Originally Posted by
ORD-LIH
They are used to less competitive markets. Especially on the international routes. I think that's the real disconnect when it comes to rationale behind elite-treatment.
How?

IAH is threatened by WN, and AA at DFW, and EWR is threatened by AA, DL, and all the international carriers at NYC. To say that CO operates out of "uncompetitive" hubs, is pure nonsense in my mind. But, I'm always open to an argument against it.