Originally Posted by
BenA
I'm not sure what your point is, other than a historical treatise. Even accepting all this what does it demonstrate other than it hasn't been a straight line from the past to the present (complete with some rather spectacular political sideshows, bumbling, and my word heavy handedness. Nothing here reflects on the rather insatiable demand for low-cost travel in a large American metropolitan area serviced by two large airports. As Americans we pretty much all have these armored things with 4 rubber wheels that take us where we want to go, even crosstown!
Originally Posted by
BenA
Pretty much all of the other capacity controlled inner city US airports - LGA, DAL, and DCA come to mind - are highly regulated, in theory to benefit the traveling public. But as we saw in the huge LGA/DCA slot swap between DL and US and now in this sublease agreement between UA/WN at DAL - the airline industry is incredibly talented at convincing politicians to let them build fortress hubs out of what should be a shared public asset for the convenience of residents of and visitors to our most important cities.
Yes, there used to be a saying in Washington, D.C. that politics isn't everything, it's the only thing. That goes for corporate games/politics too.I think of an example of a paper mill that closed and the employees wanted to buy the plant and run it themselves, but they were advised not for sale, huh?
It goes on. Should we be surprised that it does? I'm shocked that negotiations, deals, and politics is going in this establishment
