At this point it only makes sense for them to choose/lean more towards the acquisition of NK over the NEA. The NEA sucked resources from MCO and FLL, pretty much temporarily handicapping us from growth in FL just to used AA slots in the N.E (which would be taken away whenever the NEA sunsets, so temporary). Meanwhile NK has the massive resources (plane, crew, property, order book etc.) we would need to grow significantly and be a more stable competitor for years and years to come.

RH doesn't strike me as being so crazy to choose NEA over the merger if he can't get both.

As they said in the pocket sessions (repeatedly) for the reasons why we can't expand as we would like, we have more opportunities than we have resources. Especially since Airbus is all types of delayed with our orders.