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To try to make sense of what's all happening between AS and DL, the idea arose during the recent Alaska do to create a compendium in the wiki of the various stages of the current spat. Please add your knowledge where you can!
Timeline of events:
**proposed format for new route announcements**
mm/dd/yy [date of announcement] Airline XXX-YYY [new vs changed] [frequency] dd/mm/yy [date of service/change] Airline Press Release link | FT thread/post link
Timeline of events:
**proposed format for new route announcements**
mm/dd/yy [date of announcement] Airline XXX-YYY [new vs changed] [frequency] dd/mm/yy [date of service/change] Airline Press Release link | FT thread/post link
- 2008: Delta and Northwest merge, Delta's staff takes over relationship with Alaska
- 06/05/09 Alaska ATL - SEA New 1x daily 23/10/09 AS Announcement | FT Thread
- 2011: Alaska allegedly (using data gleaned from codeshare sales) tries to lower the ratio of the fare it pays Delta on codeshare itineraries
- 08/10/12: The infamous "joint" Seattle press conference where Delta CEO Richard Anderson announces they will ramp up international service in Seattle (AS CEO Brad Tilden stays quiet in the background) -- DL Announcement | FT Thread
- 01/11/12 Alaska SLC - SEA New 2x daily 04/04/13 AS Announcement | FT Thread
- 25/02/13 Delta announces resumption of SEA-ANC, new SEA-LAS. Hard to find press release/news, but this site mentions it.
- 02/05/13 Alaska ATL - PDX New 1x daily 26/08/13 AS Announcement
- 01/10/13 Delta SEA - LAS Increase from 1x - 3x daily 06/01/14 -> 5x daily 01/04/14 DL Announcement | Post #1
- 01/10/13 Delta SEA - SFO New 6x daily 29/03/14 -> 7x daily 05/06/14 DL Announcement | Post #1
- 01/10/13 Delta SEA - LAX Increase from 5x - 7x daily 05/06/14 DL Announcement |Post #1
- 05/11/13 Delta SEA - SAN New 4x daily 02/06/14 DL Announcement | Post #77
- 05/11/13 Delta SEA - ANC Increase 1x to 2x daily summer seasonal 05/06/14 DL Announcement | Post #90
- 05/11/13 Delta SEA - PDX New 4x daily 02/09/14 DL Announcement | Post #77
- 06/12/13 Alaska SLC - PDX 09/06/14 AS Announcement | FT Thread
- 06/12/13 Alaska SLC - SAN 10/06/14 AS Announcement | FT Thread
- 06/12/13 Alaska SLC - LAX 11/06/14 AS Announcement | FT Thread
- 06/12/13 Alaska SLC - SJC 12/06/14 AS Announcement | FT Thread
- 17/12/13 Delta SEA - ANC 29/05/14 (increased from 2x-3x daily) Thread [link needed] DL Announcement
- 17/12/13 Delta SEA - JNU 29/05/14 Thread [link needed] DL Announcement | Post #268
- 17/12/13 Delta SEA - SJC 29/05/14 Thread [link needed] DL Announcement
- 20/12/13 Alaska SLC - BOI 16/06/14 New 1x Daily AS Announcement
- 20/12/13 Alaska SLC - LAS 16/06/14 New 2x Daily AS Announcement
- 20/12/13 Alaska SLC - SFO 18/06/14 New 1x Daily AS Announcement
- 10/02/14 Delta PHX - SEA 20/12/14 New 5x Daily CRJ-900 DL Announcement
- 10/02/14 Delta PSP - SEA 20/12/14 New 1x Daily CRJ-900 Winter Season DL Announcement
- 10/02/14 Delta TUS - SEA 20/12/14 New Saturday CRJ-900 Winter Season DL Announcement
- 10/02/14 Delta HNL - SEA 20/12/14 Increase 1x to 2x Daily 757-200/757-300 DL Announcement
- 11/02/14 Alaska DTW - SEA 04/09/14 New 1x Daily AS Announcement
- 11/02/14 Alaska MSY - SEA 12/06/14 New 1x Daily 737-800 AS Announcement
- 11/02/14 Alaska SEA - TPA 20/06/14 New 1x Daily 737-800 AS Announcement
- 26/02/14 Delta Delta changes SkyMiles to revenue based points/miles DL Announcement
- 28/03/14 Alaska BWI - SEA 02/09/14 New 1x Daily 737-800 AS Announcement
- 28/03/14 Alaska ABQ - SEA 18/09/14 New 1x Daily 737-800 AS Announcement
- 28/03/14 Alaska ATL - PDX 01/09/14 Discontinued 1x Daily 737-800 AS Announcement
