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[quote user="John WR"] [quote user="Sam1"]Southwest has increased the number of flights between Dallas and Houston over the last couple of years. Many of them originate at other points and stop in Austin,[/quote] While Southwest has increased its flights in Texas, Sam, it has abandoned some routes in other parts of the country.  Here is an article that lists several abandoned routes: <a href="http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/southwests-latest-network-revamp-features-short-haul-cuts-and-tweaks-at-laguardia-77944" target="_blank" title="http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/southwests-latest-network-revamp-features-short-haul-cuts-and-tweaks-at-laguardia-77944">http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/southwests-latest-network-revamp-features-short-haul-cuts-and-tweaks-at-laguardia-77944</a> Also, the Seattle Spokane route, the Philadelphia to Boston route as well as other routes around Phildadelphia are reported to be abandoned.   It may be that Southwest has decided to concentrate around its base area where it was first successful.  John [/quote] My post was a response to the notion that Southwest Airlines had abandoned the under 500 mile market, which you left out. Southwest is reducing its short haul flights in favor of longer flights in some instances for a variety of reasons. One of them is airport security. With the coming of the TSA, many people in Austin, who would have flown to Dallas, now drive because they don't want to put up with the perceived security hassle, although clearing security at Austin's airport rarely takes more than five to ten minutes. Southwest Airlines is a dynamic, market driven company. It has been entering and exiting markets since it was founded. It will continue to do so. That's what investor owned, market driven companies do. Southwest has earned a profit for its investors over the long haul.  It has never been in bankruptcy; it is considered a premier employer in Dallas; and it is a featured case study at the Harvard Business School.
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