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Old Feb 4, 2023 | 4:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Weyland Yutani Corp
Yet, a Polaris lounge at LAX. Is it there for more for SYD hopes/reasons? Or is the lounge basically a total estimation failure on UA's part?
Competition. Four US majors all dub LAX as hubs + extremely strong presence from non-US carriers.

This is more to do with weak demand to/from Japan (and Asia) than LAX. United isn't going to gain or lose much market share out of LAX short of some king of material development.
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