Are you sure the reason DL downgraded the route was because of poor passenger loads? Or were loads strong but revenue not strong enough to support the significantly higher operating costs of the 744?
But I agree, with $107 oil, the 744 won't be returning to ATL/HNL anytime soon.
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N830MH
DL won't do it to upgrading the equipped from A330 to 744 ATL-HNL for a quite long time. Because last time the loads wasn't good enough at all...