Originally Posted by
spin88
There are analysts that have written on this and claimed DL was making money, but I've not seen a direct quote from DL on this. Anderson repeatedly said they were exceeding their goals, but did not claim a profit. I don't recall a different response since he left. Delta is actually very careful about avoiding answering questions on the profitability of individual hubs IMHE, the one aside about JFK aside.
I don't think you can post a quote/link from an analyst that says Delta is "making money" in SEA.
For one, it is tough for anyone outside of an airline to assess the profitability of a hub, so it rarely (if ever) happens.