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Old May 12, 2023 | 4:11 pm
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Originally Posted by ClipperDelta
People keep lambasting Delta for squandering the Pacific by killing the NRT hub but they forget that that’s exactly what United did as well, just much earlier. United killed all their NRT-Asia routes
I think United strengthened the Pacific when they dismantled the NRT hub. Their fleet of 777s and 747-400s (and now 787s) helped them overfly NRT and go nonstop to many areas in Asia. It set them up for the major success they have in the region today.

It would be like saying DL squandered the Atlantic when they killed the 90s FRA hub. They serve Europe much more effectively today without having to connect to a 727 in FRA.
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