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Old Jun 24, 2024 | 12:28 am
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Originally Posted by flyer703
Agree. But DCA-SFO further cannibalizes IAD, which is what they are trying to protect. I would think that a second DEN would be less threatening to IAD and still generate decent revenue given how popular the 1x flight already is.
It wouldn't cannibalize SFO-IAD, as they charge a premium for SFO-DCA, and there is enough connecting traffic at IAD to allow them to adjust capacity appropriately.
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