Originally Posted by dax431
L Dude 7, I could not put it better. The purpose of my thread is to explore the options available to Indy. There are options besides liquidation I feel. Without Indy at IAD many of us in Northern Virginia will be forced to drive to BWI for a competitive fare on routes to Boston for example. The travel editor at USA Today brought up Frontier as a possible merger partner.
Although we all love low fares, $96 roundtrip to BOS isn't even covering the cost of fuel. DH isn't making money and they're just hurting UA and US, both of which have much better chances of survival. It seems that DH is just trying to bring whoever it can down with it. The airline has suceeded in temporarily lowering the region's fares to unsustainable levels, and when it is bought or liquidates, fares will just come back up again in response. There is overcapacity in the market, and DH's presence is just contributing to this problem.