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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 8:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Sydneysider
What a stupid argument. VX is a privately held airline and not subject to the same public reporting requirements as a listed company. If I owned VX I'd be absolutely furious, as it's none of anyone's damn business but the owners'.


This has nothing to do with the reporting requirements for public companies. The DOT requires US airlines to submit O&D data and then releases it to the public. VX benefited from this data, by using it to find markets to serve. Now VX doesn't want to let others see their performance.
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