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Old 02-10-2023, 05:31 AM
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Bluedriver
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Originally Posted by RemoveB4flght View Post
While the term fortress hub doesn’t really apply, and I disagree with the other guy about the “govt” forcing forfeiture of gates, your assertion of how concentrated both airlines are in FLL is way, way off. I don’t know how you define “concentrated” but Jet Blue could cancel every existing FLL route they run, keep only the current Spirit routes, and FLL would still have more daily flights than about half that list combined with the merged company.
Combined NK+JB have ~49% market share in FLL.

Which named airport do you think the dominant airline (plus it's regionals) controls less than 49%?

I will say 49% starts to smell a little like a fortress hub, IF it was the primary airport in the region, which it most definitely is NOT.
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