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.
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 agree with you KillingMeSmalls.
American had negotiated a massive JetBlue codeshare in it's first LBO and now that has been paired way back. Lets not forget that US Airways has also paired way back in NYC and BOS in anticipation of this merger.
IMHO I would anticipate the new American to reemerge in Boston after antitrust/DOT review. Has anyone noticed how American and US airways terminals are being connected with new gates?
