Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
On LGA:
Remember they kept ppl on the 88 in ATL, added in CVG and did
not surplus as many on the 320 in MSP. That is where the Lion's Share of the LGA expansion was to be flown from.
I do not see DAL or LCC accepting this deal and because of it they will have to adjust their staffing. Come on GUM base!
I suspect that Delta would grudgingly accept this deal and divest the 16 slots. My guess is that USAirways is the one who's really going to scuttle it and frankly, I can't blame them since they're losing 33% of what they originally bargained for. Unfortunately, it takes two to tango and we are likely to put up a united front with LCC to try and strong arm a better deal. Thank goodness this industry was 'Deregulated' 30 years ago.
With that said, a loss of this deal represents a lot of flying that's not going to happen. I don't think it means the 'F' word as the summer will be busy enough, but I wouldn't be surprised to see some large displacements on the next bid. Unfortunately, the continued loss of DC9s and the loss of this NYC flying means a lot of extra bodies on narrowbody aircraft and I don't know where those people go.