Originally Posted by
Mozam
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
Thats fair. Then the situation becomes one ripe for a new airline to come screaming onto the scene once those seats are in demand, in only a two year or so time frame. And who’s to say that airline won’t be a more formidable business adversary? It’s an interesting hypothetical