B6 or WN could open a station at MSN if the special exemption slot for DCA became available somewhat like SY making LAN work because of LAN-DCA. However, I'd assume WN and B6 acquire some slots and lobby to get the definition to be changed to be some number greater than the slots they each hold but less than AA, DL and UA, just to keep the limited incumbent status. In determining a limited incumbent, the Secretary shall consider any air carrier operating 40 or fewer slots at DCA. Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) Level: Diploma Duration: 1 Year (2 Semester) Seats: 25 Eligibility: Passed Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (10 + 2) or equivalent examination from recognized board in any subject. We all know if WN, B6, or another carrier get access to these slots that maintaining these slots to OMA or MSN won't be high on their lists.And if B6 and WN acquire the divested slots from AA/US merger as predicted, neither will be limited incumbents anymore! The ironic part is with AA/US dropping OMA as part of their slot divestitures requirements from DOJ settlement a metro area with almost 700,000 people and if the Lincoln area is included well over a million could loose all non stop service to DCA. We all know if WN, B6, or another carrier get access to these slots that maintaining these slots to OMA or MSN won't be high on their lists.
Who knows which way the DOT will jump?The ironic part is with AA/US dropping OMA as part of their slot divestitures requirements from DOJ settlement a metro area with almost 700,000 people and if the Lincoln area is included well over a million could loose all non stop service to DCA. Reach us at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA (1-80) or online at least 10 minutes before departure time. Sorry - there's a fly turned up in the ointment. Get up-to-date information by completing the form below. They say Republic/Shuttle America/Chautauqua will be invisible to the consumer and the move only benefits Delta which would never qualify for the slots its own right. Check Omaha Airport (OMA) airport delay status, OMA flight arrivals and OMA flight departures with FlightViews OMA flight tracker and OMA airport tracker. Instead the proposed move gives one of the worlds largest airlines (with a portfolio of more than 100 DCA slots) even more slots to market and price which is contrary to the desired consumer benefits and market access policy the slots in question came with when they were issued. I did like F9's prices though, probably won't keep those.Sorry - there's a fly turned up in the ointment.īoth Southwest and JetBlue have objected to Delta taking over the routes:īoth airlines say that Congressional intent was that the slots in question were meant to be used solely by new entrants and limited incumbent carriers (awarded to YX initially) to facilitate competition at DCA which indeed was the case under Frontier branding.
I thought those routes were just going away, but if Delta takes them over it's not as bad.
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