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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by FWAAA
Exactly. This morning, execs hnted (without specifics) that the previously announced capacity increases for 2011 will be scaled back by one point.
Wouldn't a more accurate thread title then be "American to stem increase in capacity: Wall Street Journal"? If they intend to slow the increase in capacity, that isn't the same as a cut. Along the same lines as politicians saying they will cut the budget and they end up just slowing the increase.
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