- 17/03/14 Delta BOI - LAX 05/16/14 New 1x Daily E-175 DL Announcement
- 09/05/14 Alaska CUN - SEA 06/11/14 New 1x Daily 737-800 Seasonal AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Delta GEG - SEA 03/11/14 New 4x Daily CRJ-700 DL Announcement
- 27/05/14 Delta SEA - YYC 03/11/14 New 2x Daily E-175 DL Announcement
- 27/05/14 Delta OGG - SEA 20/12/14 New 1x Daily 757-200 DL Announcement
- 27/05/14 Delta BZN - SEA 20/12/14 New Saturday E-175 Winter Season (Flight will op 1x Daily from 20/12/14-04/01/15) DL Announcement
- 27/05/14 Delta SEA - SJD 20/12/14 New Saturday A319 Winter Season DL Announcement
- 27/05/14 Delta PVR - SEA 20/12/14 New Saturday A319 Winter Season DL Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska Announces 11% increase in SEA flying for Spring 2015 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska BOI - SEA 08/03/15 increase from 8x to 9x Daily Q400 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska BOS - SEA 08/03/15 increase from 2x to 3x Daily 737-800/737-900 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska ORD - SEA 08/03/15 increase from 3x to 4x Daily 737-800/737-900 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska DEN - SEA 08/03/15 increase from 4x to 5x Daily 737 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska FAI - SEA 08/03/15 increase from 3x to 4x Daily 737 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska PSP - SEA 08/03/15 increase from 3x to 4x Daily 737 Seasonal AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska SEA - SMF 08/03/15 increase from 5x to 6x Daily 737 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska LAX - SEA 08/03/15 increase from 12x to 13x Daily 737 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska PDX - SEA 08/03/15 increase from 24x to 27x Daily Q400 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska GEG - SEA 08/03/15 replace 2x Daily Q400 with 737 AS Announcement
- 27/05/14 Alaska SEA - SNA 08/03/15 increase from 7x to 8x Daily 737-700/737-800 AS Announcement
- 08/07/14 Alaska PDX - SJD 03/11/14 New 4x Weekly 737-800/737-900 Seasonal AS Announcement
- 08/07/14 Alaska PDX - PVR 04/11/14 New 3x Weekly 737-800/737-900 Seasonal AS Announcement
- 13/11/14 Alaska IAD - SEA 11/03/15 New 1x Daily 737-800/737-900 AS Announcement
- 14/11/14 Delta seeks 30 (!) gates at SEA Bloomberg story
- 19/11/14 Delta adds SEA-DEN/BOI/SMF/KTN/SIT Summer '15 DL Press Release | FT Thread
- 11/25/14 Alaska Adds SEA-MKE NEW daily E-175 starting July 1, 2015 AS Press Release
- 11/25/14 Alaska Adds SEA-OKC NEW daily E-175 starting July 1, 2015 AS Press Release
- 22/02/15 Delta Announces 717 service to operate on SEA-LAX/LAS/PHX flights DL Press Release and then pulls LAS/PHX service back to regional jets. LAX service remains on 737 equipment (Delta.com)
- 22/02/15 Delta Extends SEA-JNU to year round service using CRJ-900 outside of summer DL Press Release
- 22/02/15 Delta Extends SEA-FAI to year round service using E-175 outside of summer DL Press Release
- 22/02/15 Delta Extends SEA-PVR/SJD seasonal Saturday service to October 3, 2015 DL Press Release and then pulls it back to start December 19, 2015 (Delta.com)
- 22/02/15 Delta Adds 2nd SEA-PSP seasonal flight CRJ-700 starting December 19, 2015DL Press Release
- 22/02/15 Delta Increases seasonal SEA-TUS Saturday flight to Daily using CRJ-700 starting December 19, 2015DL Press Release
- 22/02/15 Delta Adds SEA-KOA NEW daily 757-200 starting December 19, 2015DL Press Release
- 10/03/15 Alaska Adds SEA-JFK NEW daily 737-800 starting September 16, 2015 AS Press Release
- 28/04/15 Alaska Adds SEA-BNA NEW daily 737-800 starting September 23, 2015 AS Press Release
