Originally Posted by
PurdueFlyer
IIRC, United blinked first on their NRT-BKK service. So DL was the only remaining US carrier serving BKK at that point, they got all the (remaining) passengers and corporate traffic, and it still wasn't enough to save the route
Before the virus, KE was running multiple daily A380s on ICN-BKK. I think there just wasn't much point in DL adding a plane on this route.
Originally Posted by
PurdueFlyer
Now, with depressed loads everywhere, you wonder if KE can absorb all of the traffic within their footprint thus rendering DL's service unnecessary. I hope I'm wrong & DL can maintain that service.
For certain yes, atm, KE can absorb the load by itself. But presumably there will, at some point, be a return to normal