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<p>[quote user="schlimm"]</p> <p>[quote user="CMStPnP"]So again, given the above rankings by folks that purchase Corporate Travel on our domestic airlines, I would rate Southwest Airlines a relatively minor player with business travelers. I would say that if your looking at the Business Traveler in Dallas, it is more relevant to look at DFW Airport than it is Dallas Love field for comparisons as the volumes of business travelers through DFW is much higher.[/quote]</p> <p>Perhaps Sam was only looking at business travelers between Houston and Dallas, as that is the relevant comparison when looking at the HSR service. I would think many of those would prefer Hobby to Love via SWA to save time. [/quote]</p> <p>The initial issue was the percentage of passengers on SW between Dallas and Houston who are flying for business as opposed to leisure. We don't know! And without access to Southwest Airlines bookings or passenger survey database, it is impossible to answer the question.</p> <p>Periodically, SW queries its passengers to determine why they are traveling. If it make the information public, I have never seen it.</p> <p>DFW probably does have more business persons traveling between the Metroplex and Houston. It has an average of 68 flights a day between DFW and the Houston area compared to 48 for Southwest.</p> <p>Which raises an issue for the proponents of TCR! If a sizeable majority of the business people traveling between DFW and Houston prefer to go out of DFW, what makes the TCR proponents believe that they will all of a sudden flock into Dallas to get on a train or vice versa? </p>
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