In a message dated 9/18/02 3:55:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time, bahadiracuner@yahoo.com writes: > These slots are hot commodity because DCA provides a lot of high revenue > traffic. Another airline that was crying for them , AirTran, is silent. > For now.. . The National Airlines LAS-DCA authorization is one of those "expanded perimeter" slots specifically created to serve cities beyond the 1250 mile limit for non-stop service to DCA...AND to throw a bone to newer carriers. Right now UAL has a more compelling agrument to use that authorization at LAX than Cactus to create their second non-stop out of LAS. As you may recall, TWA made LAX a "focus city" and had some interesting non-stops out of there to the right coast and beyond (San Juan)!. I don't think we've seen the last of the petitioners for National's authorization and somehow I wouldn't be surprised to see Mike Conway attempt to get some green for his bankrupt carrier out of this deal! RT Simpson Phoenix