not just united.
continental, american, usair, and delta have all paid big bucks for regional lift, relaxing the scope clauses, and breaking down the pilot unions.
and while RAH was being a pinkerton for the legacies, it was filling it's bank accounts. that revenue is now funding direct competition to those very legacies.
it will indeed be interesting to hear what continental, delta, usair, american, and united all have to say about this. it would be more interesting to hear what they are saying behind closed doors! was this part of a plan? did this turn out to be a monumental mistake?