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Bay Area airports prep for busy holiday travel as uncertainties loom<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> \u2013 Mercury News<\/strong><\/em>
It\u2019s time for holiday travel, and that means a blur of requests to discuss travel tips\u2026 but not this one. This was a more substantive story about how Oakland and San Jose are suffering while SFO continues to strengthen. Why? Southwest has shrunk and Spirit is gone, most notably, but it\u2019s more than that.<\/p>\n

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Shortly after we did our three-part series on what was wrong with American, we got a note from a listener asking us to look at other airlines, even though that may not have problems of the same magnitude. That was a good idea. This week, we take on Delta. What\u2019s wrong with Delta? Well, have a listen.<\/p>\n

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Bay Area airports prep for busy holiday travel as uncertainties loom \u2013 Mercury NewsIt\u2019s time for holiday travel, and that means a blur of requests to discuss travel tips\u2026 but not this one. This was a more substantive story about how Oakland and San Jose are suffering while SFO continues to strengthen. Why? 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