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   From: mrt@mrtxm.com   
      
   R J Carpenter wrote:   
   > "Olivers"  wrote in message   
   > news:Xns943D4A761A391olive@216.196.97.132...   
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   >>As busy as Denver can be, it has always (at least to me) seemed a more   
   >>artificially created hubs than ORD, DFW or ATL, although the vast   
   >>population and travel  growth in Colorado provides it with "stand alone"   
   >>legs (and I've never understood why WN and/or HP have never tried to   
   >>develop the potential of Colorado Springs.  For WN, the skinny panhandle   
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   >>Oklahoma and the Wright Amendment prevented direct service from DAL, but I   
   >>suspect a pretty good case could be made for either HOU or IAH flights   
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   >>the Springs),   
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   > I wonder how much it would cost WN to have the Wright Amendment repealed.   
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   > Or are there some hidden benefits I haven't thought of.   
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   It would enable WN to fly anywhere from HOU.. Wouldn't this be a good   
   thing for them?   
      
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