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Dumb question: when the newsies talk about "The Shuttle", are they really just talking about landing slots and gates at three airports? (BOS, LGA, DCA)
Doesn't AA already fly some of these routes? (I know they do D.C. to New York. Don't know about Boston.) Are we really just talking about AA buying more capacity from US Airways on these routes?
I don't get why the news makes a big deal about "The Shuttle" as if it's some totally different airline. To me, it just sounds like an expanded presence in three markets that AA is already in. (Which, if the routes are profitable, is a good thing - just not something that should make the newsies go crazy.)