<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by corwinsl:
I wonder if dropping HUBs is a matter of semantics. If both DEN and LAX have huge Starfish presence, then indeed UA mainline diminish. The whole idea of having a hub is to feed mainline into mainline. But, since this is now mainline into low-cost, indeed the model is no longer functional. And, they're no longer hubs.</font>
May very well be true. LAX and DEN could reduce mainline service to a few International and transcon / midcon flights a day.
UA's presence at DEN is so big, but most of the planes there are single-aisle, so it could become the primary Starfish hub, with UAX service to most of the midwest and Starfish service to the West and East coasts. I believe UA wants to expand the RJ-handling capability at DEN.