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Old Sep 8, 2022 | 9:15 am
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Originally Posted by ralphs
If they really wanted slots, couldn't they just pay....more money to an existing slot owner?

I feel like the real headline should be that UA doesn't want to pay what the market will bear for some JFK slots.
Off the top of my head, the only people with a meaningful number of slots would be DL, AA, B6, and BA.

I think DL can be ruled out as a seller/lessor since UA is already leasing to them. BA would have to get rid of too many for them to make it worthwhile. And I can’t imagine B6 or AA want UA in the market.
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