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Old May 19, 2007, 11:59 am
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zman
 
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Originally Posted by venk
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/...-0321skies.php

Any chance of an improvement in service/amenities to compete rather than just a fare war?

Or will AA begin to pull out of SFO like they did from BOS?

What do you think?

PS: I am very amused by this quote


The whole thing about this approval is so silly in a country that allegedly believes in free-markets and wants other countries to open their markets to US interests.

Depends on how many flights per day and what the cost is for premium service (Business/First) that Virgin will have. But look for cut backs from someone (AA, UA, DL, B6) if Virgin adds a lot of flights with low cost premium services. AA historically cuts back when the have fare competition. IUnlikely AA SFO-JFK will go to zero. BOS AA transcon is down 50% with competition.
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