Originally Posted by
GizmoNC
Back to DL they also made public that they wanted DCA gates and some at LGA, Did they just not complete a swap with US Airways... gave up alot of gates in DCA for more in LGA. Now they want those back. The lead attorney in the suit DOJ vs AA/US indicted that he wanted those slot controlled gates as well as the gates at DAL, ORD, BOS and MIA to go to carriers other than legacy mentioning Delta by name.
I guess we will see shortly what DL gets. I assume that SWA will be inline for DCA and LGA. Wonder if they will go as high this time as JETBLUE paid last time, if memory is correct in the neighbor hood of 42 Million US DOLLARS for 8 slots in DCA alone. Not sure about the LGA. prices.
"Carriers other than legacy"
News flash.
SWA is no longer an LCC.
SWA is no longer a regional Texas hauler
SWA is no longer a national airline as well.
SWA is a major airline and a legacy in nature. Sure the other legacys are older, but they are identical in classification as majors.
Spirt, Virgin America, Allegiant, these are LCC's.
Think again if you really believe SWA is in line for DCA and LGA.
Oh, and the CEO better get over his identity crisis too. Not charging for unbundled fees is leaving hundreds of millions, if not a billion + off the books.