Originally Posted by
paytonc
As you've probably heard, DOJ has settled with US & AA to permit a merger, pending divestiture of assets at certain airports:
44 slot pairs (10% of DCA's market share) are up for grabs between at least two carriers.have all expressed interest. Which airlines do you think have a compelling case?
US/AA have stated that the cuts will come from RJ destinations, which will result in a cut of almost 40% in RJ flying. DCA-RDU and DCA-BNA are certain to see frequencies cut, as those are the two routes both fly RJs to. What other destinations could see less, or more, service?
I dont see that many cuts to the RDU and BNA routes. Remember those cities are state capitals. Cutting those routes would become a political hot potato with congress.
As for carriers. The ones up for grabs would be WN, B6, NK. Part of the deal was for the routes to go to the non legacy airlines.