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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Despite the economy, US Airways(LCC Quote) continues to grow its largest hub and try ambitious new destinations, including Honolulu starting Dec. 17.
US Airways' problem, both decades before and four years after a 2005 merger with America West, has been its lack of a world-class hub such as Atlanta, Chicago, or Newark. Instead, US Airways has Charlotte-Douglas, a great airport in a too-small city; Philadelphia International, a constricted airport in a major city, and Phoenix, which generally lacks high-yield markets.
Still, Mike Britman, the carrier's managing director of strategic planning and champion of the Honolulu route, dismissed a reporter's characterization of the route, saying, "We don't think this is a gutsy move at all." ...
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