They're doing exactly what they needed to do. The growth plan was too aggressive for jet-fuel costs where they are. Helane Becker
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![Given how big Southwest is, they're a pricing leader, and they'll continue to keep [downward] pressure on airfares. So there's a limit as to how high fares can go. - Helane Becker Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=R2l2ZW4gaG93IGJpZyBTb3V0aHdlc3QgaXMsIHRoZXkncmUgYSBwcmljaW5nIGxlYWRlciwgYW5kIHRoZXknbGwgY29udGludWUgdG8ga2VlcCBbZG93bndhcmRdIHByZXNzdXJlIG9uIGFpcmZhcmVzLiBTbyB0aGVyZSdzIGEgbGltaXQgYXMgdG8gaG93IGhpZ2ggZmFyZXMgY2FuIGdvLiA=&author=ICBIZWxhbmUgQmVja2VyICAgIA==&num=13 "Given how big Southwest is, they're a pricing leader, and they'll continue to keep [downward] pressure on airfares. So there's a limit as to how high fares can go. - Helane Becker Quotes")
![[Wall Street analysts seemed encouraged. Shares of Atlanta-based Delta were up 5% in late-afternoon trading.] I think it's great they are finally being aggressive in making these adjustments, ... If Delta had done this even six months ago, it probably wouldn't have had to file Chapter 11. - Helane Becker Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1dhbGwgU3RyZWV0IGFuYWx5c3RzIHNlZW1lZCBlbmNvdXJhZ2VkLiBTaGFyZXMgb2YgQXRsYW50YS1iYXNlZCBEZWx0YSB3ZXJlIHVwIDUlIGluIGxhdGUtYWZ0ZXJub29uIHRyYWRpbmcuXSBJIHRoaW5rIGl0J3MgZ3JlYXQgdGhleSBhcmUgZmluYWxseSBiZWluZyBhZ2dyZXNzaXZlIGluIG1ha2luZyB0aGVzZSBhZGp1c3RtZW50cywgLi4uIElmIERlbHRhIGhhZCBkb25lIHRoaXMgZXZlbiBzaXggbW9udGhzIGFnbywgaXQgcHJvYmFibHkgd291bGRuJ3QgaGF2ZSBoYWQgdG8gZmlsZSBDaGFwdGVyIDExLiA=&author=ICBIZWxhbmUgQmVja2VyICAgIA==&num=13 "[Wall Street analysts seemed encouraged. Shares of Atlanta-based Delta were up 5% in late-afternoon trading.] I think it's great they are finally being aggressive in making these adjustments, ... If Delta had done this even six months ago, it probably wouldn't have had to file Chapter 11. - Helane Becker Quotes")
