Originally Posted by
buddies8
majority of JB flights in JFK are outside the time zone for slot controlled period. Currently only DAL does anything as a fight with JB, AA just sitting on the side licking its wounds. If AA wants to (in JFK) it has ample slots to complete on a better to travel time for passengers and anything before 3pm in JFK is non slot. So AA could compete against JB on any route before 3pm to 8pm (slot period) without giving up any slot usage. All it takes is balls.
The Airline CEO's have finally, after 34 years of Deregulation, figured out there is NO MONEY in competing. That's why we are seeing all the consolodation. I seriously doubt AA wants to compete with JB for JFK, they will instead buy them, flush the overlap, and voila, not have to lower their prices to 'compete' with JB. High Fives and Management Bonuses all around.
See SWA+Air Tran, DAL+NWA, and UAL+CAL for more details.
It's the inevitable result of deregulation.
But why it took the CEO's 34 years and all those bankruptcies to figure it out is beyond me.
