Originally Posted by
IAD22066
Thanks
I knew Sen. McCain managed to get the 1,250 mile perimeter restriction lifted but I didn't know that there were only 20 slots. The wikipedia article shows that US Air and AA have a total of 12 of those 20 slots. Will they have to give some of those up when they merge?
Originally Posted by
Col Ronson
Yes those will most likely go to WN. the DoT seems intent on selling them to "LCCs"
Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
I'm sure B6 will bid, too.
It is very unlikely that the new AA will give up any beyond perimeter DCA slots as part of what they have to give up. When the latest round of beyond perimeter exemptions (the perimeter restriction still exists, and has not been lifted) were granted in 2012 AS, B6, WN and VX were granted
new slots. AA, US, UA and DL had to give up an existing in-perimeter slot and "trade" it for a beyond perimeter slot. AA is not going to voluntarily give those slots up.
It's the
DoJ not the DoT that's forcing new AA to give up DCA slots, as part of the merger settlement. These slots will be just the typical in-perimeter service, and not come out of any of the several "special" type slots at DCA.