According to Gail Grimmett, the senior vice president for Delta in New York, their aim is to make traveling more comfortable, but also, to provide a taste of the city beyond the airport walls.

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Dresdner might also try to woo the fiercely independent Commerzbank, which might make a more comfortable partner than Deutsche, but offers less in wholesale and investment banking.

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