In response to years of increasing congestion at airport X, the government decided to redistribute landing slots. Henceforth, all international flights arriving from continent A would be rerouted to nearby airport Y, all flights arriving from continent B would continue to land at airport X. Several airlines opposed this measure on the grounds that it would result in lost business.
Which of the following, if true, justifies the airline’s conclusion?
(A)
The airlines’ customers prefer less congested airports.
(B)
It takes five minutes more flying time to reach the second
airport.
(C)
There are fewer runways, and thus less capacity, at airport Y.
(D)
Airport Y is located in a region with better transport links to the
final destinations of many travelers from continent B.
(E)
Many customers traveling between continent A and continent
B choose certain airlines because of the easy flight
connections they offer at airport X.