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Old Aug 25, 2017 | 2:11 pm
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Originally Posted by JonNYC
Definitely a big factor as well as a "message they are trying to send" to that effect, both.
Are you expecting them to send a revised application to the US DOT sometime soon?

I am no fan of oligopolies and reduction in competition (as is the case in the US domestic market), but this is one instance where the lack of a JV is actually reducing options for the traveling public.
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