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Old 07-25-2011 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by DeadHead
Wondering myself if Southwest will be able to finagle a few more slots out of this deal in the end. That would clearly be against ongoing anti-trust violation concerns, but nothing would surprise me.

Anyone else want to venture a guess as to who will be the winner of said divested slots?

I'm think Spirit may grasp a few.
Southwest can have them if they want them.
Its an auction and they have the most money.

Here's a prediction: Now that Southwest has a presence at Reagan, the rules restricting long haul flights out of there will get modified.