Both airlines saw this as a strategic opportunity to get routes in each other's territories.
"All we talked about was this being an incredibly strategic opportunity."
The danger of this trap, which should be addressed now, is outweighed by the strategic opportunities before us.
Shares of Delta fell 1.5 percent, to $112.3125, on fears it might have missed an important strategic opportunity.
But Syria also presents the administration with a strategic opportunity that would be imprudent not to explore.
I'm convinced that we're missing an important strategic opportunity for the United States.
And the eradication of the Organization fleet is not a strategic opportunity which can be overlooked.
"In later segments, we will begin to focus on particular company strategic opportunities," he said.
"We really had planned to do only $100 million, but some strategic opportunities became available, so we took them."
Return on investment: By pursuing greening, you will not only reduce costs, but also increase strategic opportunities.