Originally Posted by PIONEER
The ATL-BOI flight is impressive, similar to ATL-RNO. These are great for people in the Southeast, who previously had to connect through SLC to get to these two cities if they wanted to stay on Delta (and sometimes that was a double connection).
However, I would assume that this means fewer people connecting through SLC to RNO or BOI. DL has already discontinued the one stop service SLC-EKO-RNO. I wonder if this means that some of the BOI service will be discontinued, or if the few remaining mainline flights SLC-BOI will be downgraded to RJs? (This is one of the markets that seems made for RJs given the distance of only 291 miles.)
I also wonder if the SLC-RDU service has something to do with the fact that SW is in both cities, and may be pre-emptive on DL's part?
ATL-BOI is seasonal, so it probably won't have a big impact on SLC traffic.
I was flew SLC-BOI on a regular basis last year and loads were good. The afternoon/evening CRJ flights seemed to be oversold frequently during the week.