Yeah, and don't go thinking Herb didn't pay a few people to keep it around while it suited Southwest. It doesn't anymore, but it kept Southwest safe for years so they could grow.
You are too close to the SW koolaid.
Gah! youve got to be a lawyer! I give up. Have another scotch and soda. Im really finished arguing with you! you must be a liberal, you seem to let facts take a back burner.
If memory serves me right tinytutu has the Wright thing correct. I worked for American Airlines and if I remember right a number of people talked about how American and Delta were so powerful they were going to be able to put Southwest out of business. Southwest just made lemonade out of lemons.
After I worked for American I worked for a LARGE travel agency. I came to appreciate Southwest and their dedication to customer service .. especially when you did NOT see it with the larger airlines.