make the planes happen when they see the need to.
Steeler83 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 8850 posts, RR: 19 Reply 16, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 3187 times:
I wonder if WN finally decides to grow PIT considerably, if they'd consider a Penn One
As many cities as they have in FLA, with MCO and FLL being rather large bases for WN (I think TPA is also a big WN city) they really should consider a FLA One. I am not sure of the paint scheme tho, perhaps a palm tree or an ocean setting er something...
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DTWAGENT From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1283 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 3126 times:
AirEMS you are right. Eastern Airlines was the offical airline of Wald Disney World. After Eastern went belly up, Delta Airlines was the offical carrier of WDW. However, when the airline started to lose money they drop their contract with WDW. So right now NO airlines is the offical WDW airline.
Steeler83 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 8850 posts, RR: 19 Reply 18, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 3026 times:
Quoting DTWAGENT (Reply 17): AirEMS you are right. Eastern Airlines was the offical airline of Wald Disney World. After Eastern went belly up, Delta Airlines was the offical carrier of WDW. However, when the airline started to lose money they drop their contract with WDW. So right now NO airlines is the offical WDW airline.
I imagine that WN, FL, or even DL would be good airlines to be such official airlines for that. There are official airlines of the MLB, NFL, and individual teams in the leagues, aren't there? WN I think is the official airline of the NFL and the Super Bowl, and I believe the Pittsburgh Pirates and many other teams. I think Delta is the official airline of the Atlanta teams if I am not mistaken...
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IPFreely From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 223 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2449 times:
Quoting SLCUT2777 (Reply 9): Not sure if hub is the right term, but PDX is well represented in WN offerings as is SLC. I wouldn't mind seeing them try for a Utah One.
If I'm not mistaken Southwest considers themselves to be a "point-to-point" carrier rather than a "hub-and-spoke" carrier, so they would not refer to any airports as "hubs" or "focus cities"...despite a larger presence in places like Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago Midway, Baltimore, Oakland, etc., compared to some of their smaller markets.
SLCUT2777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 3869 posts, RR: 11 Reply 20, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2389 times:
Quoting IPFreely (Reply 19): If I'm not mistaken Southwest considers themselves to be a "point-to-point" carrier rather than a "hub-and-spoke" carrier, so they would not refer to any airports as "hubs" or "focus cities"...despite a larger presence in places like Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago Midway, Baltimore, Oakland, etc., compared to some of their smaller markets.
WN operates more "loops" of this point to point service through DAL, LAS, PHX, MDW and BWI is probably the best term. WN could include SLC on more loops if and when they choose to try it.
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SaabFA71 From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 81 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2387 times:
I think, at some point down the road, WN will introduce an aircraft painted in the colors of each state the airline serves. They'll do it maybe not so much for the market share they have in each state, but more for the pride they have and to show how far they've come in the 30+ years they've been around. However, I am realistic that it could be some time before we see a Colorado One or Pennsylvania One 737NG taking to the skies. Personally, I'd like to see a Pennsylvania One. The state seal with the dark blue background would make the aircraft look sharp!
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777STL From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 3054 posts, RR: 3 Reply 22, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2317 times:
Quoting SAN787 (Reply 7): After looking at these state flags, there's not much to work with. no
And New Mexico's was a lot to work with? It's nearly solid yellow with a small Hopi native american design in the middle of it.....
Catdaddy63 From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 270 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2317 times:
I'd wager that Sea World would not be too happy if WN became the official airline of WDW.
Steeler83 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 8850 posts, RR: 19 Reply 24, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2297 times:
Quoting SaabFA71 (Reply 21): Personally, I'd like to see a Pennsylvania One. The state seal with the dark blue background would make the aircraft look sharp!
Yes it would! I am thinking they'd likely build up PIT quite a bit more before they paint a plane in such a livery. Nobody is sure if they'd want to do that though. Kelly did say that it is an above average market for them and is worthy of expansion, but...
And PHL, well expansion there is just a given, although they're already quite large there. As soon as this musical gates game is over with, and the E hammerhead is finally built, I would picture WN as having 80-100 daily flights. PIT, and this is wishfull thinking as of right now, might eventually go to 50 or 60 flights daily. This was very heavily thought of months ago that upper management wanted to take 4 or 5 more gates and add some 40 flights over 2-3 years.
That would mean that Pennsylvania's 2 largest cities would be huge WN bases, relatively speaking...
I am optimistic, but realistic as well...
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25 Acey559: I asked about Illinois in a thread a while ago. I'd love to see an Illinois one because I'm from IL. Although the flag is mostly white, I still think
26 Redngold: Major hub in Baltimore, that's why. Illinois is only served in one city, too.
27 NASCARAirforce: Wow - stupid me I thought WN just served 4 Texas cities - DAL, HOU, SAT and AUS What other cities do they serve in Texas? Amarillo, El Paso, Corpus C
28 AWACSooner: AUS, SAT, DAL, HOU, CRP, HRL, ELP, MAF, LBB, AMA
29 Altairf28: I think the presence of the two interlocking red bars on our flag might be an impediment to a possible "Florida One" anytime soon.
30 FlyDeltaJets87: Sounds fishy. WN has a large presence at STL and a fairly good size operation at MCI, both in Missouri which I'm almost certain, even with the AA "hu
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WN operates more "loops" of this point to point service through DAL, LAS, PHX, MDW and BWI is probably the best term. WN could include SLC on more loops if and when they choose to try it.
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