Originally Posted by
FWAAA
The Justice Department will approve the AA/US merger, perhaps with some DCA slot divestitures.
The DOJ probably won't have to fight it. The same DOT that said that over 50% of DCA slots being in one airline's hands was too much is unlikely to rule differently now.
Just remember that it's Parker's job to portray any slot divestures as terrible for the consumer, just like with the slot swap. Yet small market flights that weren't profitable went on the chopping block pretty quickly.
Jim