Originally Posted by
jiml1126
Please note that DELTA has changed the flight numbers on
ALL FLIGHTS operated by nwa. All the changes has been made in the GDS on 12SEP09
International flight number changes to NW250 - 349, starting 24/25OCT09.
The list of changes is posted on my blog
Domestic MAINLINE flight number changes to NW2000 - 2999 and NW7000 - 7999 only, eff 01NOV09. Note there will be some exceptions to the following categories by region. I basically checked state by state but might miss a couple of few.
- North-East (New York State and Northward) NW7000 - 7999
- North-East (Pennsylvania and Southward) NW2000 - 2999 (PHL/RDU also sees NW7000 - 7999)
- South-East and Florida NW2000 - 2999
- Great Lakes NW7000 - 7999
- Midwest (Incl. Prairie States, Tennessee except Memphis) NW7000 - 7999
- Memphis NW2000 - 2999/7000 - 7999
- Gulf States NW7000 - 7999
- Texas NW7000 - 7999
- Dakotas NW7000 - 7999
- Rockies (except Montana) NW2000 - 2999
- Montana NW7000 - 7999
- West Coast (Incl. Southwest states) NW2000 - 2999
- Alaska/Hawaii NW2000 - 2999
- Puerto Rico NW2000 - 2999
- Canada / Mexico / Caribbean / Central America NW2000 - 2999
So, the convenience of being able to identify a puddle jumper, crappy tiny tin tube RJ flight by the flight number is now fully a thing of the past?
Not an issue when you are heading to a location you know only gets RJ service, but just another thing to keep in mind when scheduling flights between major cities where DL engages in the farce of running RJs side-by-side with real mainline jets.