Originally Posted by
KillingMeSmalls
This is why NY is not cost effective over PHL as a HUB. If Joe Schmo from Ohio want to fly to Europe he won't be connecting through NY. BOS is not slot controlled like LGA, JFK, and DCA, so I see them expanding there after the merger.
http://i.imgur.com/M2Irv0A.png
You are exactly right that the cost per emplanement is much higher in JFK than PHL, but if the whole plane is filled with Joe Schmo flying CMH-PHL-LHR then the total revenue will be proportionately lower as well. High fare business travellers are the bread and butter of TATL traffic, and a large chunk of them live in the NYC area. The 18yr old from CMH who is going to backpack across Europe isnt much more than a blip on the radar.
Originally Posted by
KillingMeSmalls
I would love for AA to buy JetBlue, but NY loves JetBlue and so does the government. The DOT would make that deal so unattractive it would never get done.
If you thought that slot swap between US and Delta gave away a lot of slots, just wait for this deal.
I've thought about this in the past as well, but when you look at the PANYNJ traffic statistics for EWR/JFK/LGA it would put the big 3 on a surprisingly level playing field with each controlling between 20-25% of the NYC traffic. Comparing slot portfolios with DL JFK and AA/JB JFK it is about the same as well. DL uses a ton of RJs, which lowers their potential ASMs for JFK.