Originally Posted by
flyingdelta
The ones I imagine are high up there:
- Delta Shuttle routes
- JFK- LAX
- JFK- LHR
- ATL- CDG
What routes would you put as high profile / prestige routes?
What is your definition of prestige / high profile?
ATL - CDG is neither a prestige route nor a high profile route. DL Shuttle routes definitely aren't prestige/high profile routes IMO.
For the most part the US3 doesn't do prestige/high profile routes because most prestige/high profile routes lose money.
To me a prestige route is someone like CX running HKG - IAD (pre-COVID) or airlines who run flights to JFK or LHR because they perceive those as being important cities to be connected to even if the traffic isn't particularly high.
The US3 has pretty strong load discipline so they only fly prestige/high profile routes that also make money. The obvious ones for DL would be LAX - SYD or JFK - LHR. I'm not sure they run any others that qualify these days. Flights like JFK - NRT would have qualified IMO but no longer exits