Buried in the article:
- DL is only adding 4 additional destinations with this increase
- AUS in total has only 400 connecting passengers for all airlines (“on slow days” which isn’t defined).
- the airlines as a whole are squatting on the gates, flying minimum flights to retain access to the leases
- DL is targeting to have 150 flights using mainline and regional by 2031. WN is at ~140 flights now and is aiming to have 200 in the same interval
Feels like a lot of hype and hope.