Originally Posted by FlyingKat

The DCA market is one of the most lucrative in the country. Before the merger with America West, it was something like 25% of Airways traffic and 50% of its revenue, which is why the closure of DCA after 9/11 was so devastating to Airways financially. Parker will fight and scratch to keep every slot he can in DCA. It's a gold mine, which is why Southwest, JetBlue, et al are salivating over the idea of getting some of these slots.