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Feb 13, 2013 | 8:39 pm

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Originally Posted by GadgetFreak:20243257

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Originally Posted by MAH4546

Interesting merger factoid: the combined carrier will be a very strong #2 at LaGuardia, holdind roughly one-third of the airport's slots.

The combined airline will also zoom ahead of UA and be the largest airline at LAX (even without US, AA-UA are virtually tied for the largest as is).

AA will also obviously become the largest airline at PIT (PITLAX and PITLHR anyone?), but also once again the largest at RDU.

I'm expecting that soon if I want to fly anywhere out of LGA I will be connecting in PHL. US seemed to be reducing, I expect that to continue.

I think we will see a lot of the old US slots re-alloctaed into stronger AA markets e.g. LGA-MCI, IND etc.