Midwest Express is Back!

[jsglow]

Never a fan of Midwest Express.
-- Limited frequency
-- Didn't go to a lot of places I needed to go.
-- MD 80 leaked water on approach to Atlanta in a rainstorm.
-- Cookies weren't any better than United's
-- United's first class was much better
-- Where were you going to go with MEX frequent flyer points? Kansas City?

Who flies airlines for the food anyway?

They had a unique niche but it wasn't enough.  There's a limited number of ways to make money as an airline.  And while I'm no expert, nothing in the business model suggests they will going forward.  It's more nostalgia in my view.

[dgies9156]

They had a unique niche but it wasn't enough.  There's a limited number of ways to make money as an airline.  And while I'm no expert, nothing in the business model suggests they will going forward.  It's more nostalgia in my view.

The best quote about the airline industry was someone who asked how to make a million in the airline industry?

The answer: Start with a billion.

What matters to me as a very frequent flier:

1) Frequency
2) Service (do they really care about you)
    a) Friendliness
    b) Do they recognize your loyalty?
3) Access to first class at a reasonable price?
    a) Comfort
4) Scope of cities served (can I get to where I'm going in one stop or less, on the same airline?)
5) Maintenance (do their planes break down -- i.e., the 757-300 is a shop hog)
6) Is the wifi reliable?
7) Do they minimize use of their regional partners? (one would hope so)