Originally Posted by
Jerseyguy
DL to DTW or ATL (ATL is a big market for F9) may not be a bad idea though Delta would have to learn from its mistakes it made when it served TTN in 2006. They served both Atlanta and Boston using the CRJ-200 (Boston service at the end was Beech 1900s). The problem, they charged too much to fly out of TTN. They thought they could gain a premium on service when they couldn't. Flights were always $150-300 more than EWR or PHL.
If DL offered just DTW from TTN, it could probably get away with charging high fares. It anyways charges high fares from PHL and EWR to DTW. I'd think DL would rely on west connections out of DTW, and connections to Asia, and some O&D to DTW.
Allegiant remains interesting. It's nearest point of presence is in ABE. I was thinking maybe it'd open at closer airport within the PHL region. Could it be PHL, TTN, ILG or ACY? It's offering now SAV as a leisure destination from certain markets that Frontier, Spirit and Southwest do not offer.