- 28/04/15 Alaska Adds SEA-RDU NEW daily 737-800 starting October 1, 2015 AS Press Release
- 28/04/15 Alaska Adds SEA-CHS NEW 4x/weekly 737-800 starting November 16, 2015 AS Press Release
- 14/05/15 Alaska Announces Preferred Plus Seating options AS Press Release
- 26/05/15 Delta Adds SEA-BZN Daily year round CRJ-700 on Aug 1, 2015 DL Press Release
- 26/05/15 Delta Adds SEA-PSC NEW 3x/day CRJ-700 on Nov 1, 2015 DL Press Release
- 26/05/15 Delta Adds SEA-MCO NEW 1x/day 757-200 on Dec 19, 2015 DL Press Release
- 26/05/15 Delta Adds SEA-BOS NEW 1x/day 737-800 on April 4, 2016 DL Press Release
- 26/05/15 Delta Adds SEA-YYJ NEW 3x/day CRJ-700 on April 4, 2016 DL Press Release
- 26/05/15 Delta Announces end to SEA-HND (Tokyo Haneda) service effective September 30. Route authority to be transferred to American to operate Los Angeles - Haneda. Seattle Times
- 07/22/15 Alaska announces partnership with Hainan Airlines which will reduce dependence on Delta for traffic to/from Asia AS Announcement | FT Thread
- 08/05/15 Alaska announces Boardroom members can access American Admirals Club starting 15 Aug and on 17 Oct that Former US Airways flights will be eligible for earn and burn miles FT Thread
- 09/22/15 Alaska announces partnership with Icelandair Icelandair Announcement
- 10/22/15 Alaska Opens New North Satellite Boardroom. AS Press Release
- 10/22/15 Alaska Alaska announces codeshare agreement with Emirates. AS Press Release
- 12/18/15 Delta Adds SEA-MSO, SEA-BIL and SEA-YEG NEW with CRJ-900/700 equipment operated by Skywest Routesonline (MSO) Routesonline (BIL) Routesonline (YEG)
- 01/01/16 Alaska and Delta: no more reciprocal Board Room/Sky Club Benefits
- 04/04/16 Alaska Alaska Air Group announces acquisition of Virgin America (Pending Government Approval). AS Press Release
- 05/10/16 Alaska Announces Japan Airlines as new Mileage Plan Member and codeshare partner. AS Press Release
- 05/11/16 DL adds Shuttle Service to Seattle (SFO and LAX)
- 06/21/16 Delta Will switch SEA-LHR from Delta to Virgin Atlantic using 787-9 starting March 26, 2017. Delta's 767-300ER will be reallocated seasonally to a 4x/week service on PDX-LHR from May 26, 2107-Oct 29, 2017. DL Press Release
- 06/21/16 Delta Add SEA-SUN Daily Dec 21, 2016-Jan 2, 2017 and Saturday's only from Jan 7-Mar 25, 2017 with CRJ-700. Routesonline | Delta.com
- 06/29/16 Alaska Adds SEA-SBP (San Luis Obispo) Daily year round E175 operated by SkyWest on April 17, 2017. AS Press Release
- 07/13/16 Alaska Adding seasonal flights to SEA-SUN. Double Daily Q400 Dec 16-Jan 2 and an added Sat/Sun from Feb 18-Mar 26, 2017. AS Press Release
- 07/21/16 Alaska Increasing SEA-EWR to 3 Daily flights with 737 starting May 14, 2017. AS Press Release
- 07/21/16 Alaska Adds SEA-ICT (Wichita) NEW daily E175 operated by SkyWest starting April 13, 2017. AS Press Release
- 07/21/16 Alaska Adds SEA-IND (Indianapolis) NEW daily 737 starting May 14, 2017. AS Press Release
- 08/14/16 Delta Adds 2nd SEA-BOS Daily 737-800 starting June 8, 2017. DL Press Release | Routesonline
- 08/14/16 Delta Adds SEA-EUG NEW 3x daily CRJ-700 starting April 1, 2017. Routesonline
- 08/14/16 Delta Adds SEA-RDU NEW daily 737-800 starting June 8, 2017. Routesonline
- 08/31/16 Delta discontinues SEA-BIL nonstop flights. Delta.com
- 08/31/16 Delta discontinues SEA-JNU from year round to seasonal until May 19, 2017. Delta.com
- 09/05/16 Delta discontinues SEA-MSO and SEA-BZN nonstop flights. Delta.com
- 10/21/2016 Delta opens a beautiful, spacious, new lounge at SeaTac, further showing how uninspiring the Board Rooms are.
- 3/2/2020 Delta (re)adds SEA-LHR, adds SEA-CMH, SEA-DFW, more frequencies on existing routes. Delta.com
- Further chronology? Please add! Loss of benefits, etc.
