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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (393403)	4/16/2003 4:15:52 PM
From: steve dietrich	Respond to of 769670

And they are niche players that wouldn't serve the majority of the nations airports.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (393403)	4/16/2003 4:19:16 PM
From: w0z	Respond to of 769670

"If the others fail, we are left with no international carrier." Should they fail, I predict Southwest would enter the international market in a heartbeat. Some overseas carriers have already demonstrated the viability of a low cost business model. Do you remember PanAm and TWA? They were once our major international carriers but others (AA and United) quickly stepped up to the plate when they failed. International is probably the one area of profitability left for current majors (i.e. until SARS killed the Asian routes).