Originally Posted by David Puddy

That is a convenient argument. Are you a socialist or do you believe in Capitalism? If you are a Socialist then you should also believe that gates should be shared by all at major airports like JFK and ORD. But they aren't.

If NAI wants to serve HPN or PVD from LGW or DUB with an uncomfortable 737-800Max why should that bother you since the U.S. legacies have all of the gates at the major hubs? NAI targets a different demographic than the U.S. legacies - I doubt many high yield business travelers will pick NAI. Again, not fully defending NAI but they do have what seems like a successful model and it is therefore seen as a big threat. The regulators probably surmised that the number of consumers who could benefit from lower average airfares living in the U.S. and in Europe far exceeds the number of airline employees concerned about their wages.