DL Encroaches Further on AS' Turf - Master Thread
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DL Encroaches Further on AS' Turf - Master Thread
As reported in the DL forum:
I'm amazed at the lift DL has added to SEA in the past year, specifically piggybacking AS' routes. SEA-LAX links two of DL's International Gateways. But with SEA-LAS,SFO and a seasonal ANC... wow. Will AS react? Can we gain a frequency to DTW or JFK? Does AS have the lift to react? Or as someone posted in the DL version, is this another nail for VX...
Looks like Delta is playing hardball in SEA. Also interesting to note that with this addition, the continental US feed into the Narita hub is almost fully replicated in SEA.
1. New SEA-SFO (6x daily eff Mar 28, 7x daily eff Jun 05) on CP E175:
5781 SEASFO 0630-0840
5805 SEASFO 0855-1105*
5734 SEASFO 1000-1210
5736 SEASFO 1200-1410
5738 SEASFO 1515-1725
5742 SEASFO 1730-1940
5787 SEASFO 2025-2235
* eff June 05 2014
5734 SFOSEA 0700-0905
5736 SFOSEA 0915-1120
5738 SFOSEA 1135-1340
5782 SFOSEA 1300-1505*
5742 SFOSEA 1445-1650
5787 SFOSEA 1750-1955
5785 SFOSEA 2010-2215
* eff June 05 2014
2. SEA-LAX goes to 7x daily in June, utilizing a mix of 6x CP E175 and one Delta A319.
3. SEA-LAS will get an extra frequency in Apr 2014 bringing it to 5x daily.
1. New SEA-SFO (6x daily eff Mar 28, 7x daily eff Jun 05) on CP E175:
5781 SEASFO 0630-0840
5805 SEASFO 0855-1105*
5734 SEASFO 1000-1210
5736 SEASFO 1200-1410
5738 SEASFO 1515-1725
5742 SEASFO 1730-1940
5787 SEASFO 2025-2235
* eff June 05 2014
5734 SFOSEA 0700-0905
5736 SFOSEA 0915-1120
5738 SFOSEA 1135-1340
5782 SFOSEA 1300-1505*
5742 SFOSEA 1445-1650
5787 SFOSEA 1750-1955
5785 SFOSEA 2010-2215
* eff June 05 2014
2. SEA-LAX goes to 7x daily in June, utilizing a mix of 6x CP E175 and one Delta A319.
3. SEA-LAS will get an extra frequency in Apr 2014 bringing it to 5x daily.
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As reported in the DL forum:
I'm amazed at the lift DL has added to SEA in the past year, specifically piggybacking AS' routes. SEA-LAX links two of DL's International Gateways. But with SEA-LAS,SFO and a seasonal ANC... wow. Will AS react? Can we gain a frequency to DTW or JFK? Does AS have the lift to react? Or as someone posted in the DL version, is this another nail for VX...
I'm amazed at the lift DL has added to SEA in the past year, specifically piggybacking AS' routes. SEA-LAX links two of DL's International Gateways. But with SEA-LAS,SFO and a seasonal ANC... wow. Will AS react? Can we gain a frequency to DTW or JFK? Does AS have the lift to react? Or as someone posted in the DL version, is this another nail for VX...
It is always much more convenient when a trip involves one airline, and business travelers prefer that. If I am flying on AS SFO-SEA then DL SEA-PVG and the AS flight goes mechanical in SFO, AS will be very limited at how they can reaccommodate that customer compared to having a DL SFO-SEA flight go pear shaped.
AS is not going to react, DL is doing what is best for DL and AS will do what is best for AS. That might mean reduced frequencies now that DL flies it, no point for AS to offer the same # of frequencies when the aircraft can be used on more profitable routes with little or no competition. Or add more frequencies on those routes to protect their territory.
Or just simply do nothing and just move along. Time will tell. But DL is starting to look more attractive for west coast customers and I think UA is going to be the biggest loser here and rightly so with their ridiculous cuts/downgauges...
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That's a lot of lift on SEA-SFO/LAX between AS, DL, UA and VX. Great for price wars. Not so great for the airlines
What makes you think that DL's going to stop at SEA-SFO?
I think there's a good chance the AS-DL partnership disappears within the next few years- once DL has all the feed they need at SEA, why bother? I also think DL is trying to do a "merge or die" on AS.
AS is not going to react, DL is doing what is best for DL and AS will do what is best for AS. That might mean reduced frequencies now that DL flies it, no point for AS to offer the same # of frequencies when the aircraft can be used on more profitable routes with little or no competition.
I think there's a good chance the AS-DL partnership disappears within the next few years- once DL has all the feed they need at SEA, why bother? I also think DL is trying to do a "merge or die" on AS.
