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With this recent series of unfortunate events (ie, Aloha, Champion, ATA, Skybus, etc), there will be some vacant gates in the near future. Do those gates represent an opportunity for someone to expand (considering oil & the economy), and if so, who is best positioned to make a run at them?
Of all those carriers, I'd think Aloha would have been the only one in a position to actually own any gates, though I could be wrong. Anyways, gate space isn't a factor unless you are talking about a few airports around the world like JFK, ATL, LAX, LGW, CDG, and places like that.