Originally Posted by
LittleBoyBlew
Venetianfrycook said:
"Isn't it ironic, though, that three years after Delta fought tooth and nail to avoid US buying them, they are now apparently considering turning around and buying US?
I do not think "irony" has anything to do with their first merger outcome. Its more than likely that DAL was already courting NW, when US threw a wrench in the process. Remember DAL and NW filled BK within 24 hrs of each other.
DAL did a stupendous job at keeping the cards close to their chest.[/QUOTE]
Very unlikely, way too much route and hub overlap out East. The only beneficiaries would be Jetblue and Southwest picking up the scraps thrown out by government regulators.