NEWS: Nature Abhors a Vacuum, so does Northwest Airlines

Northwest Airlines is continuing to fill the vacuum left by ATA's big service cutbacks in Indianapolis. The carrier will be adding flights in June bringing them to 52 flights a day. ATA Airlines will be reducing from 41 flight per day to 4 in April.

This could be one of those "careful what you ask for you may get it" moments. Certainly Indy is looking to replace the flight capacity in their fair city. Up steps Northwest positioning themselves to be the new big carrier in Indy. But as the folks in the Minneapolis/St. Paul will tell you having a big carrier dominating your market can lead to higher ticket prices...much higher.