Originally Posted by
jonnyow
I thought maybe AC'd codeshare on YOW-EWR. Too bad.
My *guess* on why this did not happen is that some markets (including YOW-NYC) were excluded (or 'carved out') of the Anti-Trust Immunity agreement given by the US Department of Transportation:
...impose carve outs for nonstop traffic in the Cleveland-Toronto, Houston-Calgary, Houston-Toronto, and New York-Ottawa markets in which competition will be reduced from two carriers to one.
(from
DOT-OST-2008-0234)
-Brian