Originally Posted by MrAndy1369

We all know that, right now, DFW is AA's main and biggest hub, essentially the "bread and butter" of all its hubs. You can basically go anywhere from DFW. This is not dissimilar to how DL treats ATL, and how UA treats ORD/IAH (evenly, I think, although I'd give ORD a small inch over IAH).

This is purely speculation, but do you think AA will ever phase DFW out as a hub and focus instead on PHX, CLT, PHL, and maybe ORD/MIA, especially pmUS hubs, as they are a bit cheaper to operate than pmAA hubs? We've all seen how the merged airline seemed to favor pmUS amenities, meals, hubs, etc., and transformed AA into a basic airline that wasn't as deeply thought-out as pmAA. DFW is quintessentially AA and is what AA calls home, but I do wonder if AA will want to move away from DFW? It kind of seems like AA management are mainly pmUS and there's some kind of odd, underlying disdain to pmAA I sense from them, but they grudgingly kept some of pmAA's amenities, service, etc. because of complaints. It's hard to explain, just kind of a sense I get.

Just wondering what you think, and which hub you think will be on the way out next, if AA decides to eliminate a hub?