Originally Posted by
emma dog
I’m not sure the above comments are truly accurate. UA flies the 320 between JAC and SFO/LAX/DEN. So clearly DL could shift their flights to SLC and put an a320 on the route if they wanted. They could then shift some
319s or A220-series to JAC-ATL and add an extra frequency or two to cater to the southeast regional flier that doesn’t have nonstop SLC access.
DL may not really care about the forced loss of capacity. If all airlines have a similar problem it means increased ticket prices. DL wins either way.
It is going to be interesting.........I have noticed over the years flying in and out of JAC that different airlines have different requirements the same aircraft flying from the same city and I am sure this holds true in other cities as well. For example during a snow/wind event several years back UA and AA had an A319 out of JAC during certain weather events where DL could not fly the same aircraft, even if the DL flight was shorter.
Since this thread deals with the 757 in general however, I am still not sure how DL would justify more frequency than they currently have from ATL.