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Quoting QANTAS747-438 (Reply 4): Southwest will be salivating over this one at LAX. |
Quoting MIflyer12 (Reply 5): That they are three years beyond the AirTran acquisition |
Quoting MIflyer12 (Reply 5): still developing international connection-capable ticketing shows just how little they understand the plot. |
Quoting QANTAS747-438 (Reply 6): I agree that WN is super slow in developing new technology, but saying that they don't understand "the plot" is incorrect. Now that WN has woken up to the international scene, they are in full force in developing new routes and opportunities. LAX for example is working on a remodel that includes access to customs for international flights. The new HOU terminal, FLL, etc... Southwest understands it. |
Quoting HiFlyerAS (Reply 3): I doubt that AM, Y4 or 4O will survive such an onslaught. |
Quoting OAKflyer (Reply 8): I have had better experiences flying on AM, MX, Y4. As a person I think fares will be cheaper, but I don't think it will threaten the businesses of established airlines. Jetblue, Spirit, Southwest are not quality airlines. In today's world the quality airlines are International not US airlines. |
Quoting WA707atMSP (Reply 10): I think AA will jump faster than B6; AA has wanted to fly JFK-MEX since the late 1950s. I could also see AA adding LAX-MEX. |
Quoting atcsundevil (Reply 2): Weren't EK representatives just in MEX? I suppose the two couldn't be related... |
Quoting QANTAS747-438 (Reply 4): Southwest will be salivating over this one at LAX. |
Quoting HiFlyerAS (Reply 9): Volaris's financial state seems a bit tenuous after reading their 1st quarter 2014 results that were full of excuses for their poor performance. If fares drop to/from the US then I think they'll be the first to go |
Quoting toxtethogrady (Reply 11): The one airline that would have jumped on this back in the day, United (formerly Continental) has been doing some backsliding. I'm not sure how much of an incentive open skies is to them anymore. |
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 13): Y4 is profitable - record profit in 2013 (MXN $265.3mil), and analyst expect something around breakeven in Q2 and profit for Q3, Q4 along with an annual profit . They are hardly on the verge of tipping over, just going through a rapid growth phase with related cost all the while the market is still only luke warm. |
Quoting HiFlyerAS (Reply 15): I've heard flying into Toluca/TLC instead of MEX is the way to go! |
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 13): EK does not need open-skies to serve MEX. Simply a bilateral between the two countries. |
Quoting pzurita1 (Thread starter): He also mentioned that SCT (Ministry of Transport and Communications) will work to allow 5th freedoms flights to the country. |
Quoting OAKflyer (Reply 8): ne such example is the Alaska flight from LAX. Alaska's coach service with a Tamale from LAX-GDL isn't quality for me. |
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 13): One of the hallmarks of Mexican economy has been protectionist policies for domestic industries and companies. Any liberalization has come in slow stages to avoid flooding the market and hurting Mexican companies. |
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 13): EK does not need open-skies to serve MEX. Simply a bilateral between the two countries. |
Quoting LAXintl (Reply 13): As recently as last year the Mexican government complained that the existing bilateral greatly favors the US side already with US carriers having a huge 84% market share in capacity between the nations. |
Quoting AR385 (Reply 16): Depends where you are go!--ing. If you are going to the Santa Fe part of the city it´s great. Other than that, specially if you are going to Reforma or anything Southern than that it´s a pain. |
Quoting ODwyerPW (Reply 20): How nice a WN flight into Hermosillo would be... Or at least an affordable Mexican Carrier out of HMO (Hermosillo) to some place that I can catch a timely EastCoast Bound flight to.. |