It's a very exciting opportunity for one of the fastest-growing areas of the country. |
It's not that we're out there promoting this idea, but the question gets asked would we move our corporate headquarters, ... Arguably there's a scenario that it just doesn't make sense to have Dallas as our headquarters, but there is absolutely no effort underway, any thought under way, to move our corporate headquarters at all. |
Mark Cuban made mention of all the Wild Turkey he thought would be flowing at Southwest Airlines, and we would hate to disappoint him. |
Mike and I believe our ultimate success lies in our ability to attract women 45-55. |
Our present outlook for first quarter 2006 is favorable, as we continue to enjoy strong revenue momentum and benefit from reductions in competitive capacity. Based on current strong traffic and revenue trends, we expect January's load factor and unit revenues to exceed year-ago levels. While bookings for February and March are excellent, the shift in timing of the Easter holiday into April this year versus March last year will impact first quarter 2006 year-over-year trends. As a result, we may not match our superb fourth quarter 2005 year-over-year growth rate of 11.7 percent in first quarter 2006. |
Quite frankly I was surprised to see those industry numbers, |
Southwest Airlines has been serving New Orleans for 27 years. We are part of this community, and we will continue to be a partner in the rebuilding of New Orleans tourism . |
The hub carrier has shrunk in Denver, creating a much better opportunity. ... We'll be able to come in with a lower cost structure and provide lower fares. |
The population and business growth in northern Virginia means a great opportunity is rapidly getting even better. As the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area continues to expand, the need to serve our Customers in northern Virginia becomes more urgent. |
The strong recovery trend continues. |
There are fewer seats out there today. There were too many seats in 2004 and 2005. |
There's a very large opportunity in Denver, |
They are certainly a lower fare (airline) than many airlines, ... But Southwest is the real thing when it comes to low fares. |
They are formidable. We have to be on our toes and compete with everybody. |
We are buying our fuel at about 25 percent below market costs. |