Originally Posted by
bkojote
I wonder if they'll try the same tactic they did in Seattle. Delta made a big push to be "Seattle's hometown airline" offering everything from free points to all sorts of perks. They really tried to stick it to their former partner Alaska, but now it seems they've hit diminishing returns with the airport's congestion and endless construction.
Of course, Delta doesn't give a crap about people in their captive hubs they've lost interest in.
Maybe, but also maybe not. Delta was able to screw over Alaska by becoming their partner first, then stabbed them in the back. Also, Delta needed a "real" west coast gateway hub. With LAX being "everyone's hub" and SLC not really west coast, their only options were probably SEA and PDX since SAN doesn't have the capacity, and SFO is taken.
JetBlue has been pretty aggressive in attacking Delta's hubs. First it was Detroit, then they started the LaGuardia Shuttle, then Atlanta, and most recently, Minneapolis. I would not be surprised if the next domestic JetBlue destination to be announced will be CVG as it's the last of Delta's domestic hubs/focus cities that JetBlue doesn't serve yet.