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Old Feb 24, 2003, 7:44 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RobertS975:
First, it was the end of a school vacation week, and loads would be higher than usual. Second, LGA had severe delays and cancellations due to dense fog and low ceilings on 2/23, and whatever flight you were on may have simply had extra demand because of previous cancellations. The overall shuttle load factors are generally quite low. The competitor is basically offering 6X the FF miles offered by DL. Even against bankrupt competition, DL must stay close to keep market share.</font>
Ok, then let me be a little more clear, it's been full basically every Monday morning for the last few months at least. I've taken return flights on both Thursdays and Fridays and have also been experiencing very full flights.
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