Since most of the large corporations allow their high value employees to fly business/first class only on international flights, it will be the best of ALL deals if after the UA/USAir merger Continental and SWA create a partnership to supplement each other. The ideal partnership will be SWA to have all domestic market and CAL the international. Both airlines have very smart CEOs...I'm sure they can make it work...The bottom line it will be a necessary survival partnership that it will serve the public, make money for their stock holders and keep the majority of their current employees.
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