When will we see service to DCA?
Jul 17, 2011, 6:18 pm
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http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/budge...nistration.pdf (page 11)
http://www.metwashairports.com/file/Budget__2011.pdf (page 45)
Jul 17, 2011, 7:06 pm
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Someone with more expertise in Congressional law please chime in ...
When Republic bought F9, some of their slots went back into the "pool" because the ownership of the carrier had changed. However, when US and HP merged, the new US was allowed to keep the slots. While the new US is, for all intents and purposes, HP with a new name, they are legally US Airways. I don't get it why sometimes the slots are allowed to be kept and sometimes they aren't ...
I would think that SW would be forced to rebid for the slots. I have no doubt that they would be re-awarded them, but I don't get it.
Anybody?
When Republic bought F9, some of their slots went back into the "pool" because the ownership of the carrier had changed. However, when US and HP merged, the new US was allowed to keep the slots. While the new US is, for all intents and purposes, HP with a new name, they are legally US Airways. I don't get it why sometimes the slots are allowed to be kept and sometimes they aren't ...
I would think that SW would be forced to rebid for the slots. I have no doubt that they would be re-awarded them, but I don't get it.
Anybody?
USAirways was bought by America West, and I don't believe USAir had any outside the perimeter slots. America West did, and that's why they kept the PHX-DCA flights.
Jul 17, 2011, 9:27 pm
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Also, it depends on the type of slots. In addition to in/out of perimeter slots, some slots are required to be used to serve medium sized markets. Recently Sun Country won some slots to serve DCA-MSP via Lansing and I believe that slots for that purpose are also not transferable. Another example would be ATA's DCA slots. Notice how WN didn't get into DCA after buying them out but did get into LGA?
Jul 17, 2011, 9:39 pm
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Jul 17, 2011, 9:46 pm
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Jul 18, 2011, 10:28 am
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BWI's cost per enplaned passenger for 2011 is estimated to be $8.95 while DCA and IAD are estimated to be $14.38 and $20.89, respectively.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/budge...nistration.pdf (page 11)
http://www.metwashairports.com/file/Budget__2011.pdf (page 45)
http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/budge...nistration.pdf (page 11)
http://www.metwashairports.com/file/Budget__2011.pdf (page 45)
BWI: $289.49
IAD: $419.60
DCA: $359.56
http://www.transtats.bts.gov/AverageFare/Default.aspx