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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by hazelrah
I'd say that monopoly concentration hasn't changed much at MSP, but NW showed a degree of restraint with MSP fares whereas Delta shows none.

Gotta choke the golden MSP goose to fund NYC expansion
However, NW seemed to be more effective at the fortress hub strategy of keeping out competition, maybe because a lot of locals liked NW and really thought of NW as the "home town airline."
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