Originally Posted by FWAAA

This paragraph confuses me. First, AA isn't going to "walk away" from CLT. Secondly, DL already serves all of its hubs nonstop from CLT, including ATL, SLC, DTW, MSP, JFK and LGA. Delta isn't going to start connecting passengers at CLT no matter what new AA does.

Some of the tiny Mayberry-like towns served by Dash8s and CRJs? The same factors that imperil their US-service also hits DL; if those towns can't support some 76-seaters, they'll likely lose their air service as the 50-seaters go away.