Originally Posted by
Errbus
I would think that CLT and DCA would be the prime assets of US to be guaranteed to survive a merger. DCA because of the prime location/customer base and value of all the slots. CLT because its the only game in town in the southeast aside from ATL. Though, I could see CLT losing a lot of its international flying, both to the islands and Europe. All just guesses though.
I agree. DCA is a great business market, and CLT would be a great domestic hub in the southeast. MIA just doesnt work for backwards connections (think JFK-MIA-SAV) and CLT could streamline things nicely.
Originally Posted by
satpak77
My broken, inop, crystal ball predicts that these will be kept for sure
DFW
MIA
PHX
ORD
PHL
Others, I don't know. I say "above kept" because too much existing investment and infrastructure (and the bottom line, customer have become conditioned to them....) at these hubs. Harder to fold up the tent and pack it away than keep it and exploit its advantages.
What I see is more international expansion/coverage versus domestic. Maybe some more PHX to Hawaii, Vegas to Hawaii (not technically international but....), PHX to additional Mexico cities, etc stuff
No LGA?! AA literally put LGA on the map as a major NYC airport. And how about JFK, with the investments AA has made into T8. JFK is probably the most important airport in the country if you want to have a serious international presence. I cant see them giving that up.