A320
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Type 6431
Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
[Policy] states 'aircraft taxiing in to the gate area shall give way to aircraft pushing back from the gate area.'During our pushback sequence from RSW's gate; tug driver had to come to a quick stop because [another air carrier] aircraft inbound to its gate--directly opposite [our] gate; failed to yield to our pushback as if we weren't even there.  If the Flight Attendants were not seated; this stop may have caused injuries--in this case they were seated at their stations.
A320 Captain reported the tug operator had to come to an abrupt stop during push back when another air carrier aircraft failed to yield.