Originally Posted by
sanicom3205
I would normally agree, except I think allowing mergers just creates another massive failure of an airline. If you believe that all airlines are in deep trouble if there isn’t a turn around relatively soon (as I do), then what does allowing mergers solve? AA may be in the worst shape, but if we are at the point where only a merger can save us, I believe everyone is doomed.
A merger would only solve the issue of a failed business model. I think the business model is sound, the state of the market is the issue. I believe the airline sector can only heal with the end of the pandemic.
A merger does not have have make an airline larger like DAL /NWA or UAL/CAL. A merger can be to reduce the number of seats and competition. SW acquired AT , then paid DAL to take most of the aircraft AT had. SWA got rid of a nasty thorn in their side
Let’s not go down the road of how great the 717 was. I heard it could cook you breakfast in the morning and make the best IPA beer you could ever dream of
