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Old Nov 13, 2013, 4:03 pm
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Originally Posted by AAExPlat
I don't know that we understand each other. I am not saying AA will kill PHX for the sake of killing PHX and turning planes into beer cans. I agree with your assessment that the assets will be redeployed to more economic use.

But I do stand by my position that PHX will be the airport that will see the greatest service cuts. And I also stand by my comment that Parker saying PHX will be untouched for at least three years is a bold faced lie.
OK, if you are arguing something like "PHX will see some service rationalization on the order of what UA has done to DEN post-merger", yeah, I can buy that. (I might note that UA is now flying DEN-NRT, though).

Won't be de-hubbed, though, not even close. Still bigtime operations out of there.
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