Senators campaign for legacy carrier to bid for AA slots

Four members of Congress has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder to allow legacy airlines to bid for the slots divested by American Airlines as part of its anti-trust agreement that enables it to merge with US Airways. Only low-cost carriers are currently allowed to bid for the slots, which include Washington’s Reagan National Airport (DCA), New York LaGuardia, Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Dallas Love Field, Miami and Los Angeles. The Congressmen are arguing that if only low-cost carriers are considered, smaller cities that typically lack service on such airlines will lose out and that airline such as Delta