Originally Posted by
pholling
It's a loss but not a loss, depending on the time window you look and from whose vantage point. If you are high status BA/AA it is a loss. For most others, the situation is still better than before TCX jumped in. Outside of J class, TCX's product is comparable with the legacy network carriers. Also, they do provide a onward feed at JFK via JetBlue.
I agree, I don't think AA are a huge loss. Their hub a JFK isn't all that useful, PHL and ORD being much better. I think overall AA dropping JFK probably strengthens the other two routes, if people are really desperate for AA and JFK the shuttle to LHR or connecting via ORD or PHL are options.
In terms of non-stop VS/DL are still in the market and UA to EWR (AAs departure will probably strengthen them too). All of the above would be only too happy to offer a status challenge/match to inconvenienced AA/BA card holders.