Originally Posted by
Renegade27
Fantastic info, crazyMRer (and hello, neighbor!). I hadn't considered/ thought the outbound flights/day would be a good way to select.
How is LGA as a hub? I haven't flown there much at all and think this would be an important aspect.
"New" AA also flies into DCA 3x/ day... although I always seem to get stuck going through PHL which is a terrible airport IMHO.
So going to their sites, I see AA/US has 9 flights/day from MHT (Charlotte, DC and Phila), Delta has 10 flights (Atlanta, LGA and DTW).
I think I'll head off and try Delta for a while... Thanks.
Yes, I forgot to include the US DCA route - flew it recently too (DC trip). Whatever airline(s) you choose as your primary, if another airline flies where you need to go nonstop and yours doesn't, take the non-stop - IMO.
For me its not so much a question of the number of flights as it is the number of flights with comfortable seats my upgrade will likely clear into. The first class experience I would expect on a Delta MD80 is so much better than the planes US currently flies to/from MHT. If new AA were to add mainline flying to/fom MHT, that would change the equation but for now its mostly or all regional jets depending when you look.
I wouldn't consider LGA a preferred connection hub for Delta. Only a good option if you need to go to NYC, IMO. Too many delays and LGA doesn't have much service compared with ATL. With the full size plane MHT to ATL, I would route all the flights in that general direction via ATL and DTW when ATL doesn't make sense.