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183 - Randy Babbitt, Principal, Babbitt & Associates

Airlines Confidential Podcast

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Southwest's Challenge to the Right Amendment

Airlines like Delta and Northwest both filed for bankruptcy reorganization in late 2005. JetBlue objected to the Love Field compromise, accurately predicting that it couldn't compete there if Southwest controlled most to all of the gates. I would challenge anyone to show me where a number two at a big hub really makes a lot of money. People may hate the fact that the industry consolidated, but it made the industry stronger.

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