Entries tagged "Southwest"
Tiny Sun Country Airlines Inc., already facing a funding crunch and a potential employee revolt, received another bit of bad news Wednesday night when discount king Southwest Airlines Co. said it intends to initiate service at Sun Country's Minneapolis/St. Paul hub....
Coming off a week that saw three U.S. airlines cease operations, it's only natural to ask "who's next?"...
Record oil prices are creating additional stress in the airline industry and may lead to different consolidation scenarios, according to Credit Suisse Group analyst Daniel McKenzie. Higher fuel prices will mean fewer lower fares, which McKenzie in a Tuesday note said will make it harder for discounters like Southwest Airlines Co. and AirTran Airways Inc. to win market share. Those airlines instead could look to combine for the sake of scale....
