They aren't too good for it, it's not personal. Someone at Delta realized they can't compete with Silver on time or cost, so why bother?
How much would it cost Delta to create a fare and publish it? If people don't buy it then what would they lose?
Originally Posted by
flyerCO
While you might want to fly this route and cost is 2ndry for you, for most this isnt the case. Its not a route that DL passengers are asking for, nor one that they can make high yields on. AA at least makes some sense as MIA is an AA hub. Unlike ATL it's not "going the wrong direction."
Why do DL need to make high yields on a route via their ATL hub? It's a hub and spoke model so as long as the individual legs make commercial sense then the entire route should be possible. And I'd take issue with "via MIA" not being in the wrong direction, since you go south to only then go north west, so there is an element of double-backing. But that's purely academical.