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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 7:34 pm
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Originally Posted by SleepOverGreenland
LH tried to introduce this concept a little while ago on TXL-IAD and stopped it after a couple weeks.
Yes, but there has been an event called 9/11, which triggered the decision to cut all avoidable loss making business. At this time, the priority was to survive, not to develop new business. Therefore they killed the connection and found some more profitable destinations for their metal in Asia afterwards.
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