Originally Posted by
UltraFan
A very rude reply that wasn't called for. Must've been a bad day.
It's not "just him", and from any developed country's point of view, very few places in the US can be considered "less rural". There are only ten cities in the USA with the population of more than one million.
And my question is not what that particular person can do to reach his destination, but whether Southwest could expand its network by flying smaller planes to "somewhere more rural".
I’m not sure how familiar with the US you are, but there are LOTS of places that would be considered rural. I suspect you haven’t heard of them though, because they’re well, rural.
My point is that you can’t live in a rural region and expect the same level of service afforded to urban centres. There are government subsidies where airlines do provide service though. It’s called the Essential Air Service program (or something along those lines).
Unless he can convince the government to fund the cost SWA would incur for a new type, he’s SOL.