Originally Posted by
hfly
What on Earth is Delta thinking? Are they going to do a BOM and after having done nothing worthwhile for years to improve their competitive situation, abandon the route? I would really hope/think that Delta should be considering getting the ATL route back up pretty quickly if they want to compete??!!
You have offered this thesis before. Can you point to data confirming that USA-IST fares are a better use for long-haul capacity than the SEA-KIX, SEA-PEK, DTW-HKG, DTW-ICN, DTW-PVG, ATL-JNB, LAX-SYD... routes that Delta has added in the past few years?
JFK-IST probably serves corporate contract demand adequately. IMHO new cities non-stop is a better use of capacity than more flights to the same destination.