Originally Posted by
PTravel
That's not quite right. It has to do with the lack of competition in ATL, whereas NYC (which is actually three airports, EWR, JFK and LGA) has more competition on the same routes. Do an FT search on the "Southwest Effect" for an example of how competition effects monopolized airport pricing.
Fair enough -- though lack of competition is often essentially the same as a supply restriction, albeit an artificial one.