Market dominance concerns could derail Delta/US Airways slot swap deal

If Delta and US Airways are forced to give up 34 slots to gain government approval of its LaGuardia/Washington National slot deal, the two airlines said they would drop the whole idea. The news was in response to a tentative decision by the Federal Aviation Administration and the US Department of Transportation approving the slot deal that would help Delta in its bid to dominate the New York market and allow US Airways to focus on Washington National (DCA) and its other top hub markets.