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DL2SXM
im gonna chime in for once on this matter. If the USA decided to do the equivalent of what the UAE and Qatar does for their state run airlines, then possibly the playing field would be more level? If I were to 'give' Delta tens of millions of dollars every year and say to them, "here you go, buy more airplanes and build more terminals and you don't have to pay me back", I guarantee you they would be able to compete more fairly with the M3. For that reason, I can't possibly support any one of the M3 airlines. I would rather spend my money on American airlines which will support American jobs...and that my friends, is the American way...Screw the M3.
Another guarantee for you...If you had a SEA type situation in anywhere in the M3 region, I bet you a new airport would miraculously spring up somewhere without a nickel or a dime's contribution from Delta or Alaska Airlines.
I disagree. If the US government gave Delta $40 billion in subsidies, $10 billion would be spent lobbying to ensure continued subsidies and a competition-free environment, $10 billion would go to executive bonuses, and the remaining $20 billion would be paid to shareholders, leaving none to improve the product or invest in new airplanes.