Originally Posted by GSP flyer

While Atlanta is super profitable for Delta because of it's size and scope, it still enjoys that size and scope even if it was to be shrunk a bit. Delta now runs about 1030 daily flights through ATL. What I'll propose is an Atlanta operation that's 800 to 900 departures daily; add another big bank at DTW and reconnect many of the markets that lost DTW service after the merger (ex: SJC, CAE, CRW), add service from MSP and SLC to more second tier markets (ex: PIT/CLE-SLC, PVD/ORF-MSP). While CVG is never going to be a booming Delta hub, I could see them bringing back some limited destinations like Seattle, Phoenix, Austin, New Orleans, and Pittsburgh. That'd be a more redundant operation for Delta, and would make Hartsfield a more pleasant place. The core of the ATL terminal facilities, built in 1980, is not built to handle the passenger volumes Delta is shoving through it these days.