This is a story using two different things. Yes LGA is expensive but that’s not why we cut all the flights. We cut the flights because the government decided we couldn’t have the NEA. They are making it seem like we sliced everything because we suck and it’s expensive but that’s standard from Geff.

As for the rest with oil or route networks or whatever the problem is scale. The government allowed the big guys to become so big that the rest of us have almost no chance. We tried to get some scale but ironically the government said no because reasons. If you were to go back in time when we had the big 6 I think you would see a totally different reaction to things. Now the big 3 can dump capacity wherever they want or drop fares in places that are competitive because they have super hubs that print money ( good chance most people flying out of ATL have a delta credit card)