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Jul 13, 2003 | 1:38 am

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by martin33:
It's "Not competitive" for the same reason DL can't fly you competitively from BOS-PIT... because connecting AA in ORD or DFW to go MSY-ATL or DCA-ATL is a huge detour! you'd have to be a real nut to want to go that way-- AA would have to drag you up to 3 times as far as DL going nonstop.</font>

.....at a fare that would generate *lots* of hidden city tickets over DFW......