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Can These Deals Make a Big Difference in the Airline Industry?

By Brendan Byrnes | More Articles
December 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series in which technology editor and analyst Andrew Tonner and industrials editor and analyst Brendan Byrnes discuss topics across the investing world.

Delta (NYSE: DAL  ) recently announced that it will add more slots and extend its dominance at LaGuardia Airport in New York through a swap with US Airways (NYSE: LCC  ) . This move will help Delta increase revenue from a crucial airport in the biggest city in the U.S. and should help the company streamline operations there as well. Could airport swaps like this one have a big effect on the airline business going forward?

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