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Have you ever seen a comercial for S.W.A airlines...well If you watch and see were they serve...known of those places are on in the middle of the country...other than Chicago-midway...but think of it Denver has Frontier..which is a LCC...but I've heard they are expensive and in with United...so SWA could def. have Den....which would mean alot of $$$

just my .02

Remember one thing - SWA IS rich.  They are the model for all the low cost carriers worldwide.  There may be good reasons why they're not in Denver - yet.

i posted this before here on this board, but Southwest is indeed an unique airline. even after 9-11 they never sacked a person, they won five times the Tripple Crown in a row, have the biggest 737 fleet of the world and use only one type (they leased two 727 in their early days)...i now i haven't said everything yet!  ;)

If SWA came to DEN........  :-X :-X
If UAL falls, then it is certainly a possibility...But, If UAL falls, then Concouse B is totally open. Which would mean that Continental would expand here and southwest may start service........these 2 and many more airlines....

I was reading a story on Airliners.net and it said that UAL was not signed a loan so....you never no who is next to go...but UAL is a very large airline serving many places....you never no.....

it was announced in the Wall Street Journal today that UAL was in the process of restructuring its credit facility which would allow it to continue operating through the bankruptcy...

How many jobs will be on the line if UAL goes bonkers?
I bet it is in MANY interests to save that airline  ???

Basically southwest serves the places it can get gates and takeoff slots cheaply. UAL are currently in a position which leaves their fate completly up to them, sadly not all their employees see that. both pilots and more importantly management need to take a pay cut, not even a huge one, to stay afloat. If they go a hell of alot of job will go with them, it would be safe to say it could cause a crisis in the airline world. Gates would free up in Denver and more importantly O'hare. Alot of connecting passengers would contemplate LCC's more if they can get to an airport like O'hare with its high international turnover.
If your looking for an airline that may fall next, look towards USair, i cant understand why though as their service was excellent and prices competitive. That would free up a ton of gates in philly pitsburgh and charlotte all money making towns in the right hands.
Delta also posted a huge loss so they could be going, i am sure southwest wouldnt turn down a few extra gates at hartsfield. The simple fact is though. You just never know in the airline business and its almost impossible to give accurate speculation.

I highly doubt that United will go completley under. They will probably just shrink. If they did, TONS of jobs are down the drain!! United is one of the top employers in Denver and probably in Chicago and its other big hub cities as well.  8)