Originally Posted by
kavok
DL is basically operating the minimum number of LGA flights necessary to not lose coveted LGA slots. That is the reason they won’t cut LGA further, and return the flights to DTW and MSP.
As put more succinctly above, DL management has prioritized retaining LGA slots over providing better overall network reliability.
You can see big ramp-up in LGA departures last November when slot waivers expired and departures are way up from the same time last year. Meanwhile, Flightaware is showing DTW, MSP, and ATL are actually running slightly below daily departures compared to same time last year.
