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Old Feb 3, 2014, 3:32 pm
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Originally Posted by youngdlplat
With KE, that will make 3 daily international SkyTeam flights from IAH (IAH-CDG and IAH-AMS are the others.) Frankly, there are DL hubs that don't have that sort of international SkyTeam traffic.
Given the JV, the CDG and AMS flights are basically DL flights.

Originally Posted by youngdlplat
it's still bizarre that Delta only runs flights to its hubs from Houston.
Bizarre in what way? Bizarre in the same way that the other carriers only serve their hubs and/or focus cities from ATL or MSP, and even then often not all hubs?

Originally Posted by youngdlplat
DL even maintains a pretty strong service into Chicago despite it being a hub for three airlines (AA, UA, and WN).
DL serves the same cities from IAH that it serves from ORD.

Originally Posted by youngdlplat
For me, the dearth of service means that after twelve years flying DL, I'm basically being forced to switch to WN and UA.
Sorry?
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