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Dogfight over Denver! Southwest steps up attacks on United after failing in merger bid that might have brought peace to key route.

Publication: Crain's Chicago Business
Publication Date: 21-SEP-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Dogfight over Denver! Southwest steps up attacks on United after failing in merger bid that might have brought peace to key route.(NEWS)(Southwest Airlines Co.)(Frontier Airlines Inc.)

Article Excerpt
Byline: JOHN PLETZ

Southwest Airlines Co.'s failed bid for Frontier Airlines is hurting United Airlines in the key Denver-Chicago market.

Dallas-based Southwest continues to add service after it was unable to land a deal that was expected to reduce competition on the route, which became the focus of a price war when the airline started serving it nearly four years ago.

The number of Southwest seats between Chicago and Denver, the eighth-busiest route in the nation, is up 40% from a year ago, even as the airline trims overall capacity 8%, according to Oak Brook-based OAG Worldwide LLC. That will keep additional pressure on fares at...

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