Quantcast
Browse: Home / 2008 / October / Southwest to attack Northwest at Minneapolis hub

Menu

Skip to content
Header image

Wandering ArameanLogo

Travel. More. Better.

Menu

Skip to content
  • About
    • Subscribe via Email
    • Support the site
  • Browser Extensions
  • Long-haul Routes
    • oneworld – Transatlantic Routes
    • SkyTeam – Transatlantic Routes
    • Star Alliance – Transatlantic Routes
  • Membership Account
    • Membership Billing
    • Membership Cancel
    • Membership Checkout
    • Membership Confirmation
    • Membership Invoice
    • Membership Levels
  • Plugins
    • Great Circle Mapper
    • Tag Lister
  • Trip Report Index
    • 2010
      • All I Can Jet 2010
      • Fun lines in the Pacific
      • Guyana for Labor Day 2010
      • MO fun in Mauritius
      • New Year’s Eve 2010 in Morocco & Tunisia
      • SFO-FRA A380 Inaugural
    • 2011
      • A GRU-some day in Sao Paulo
      • A weekend in Tokyo
      • Around the World 2011
      • Canadian Maritimes Adventure
      • China and a Dream(liner)
      • City hopping across Europe
      • New Years 2011 in India & Sri Lanka
      • Valentine’s Day in the boot of Italy
      • Westernmost USA: Guam (and a night in Hong Kong, too)
    • 2012
      • A day trip to Rio
      • A pair of Honolulu Inaugurals
      • A Weekend of Beers in Belgium
      • EuroHopping: 5 Countries in 5 Days
      • Lounging in Puerto Rico
      • Singapore in Style
      • Summer by the Black Sea: Exploring Ukraine
      • Sunny Suisse: A completely unscripted weekend
      • The first 747-8i takes flight
    • 2013
      • A Scandinavian Spring Break
      • British Airways A380 inaugural
      • Meatacular in Uruguay
      • Million Miler & Markets
      • New Years Adventures in Laos & Myanmar
      • On board the Denver-Narita Inaugural
      • Perth-ish: At least that’s where I think I went
    • 2014
      • A quick trip to India
      • An Ordination in Vienna
      • Baltic Beers
      • Summer in the Canadian Maritimes
      • Thanks for the Seoul [20-24 November]
      • Thanksgiving in Paradise [27 Nov-1 Dec]
      • The final DC-10 flight with Biman
      • The final MD-11 Commercial Flight. Ever.
      • World Travel Market 2014
    • 2015
      • DYland Time: Island Hopping in the Caribbean [3-6 December 2015]
      • Istanbul 2015 [14-20 February]
      • Japan Vacation 2015 [19-29 April]
Missing image

Southwest to attack Northwest at Minneapolis hub

Posted by Seth Miller on 1 October 2008 in Uncategorized | 43 Views

Southwest has announced plans to start service to Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in March ‘09. The only route that has been announced so far is to Chicago Midway, but this is clearly an attack on Northwest and a pretty big bet on Delta scaling back MSP service in the coming months after the Delta/Northwest merger closes.

Considering the success Southwest has had in Denver going after United and Frontier, I am going to bet on them succeeding rather well on this bet. The biggest risk they face is Northwest/Delta getting into a pricing war and trying to undercut the fares and beat them out of the market. Prior to the merger Northwest would have never let it happen without a serious fight. But with Delta taking over this will just be a good excuse to show “lower demand for flights” and make “appropriate adjustments in the service frequencies” in Minneapolis.

This will be great for passengers there as long as Southwest ramps up service commensurate with demand, which I think they will do. They certainly have the fleet and route network available to do so.

Never miss another post: Sign up for email alerts and get only the content you want direct to your inbox.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Delta, Denver, Frontier, merger, Minneapolis, NorthWest, Southwest Airline, United

About the Author

Seth Miller

I’m Seth, also known as the Wandering Aramean. I was bit by the travel bug 30 years ago and there’s no sign of a cure. I fly ~200,000 miles annually; these are my stories.

You can connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+.

  • Facebook
  • Google Plus
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Related Posts

DLD 224: From numbers to colors→

TF-WOW, now returned to its lessor, departing Amsterdam in August 2018 (By Nicky Boogaard via Flickr/CC-BY 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/n-bphotography/29345361137Bonds remain a sticking point for WOW’s future→

DLD 223: Where do I get a bulldozer??→

Portsmouth seeks new Frontiers, route growth with terminal expansion→

©2018 Proton Associates, LLC

Menu

BoardingArea