Originally Posted by
AirlineDeregulation
If I were Delta I wouldn't think about adding flights out of IAD. I would focus on adding flights to BWI before IAD. UA's hub is pretty strong out of IAD. Also, DL tried IAD-LAX in the past and failed.
IAD-LAX was proposed but never started.
Given the "monetization" thrust, I'd choose another carrier because my company specifically restricts us to "cheapest available ticket".
There's plenty of traffic IAD-LAX, including UA, AA, B6, and VX (and maybe someone I've missed). WN dropped their flight from IAD-SoCal.