Mark Shawley

As a person who flies out of National Airport frequently, I do not believe the swap agreement between Delta and USAirways is any benefit to the consumer. Delta for one views DCA airport as a fully differnt market than BWI, yet these airports are serving the same general area in the country. Delta already charges an enormous premium for travel in/out of national. USAirways is even worse. I do not travel on USAirways because their flights/prices are incredibly high. Removing Delta from national airport can be stated that it will create a 'dominant' carrier, but in the airline world, dominant position is essentially a monopoly. The airlines already put themselves in a position where they stop flying certain city pairs to "give" a premium position for individual carriers and this clearly creates a bad situation for citizens like myself. I fly weekly. I fly Delta over 100,000 miles a year, and I fly on the least expensive flights possible. I already find that I bounce between the three DC airports to get the lowest fare and the airlines are already working together to keep their prices as high as possible. Allowing this swap to happen is the same as the government giving away money from my pocket, which is unacceptable to me.