Originally Posted by
FrequentHopper
I'm not implying any erosion of business on either end.
No, you just said that UA was eroding US' traffic from PHL to UA's west coast hubs - you didn't imply it.
Originally Posted by
FrequentHopper
Oh, it almost certainly would shut the Star Alliance out of the East coast almost entirely.
And then go on to justify that by talking about business travelers flying
domesticly - no effect on Star there - or those flying between the half dozen domestic cities where US has the larger presence - no effect on Star there - or or those that don't use Star now - no effect on Star there - or those in small markets that UA doesn't serve - finally a somewhat small effect on Star. Quite different than your statement that losing US would "shut the Star Alliance out of the East coast almost entirely."
Jim