This, per the Los Angeles Times:
The war of words has gotten nasty, with the candidates describing the ideas of their rivals as “disingenuous,” “extreme” and “capricious.”
These are not the comments of presidential candidates. This is the language used by airlines that are competing for a handful of routes to Cuba that the U.S. government will award this summer under the Obama administration’s effort to normalize relations with the island nation.
As part of the selection process, the U.S. Department of Transportation has asked that the competing carriers submit written requests for the routes they want as well as responses to the proposals of their rivals.
The federal agency plans to approve 20 daily round-trip flights to Havana, and 10 flights to nine smaller airports around the communist country.
The language in these responses has taken an ugly tone because airline executives know that the Cuban routes will be in high demand, particularly from Cuban Americans living near Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
Potential North Carolina impact: American Airlines wants to fly Charlotte – Havana daily. They also asked for a lot of other Havana route authorities too.
