Originally Posted by
MPLS1969
If Delta cuts much of its MSP hub, I guarantee you the airport commission will make a sweetheart deal with another airline....a real airline like United. Minneapolis and St Paul are massive business markets with Target, Medtronic, General Mills, 3m, United Healthcare...etc. huge. Other airlines would love to make it a real hub..not a feeder. I don't think Delta is that dumb, but they already have cut directs and give us the worst planes.
UA adding MSP flying to do what, compete with its ORD mega hub?
Wake up and smell the coffee, MSP is on the decline... I doubt it'll get to what MEM is at, it will retain major business & leisure markets, but it won't have long & thin markets that can be best served by DTW or ATL...