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Old Oct 4, 2022 | 6:51 am
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Originally Posted by EWR764
This should be an indication that it's not a matter of United being unwilling to lay out cash to acquire slots... it's that incumbent slotholders are unwilling to sell their rights.
Are caterers not willing to sell good food to UA? (j/k)
Everything is for sale, even entire airlines. More important, you can't buy things with revenue, you buy them with earnings or you borrow. UA is finally back in the black and we all know they've been in cost-saving mode since the start of COVID.
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