Originally Posted by RealHJ

One thing that I am surprised no one has said here yet. Obviously DL feels comfortable telling other ST members "it's our way or the highway", as ST needs DL for US coverage as much as (if not more than) DL needs ST and it feels that it can get away with it, there soon being only 3 legacy major airlines in the US and only three alliances -- one each, no more, no less. However, if the DoJ blocks the US and AA merger, though it's an incredibly slim possibility, US could move to greener pastures from *A to ST and thus provide an alternative to other ST airlines for US coverage. Likely would take years and start as one-on-one interline and codeshare agreements first, but it is likely that after the merger with AA blocked US would be looking for ways - any way - to get past the dead-end where it is now. Thoughts? Or is this just too far out there?