Delta Needs To Win Los Angeles. The Fight With United Is Really About Credit Card Spend

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Delta is already the largest airline at LAX, but its Los Angeles push is really about more than adding routes to Newark, Philadelphia, Dulles, Manila, or Asia. United’s long-haul network makes it Delta’s real threat in LA, and the bigger prize is premium relevance in one of the country’s richest markets, where Delta can drive high-margin American Express card spend.