for aircraft operational reasons. They need to get the 767 there for the transpac flight. If the transpac flight weren't there, they wouldn't fly it. It's probably a maintenance thing. I don't think that DL has a 767 maintenance facility in SEA. it's probably in MSP or Atlanta or something like that. Aircraft rotation - getting it to the "hub" for the transpac flight is why it's there. In a shoulder season (now), a SEA flight wouldn't have a 767 for any other reason.
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BearX220
I'm flying a DL 767 today SEA-MSP. I don't know how the hell they do it. They have a broad menu of one-stop transcon options and widebodies sprinkled in there. It need not be an either-or question.