Delta to buy American routes from MIA and DFW?
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I'm sure DAL is interested.
The only routes that would be bought are route authorities. DFW has limited "limited entry" ops from DFW. MIA is a different story.
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The only routes that would be bought are route authorities. DFW has limited "limited entry" ops from DFW. MIA is a different story.
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World Traveler will by with 15 paragraphs on the your rumor...
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probably about 15 WORDS will do....
Nothing is off the table but neither is nothing firmly on it either. (13)
AA will likely emerge on its own as an independent as I have said all along while DL will continue to build its franchise. The key component that DL will continue to be at a disadvantage is Latin America, esp. from MIA... but there are ways DL can gain a presence in the market even without AA.
Nothing is off the table but neither is nothing firmly on it either. (13)
AA will likely emerge on its own as an independent as I have said all along while DL will continue to build its franchise. The key component that DL will continue to be at a disadvantage is Latin America, esp. from MIA... but there are ways DL can gain a presence in the market even without AA.
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It is just that...rumor. Nothing more. What has become a rumor that "DAL is interested in buying MIA and DFW routes from AA" has morphed from a discussion that was going on here on "what if AA goes Ch. 7." If AA were to liquidate, DAL would be first in line at the yard sale for the MIA and DFW operations and routes. However, there are no definite plans at this time to buy anything from AA because there is nothing for sale at this time.
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but also not the only way that DL can obtain what it needs....
most of Latin America becomes Open Skies in a couple of years.. there could be very little advantage for DL to spend years buying AA assets when it can build what it wants on its own.
What do you mean by open skies? Routes up for Bid? When exactly?
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Open Skies allows airlines from one country to start a route to a country that also participates in Open Skies and to charge whatever price the market will bear.
The first Open Skies routes from the US were to central Europe... all of the EU has Open Skies with the US and slots are available to most airports in the EU except for to/from LHR.
The US and S. Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and others have Open Skies in Asia.
The biggest countries of Latin America including Brazil and Colombia do not have Open Skies with the US but that will change within the next couple years. Some countries allow new routes to/from certain cities, but not others. São Paulo-GRU has limited terminal facilities but will be adding them in the next couple years but for now US airlines cannot add more flights to GRU. US wants to start service there but cannot... DL will likely add more GRU service. GRU is the largest market in S. America.
Part of why AA does so well in Latin America is because there are limitations that prevent other US carriers from starting the most valuable routes including to-from MIA on one end or the largest markets in Latin America on the other end. Any one of the US airlines is far larger and more powerful than their peers in Latin America... combined they have the potential to wipe out the Latin airlines and thus the fear of Open Skies.
But the US also does not allow anti-trust immunity or joint ventures with airlines in countries where there is not Open Skies.
The first Open Skies routes from the US were to central Europe... all of the EU has Open Skies with the US and slots are available to most airports in the EU except for to/from LHR.
The US and S. Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and others have Open Skies in Asia.
The biggest countries of Latin America including Brazil and Colombia do not have Open Skies with the US but that will change within the next couple years. Some countries allow new routes to/from certain cities, but not others. São Paulo-GRU has limited terminal facilities but will be adding them in the next couple years but for now US airlines cannot add more flights to GRU. US wants to start service there but cannot... DL will likely add more GRU service. GRU is the largest market in S. America.
Part of why AA does so well in Latin America is because there are limitations that prevent other US carriers from starting the most valuable routes including to-from MIA on one end or the largest markets in Latin America on the other end. Any one of the US airlines is far larger and more powerful than their peers in Latin America... combined they have the potential to wipe out the Latin airlines and thus the fear of Open Skies.
But the US also does not allow anti-trust immunity or joint ventures with airlines in countries where there is not Open Skies.
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fine by me....I didn't start it
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The insourced jobs which have been created are not up for discussion; only thing that will happen is more will be added.
