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Old Jul 3, 2013, 4:50 pm
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Originally Posted by tigerhunt2011
Sounds like I won't be deviating from DL for my monthly CRJ-700 TUS/PHX-LAX-OAK flights anytime soon. Thank god for the LAX T5 SkyClub...

Here's to hoping TUS-ORD/DFW will be on something bigger than a CRJ.

Why would they kill the PHX-SFO? Would that be because of severing *A & United's heavy SFO presence?


Yes, I know how naiive I sound. But hey, why be a pessimist?
How much O&D can there be on US flights between SFO and PHX? It's competes with UA and WN. Right now, US flies SFO-PHX because the only other connection options are via a CLT and PHL. That changes once LAX, DFW, and ORD are thrown into the equation. How much traffic is there between SFO and Yuma, or Flagstaff? Because that really is what would be affected by dropping the SFO-PHX service. I doubt anyone goes SFO-PHX-LGB/SNA/ONT. And if they fly from SFO to SAN/LAS/SLC/DEN/ABQ/ELP via PHX, well, soon they'll be able to do that via LAX.
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