Originally Posted by
Mike Jacoubowsky
Is it likely that the Feds would allow a super-domination of DCA by the new AA? I doubt it; I think for this final merger they're going to be looking to avoid "Superhubs" and an AA/US combo at DCA, without any givebacks, would certainly qualify.
They allow domination of IAD by UA, why should DCA be treated differently?
Originally Posted by
kokonutz
Really? It seems to me that the only folks who will be taking the metro to/from IAD will be tourists and airport employees.
Not true. While I'll be long retired by the time Metro reaches IAD, if it were in place, I'd use it frequently. DCA is a wonderful little airport, but I can't get TPAC or TATL from there.
Originally Posted by
FWAAA
It's a near-certainty that US-AA will have to relinquish DCA slots equal in number to the current AA holdings as US already holds about half the total slots and that was the max permitted by the DoJ when US and DL swapped the LGA and DCA slots.
Sure, they will have to give up some slots, but I doubt it will be all of the current AA holdings.