Originally Posted by
ChamplinAl
Thank you for that information. I guess using 359's for only the TPAC routes wasn't 100% correct. But if a TATL trip can fit into the 359's schedule and keep the current TPAC schedule, that's good. Planes don't make money sitting on the ground. No info on what happens after October 25th?
Worse when planes don't make money in the air either. Too many cheap fares TPAC. Their TPAC strategy has changed a great deal since ordering the A359.
Anytime you drop an essential TPAC destination like HKG which has plenty of O&D traffic from many US cities, you are admitting you cannot compete with your own metal. Hate it as a DM traveler; like it as a DL shareholder.
They are leaning heavily on alliances for traffic to non-hubs in Asia. Will be interesting to see how they handle SIN once the last few Tokyo TPAC's move over to HND.