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But I definitely see us playing a major role in St. Louis in the years to come. We already provide service to 95 percent of the markets St. Louis travelers visit the most. And we're adding capacity in some of the most important markets.

I plan to see St. Louis as a global competitor. As an international trade hub, as an incubator of new companies, as a place of culture and the arts, as a magnet for immigrants, for entrepreneurs, for animal lovers, and for gays, as a city of parks and trails, and as the sort of place that figures in young people's dreams.

St. Louis has a great startup scene and a vibrant business community.

I hope more cities engage with immigrant entrepreneurs the way St. Louis has - it's a great model.

St. Louis is a customer- and partner-rich environment for any financial tech startup.

I have no hesitation to say that St. Louis is a great place in which to live and work.

Despite the painful changes we have had to make, we continue to believe in the St. Louis market. And we are hoping to add flights, in a careful way, as the economics of our business improve and the demands of the traveling public in St. Louis become clear.

It's obvious that St. Louis has certain advantages compared to other cities: namely, a concentration of financial services.

I think the preponderant opinion clearly was that St. Louis could be a great football city if it had a team of its own that they could really root for.

St. Louis has always been special to me.