Originally Posted by mersk862

I'd disagree with every single one of these points.

Delta will have more than enough gates in Terminal A for their operation. 12 mainline gates, 2 Shuttle gates, plus 8 Connection parking spots (including A1, which is used for CRJ-900s/EMB-175s). They don't need 5 or 6 gates. That would cost a ton of money - money that can be spent much better elsewhere.
-I agree with trading the daily A333 out. It should be on a 767-400 ER though if anything; that way, it can use A13 and not close an adjacent gate. But no way should a 757-300 be on this route - too many seats lost and no real premium cabin.
-Don't take a permanent gate in E. BDA has customs preclearance. CUN is one weekly 737-800. AMS and Charlottetown in the summer are the only ones that need to use BOS customs. No need to pay rent on a gate in E for one flight - just tow it over.
-DL just can't move CO. Again, it would take money. DL's best hope is that CO/UA consolidate operations at BOS and CO moves back over to Terminal C, where they can easily fit in the UA pier (and use UA's RCC). Still, CO has bounced around a lot in the past 5 years and are now have the absolute best spot at BOS - Terminal A, with their gates being the closest to security.
-DL shouldn't even consider BOS-LAX this summer - that route will be a bloodbath in terms of yields. Both Virgin America and JetBlue will be on BOS-LAX this summer - that's a lot of diluted yield there. DL is better off flying there planes elsewhere where they can more money.