Originally Posted by
panpanpan
What do you suspect will be the mergers/acquisitions? UAL already has a huge presence in NY with the EWR base. That would make a B6 acquisition very difficult.
It depends if EWR and JFK are considered separate markets.
One could make strong arguments either way.
As an aside, I strongly suspect the entire industry will look quite different in 12 months so the combinations that don't seem plausible today could be possible then. And vise versa.
I think Airhoss nailed it and there will likely be another round of consolidation---we just don't know who is gonna hook up who and the circumstances.