Originally Posted by
450knotOffice
You left out that United, American, and Delta were also Legacies 40 years ago, and all were larger than the four you listed by then. They are still alive and well and raking in billions of dollars every year.
Anyway, what does this have this have to do with the conversation about Swayne? It's a non-sequitur in the context of the thread topic.
You couldn't be further from the truth.
40 years ago was 1979, AA didn't even cross the Atlantic until 1982. Delta bought Pan Am's routes. United didn't fly international on their own until 1983.
Take a seat bro.