Originally Posted by
DA201
I think IND-AMS may have been that rumored AMS flight. How many cities have the right combination of European demand and DL flyers? STL has the demand, but BA STL-LHR would make more sense due to the large number of AA flyers. MEM has the DL flyers but I am not sure about the demand. Maybe BDL or CMH?
There are apparently several and it would be significant, if true. This was from a 767 captain on AirlinePilotCentral:
"This is a result of Network turning their efforts to "focus" cities. These are cities that are underserved and are not a hub for competitors. The model for DL was RDU. In short order, we add ~20 non-stops per peak day (often only 1 flight to many hubs) and a transatlantic flight to CDG, AMS or LHR. Can't talk specifics on this open forum. Think of large cities, near competitor hubs that we currently have only 4x service each day to a couple of our hubs. Austin would fit that description and we have already announced increased service. There are at least 6 others that are being considered. You will see AMS flights to new cities announced later this Fall."
The reason I asked about the 757s earlier was that BDL and CMH would be in 757 range to AMS.
N639DL, would that be something worth adding to the Wiki as something to keep an eye out for in the "other" section? I can do a quick write-up.