Originally Posted by
Driving by DCA
Ah. Proves how out of touch I am...so then the question becomes whether UA sold it's old LHR and JFK slots, leased them, or are they still using them all but just from different airports?
They sold them:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/jsp_i...ondon%20Rights
United will end its last international routes from New York Kennedy, further retreating from the airport due to lack of feed, while it helps Delta grow from JFK by finalizing a deal to sell its route rights to serve London for $21 million.
***don't hold me to it*** But IIRC, in the spirit of
sbm12's post. I seem to recall less then a year after UA sold this, some sort of agreement/treaty made the above sale worthless to DL.