Originally Posted by
Typhoonpilot
Ah, okay then:
Looked at FedEx and UPS route structures lately?
TP
Yep. Sounds like not everybody is on board with the Big 3's agenda:
“The U.S. should not capitulate to the interests of a few carriers who stand ready to put their narrow, protectionist interests ahead of the economic benefits that open skies provides,” David J. Bronczek, the chief executive of FedEx Express, said in a letter to three cabinet officials last month
The industry’s trade organization, the Airports Council International-North America, said that open skies were critical to attract foreign carriers as domestic airlines cut back international service from many airports.
Airports “should not be held hostage by U.S. airline decisions regarding which markets to serve,” the group said in its own letter to cabinet officials in February
Roger J. Dow, the head of the United States Travel Association, which represents airports, travel organizations and hotels, said that travelers had benefited tremendously from increased competition, particularly after domestic airlines consolidated their business through mergers.
“This is one of many efforts where the big three U.S. carriers are trying to set the rules of who can do business here,” Mr. Dow said. “This is about stamping out competition, not about leveling the playing field.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/bu...e-us.html?_r=1