Originally Posted by
jmr50
Cyclical logic: "they're not providing better service because they're small" -> "they're small because they're not providing better service"
The real question is whether the large and very wealthy NYC metro area can support 3 major airline hubs. LAX is the only other place where that's sort of the case -- but NYC is probably bigger, so what gives?
I don't see your point in the cyclical logic statement. 'Quality' of service is your argument, not mine.
CHI also arguably supports three carrier hubs. WN doesn't have the flight count but it's all mainline.
AA's problem in NYC is PHL. It can't have big hubs that close together - they compete to aggregate traffic. Even US Air (ways) was smart enough to figure this out and rationalize BWI (with a lot of help from WN) and PIT in favor of PHL. AA can have 400+ flights a day at PHL; that's not going to happen at JFK.