Originally Posted by
ALPApilot
Let's not forget that it was the Bush DOT that wanted to take Delta's slots at JFK and put them up for auction two years ago - all of them.
If I remember correctly that plan was to take all the slots at JFK, not just Delta's and auction them in order to reduce peak time congestion. You are correct that it was a government taking and thus wrong, but there is a HUGE difference between an auction to the highest bidder to a virtual gift to a favored constituency.