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AS may be a partner, but in the end they are competition for DL and the best way to drive up profits aside from innovation is by eliminating competition [mergers, acquistion, putting them out of business, territorial monopoly like the cable companies, etc].
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AS already has much reduced capacity over years past on the route. Most SFO flyers (even on DL) don't need to fly to SEA to get across the Pacific.
Interesting move. I doubt AS is going to dump capacity and start a fare war (not that one may not occur).
Interesting move. I doubt AS is going to dump capacity and start a fare war (not that one may not occur).
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I see a lot about this AS vs. DL "war" on several blogs. I am not so sure that there really is a war going on. I think it is more likely that with DL's massive increase in international flying out of SEA that AS is not able to provide sufficient feed. These are E175 that DL is operating so we are not really talking that much volume.
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Two entirely separate business models. DL did not get into upping its West Coast game (including SFO-LAX) to engage in a price war which ultimately hurts the bottom line. There's little in this for DL and everything in it for AS.
If this experiment fails, DL can repurpose its West Coast microhaul strategy in a few weeks. AS, on the other hand, can't really do that.
If this experiment fails, DL can repurpose its West Coast microhaul strategy in a few weeks. AS, on the other hand, can't really do that.
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Seems that DL is cherry picking the bigger west coast O&D routes from SEA...LAX, LAS, HNL (albeit a NW inheritance), ANC (albeit seasonally), and now SFO.
Seems that DL is cherry picking the bigger west coast O&D routes from SEA...LAX, LAS, HNL (albeit a NW inheritance), ANC (albeit seasonally), and now SFO.
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Hawaii has lost most of the legacy NW service (well at least half) at the hands of AS.
DL also has more of these smaller regional a/c on order too, but primaraly for replacement of CRJ200's.
Hawaii has lost most of the legacy NW service (well at least half) at the hands of AS.
DL also has more of these smaller regional a/c on order too, but primaraly for replacement of CRJ200's.
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As reported in the DL forum:
I'm amazed at the lift DL has added to SEA in the past year, specifically piggybacking AS' routes. SEA-LAX links two of DL's International Gateways. But with SEA-LAS,SFO and a seasonal ANC... wow. Will AS react? Can we gain a frequency to DTW or JFK? Does AS have the lift to react? Or as someone posted in the DL version, is this another nail for VX...
I'm amazed at the lift DL has added to SEA in the past year, specifically piggybacking AS' routes. SEA-LAX links two of DL's International Gateways. But with SEA-LAS,SFO and a seasonal ANC... wow. Will AS react? Can we gain a frequency to DTW or JFK? Does AS have the lift to react? Or as someone posted in the DL version, is this another nail for VX...
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they could possibly invade MSP from the north direction
Ooo I like this ^
Perhaps next summer?
Originally Posted by ANC
As reported in the DL forum:
I'm amazed at the lift DL has added to SEA in the past year, specifically piggybacking AS' routes. SEA-LAX links two of DL's International Gateways. But with SEA-LAS,SFO and a seasonal ANC... wow. Will AS react? Can we gain a frequency to DTW or JFK? Does AS have the lift to react? Or as someone posted in the DL version, is this another nail for VX...
I'm amazed at the lift DL has added to SEA in the past year, specifically piggybacking AS' routes. SEA-LAX links two of DL's International Gateways. But with SEA-LAS,SFO and a seasonal ANC... wow. Will AS react? Can we gain a frequency to DTW or JFK? Does AS have the lift to react? Or as someone posted in the DL version, is this another nail for VX...
Perhaps next summer?
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Quite frankly AS is small potatoes compared to WN, DL, UA, and the new AA if the merger goes through.
Those airlines are vastly bigger and much more versatile than AS when it comes to expanding into new markets and shifting things around.
I think DL is piggy backing on AS right now as they build their customer base in SEA and the west coast (they are expanding LAX too) then when they feel their west coast network is strong and established with a solid customer base, there is no point for them to keep AS then they will dump AS. It is business, they are not there to be sentimental or get all cutesy with competitors, they are there to make money. Screwing AS wouldn't be the first time, DL screwed many of their SkyTeam partners in recent months. Again, all speculation, we will see in a couple of years. All of this recent development is certainly intriguing.
WRT to Hawaii service, it is not just AS, Hawaiian has expanded a lot, and I figure DL felt they weren't in a good position to compete in the low yielding high volume Hawaii market and elected to downsize the service.
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Article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/n...essure-on.html
Article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/n...essure-on.html
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