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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 1:31 am
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Originally Posted by mitchmu
? I don't see what's surprising/interesting about this? The whole point of mergers is to cut overlapping routes for efficiency. If you think AA won't do the same thing after their merger, I have a bridge in Arizona to sell you.

Delta, AA and UA will all be about the same size in a couple of years, no point in getting into a prestige pissing match by dumping a bunch of low-yield capacity onto the market.

Wi Fi streaming is great but I still prefer a seatback screen upon which to see it. But it seemed like he was signaling end of DirectTV not canned AVOD.
DirectTV pays for the installation, so I'd guess as long as they keep paying for it UA will keep installing it.
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