"Dave Stadt" wrote in message A very telling quite from a United employee
a number of months ago "Of
course Southwest is making money, they fly people to where they want to
go."

I disagree. While somewhat better than a big hub, Southwest's system of
little hubs can mean as many as 3 connections to get to where I want to go.

Ever wonder why a connecting flight has the same flight number even when the
plane, crew, and gate change at the connection? To pay less tax.

D.