Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 40 Southwest 40 shrinking 38 stiff competition 38 prolonged drought 37 overcapacity 37 declining enrollment 36 carrier AirTran Airways 35 challenges 35 declining enrollments 35 economic downturn 35 headwinds 35 outmigration 34 shortfall 34 uphill battle 34 extinction 34 coldest temperatures 34 cyclical downturn 33 LCCs 33 budget shortfalls 33 stiffest competition 33 stiffest challenge 33 budget shortfall 33 Southwest Airlines Co. 33 Declining enrollment 33 downturn 33 oversupply 33 glut 32 housing slump 32 Demographers 32 analyst Ray Neidl 32 loan defaults 32 formidable foe 32 Midwest 32 razor thin margins 32 slowdown 32 uphill climb 31 Airline 31 solidly profitable 31 Delta Air Lines 31 shortfalls 31 changing demographics 31 liquidity crunch 31 bloated inventories 31 enrollments 31 cutbacks 31 Southwest Airlines 31 double whammy 30 Sonoran Desert 30 DALLAS Southwest Airlines 30 AirTran 30 climate 30 pricing pressures 30 layoffs 30 profit margins 30 precipitous drop 30 decline 30 Sarasota Bradenton 30 sharpest decline 30 recession 30 daunting task 30 industrywide 30 dwindling 30 cutthroat competition 30 D FW Airport 29 Frontier Airlines 29 warmer winters 29 downsizes 29 Northwest 29 projected 29 populations 29 bleaker outlook 29 tough 29 D FW 29 Southeast 29 shrunk 29 skyrocketing 29 holdbacks 29 AirTran Holdings 29 budgetary pressures 29 shortages 29 discounters 29 Volaris 28 declines 28 DFW 28 sublease space 28 geographic concentration 28 conundrum 28 Dakotas 28 falloff 28 demographers 28 frills airlines 28 dilemma 28 Dallas Fort Worth 28 Allegiant 28 Dallas Forth Worth 28 Sea Tac 28 Southwest Airlines NYSE LUV 28 doomsday scenario 28 Southwest Airlines LUV 28 declining 28 San Antonio