In a message dated 10/4/2003 5:10:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time, EricB955@xxxxxxx writes: > Although STL was somewhat profitable, AA > prefers to focus on ORD and DFW, although STL has been in the system > as long as Chicago and Dallas. > Not profitable enough. One of the major reasons for AMR's purchase of TW was to have an alternate midwest hub to relieve congestion at ORD. Thanks to 9/11 and the success of non-hub carriers, that theory has the same value as the money AMR spent to acquire TW. Ya know what's said about hindsight! RT Simpson Phoenix