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Originally Posted by MAH4546
Secure it's dominance? You say it as if they already have it, when they don't. Continental is the largest airline in the New York region, then American Airlines, then jetBlue, and fourth is Delta. And the differences are not small - American Airlines is ahead by Delta in the New York City region in the millions of passengers.
Personally, I think the best option for Delta to merge with is American. Their route maps overlap quite nicely. They could shut-down Cincinnati and Cleveland, they would have a combined significant operation at JFK, LAX, and BOS. They would dominate Latin America and Europe (it was only last year that Delta overtook AA as the largest U.S. carrier to Europe), not to mention Africa and the Middle East. The only weak point would be Asia. And, even more importantly, their fleets overlap.
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I beg your pardon but you are greatly mistaken.
http://media.delta.com/images/NYCFactSheet0407.pdf
Delta is by far the largest airline in the New York City area. Consider that the pdf file only displays the flight information for just JFK and LGA and there's still HPN, ISP, and EWR that delta services in addition to JFK and LGA. Delta is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the big apple.
I have stated my feelings regarding mergers or acquisitions very plainly. I firmly believe that CO is the only logical move for Delta. In recent post I have theorized over the possible transactions that could be presented. I have written to the effect of "if" Delta was hijacked by creditors hellbent on making a quick buck rather than securing Delta for long term viability.
I have never suggested American as even a possible merger for Delta nor would I ever. American has a patchwork route system at best. It is not a leading airline over the Pacific or the Atlantic. Its only claim to fame is that it is the largest airline flying to and from the US and Central and South America. It has an extensive route system domestically but competes heavily for dominance in even its own hub cities. Ihate to be the one to burst your bubble but FYI AA is not all that!
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