LAX-GRU DL
Feb 24, 2010, 9:48 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: NWA WP
Posts: 61
Feb 24, 2010, 10:53 am
#6
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: SFO, LAX
Programs: DL Plat, BA, SQ, SPG, HH, Marriott, Hyatt Gold, Amex MM
Posts: 135
Why would DL discontinue the flight so immediate? The route offers the only second carrier (KE being the 1st) to service the West Coast nonstop to Brazil.
Sao Paulo is a global business center, a city of 22M people and L.A. approx 14M people... seems like the market /demand would support it. I have flown the KE 777 GRU-LAX service twice now, and it is super convenient!
Sao Paulo is a global business center, a city of 22M people and L.A. approx 14M people... seems like the market /demand would support it. I have flown the KE 777 GRU-LAX service twice now, and it is super convenient!
Feb 24, 2010, 11:01 am
#7
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: SFO, LAX
Programs: DL Plat, BA, SQ, SPG, HH, Marriott, Hyatt Gold, Amex MM
Posts: 135
KE BE: service, food, AVOD was all very good. I have done the route in 1st class where you get the lie flat bed, and in Prestige Class business where the seats are "lie flat at an angle." If both KE + DL were operating the route, I would choose KE. ^
Feb 24, 2010, 12:12 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: SLC
Programs: DL DM-1MM
Posts: 309
Why would DL discontinue the flight so immediate? The route offers the only second carrier (KE being the 1st) to service the West Coast nonstop to Brazil.
Sao Paulo is a global business center, a city of 22M people and L.A. approx 14M people... seems like the market /demand would support it. I have flown the KE 777 GRU-LAX service twice now, and it is super convenient!
Sao Paulo is a global business center, a city of 22M people and L.A. approx 14M people... seems like the market /demand would support it. I have flown the KE 777 GRU-LAX service twice now, and it is super convenient!
Feb 25, 2010, 8:09 pm
#10
Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 591
Why would DL discontinue the flight so immediate? The route offers the only second carrier (KE being the 1st) to service the West Coast nonstop to Brazil.
Sao Paulo is a global business center, a city of 22M people and L.A. approx 14M people... seems like the market /demand would support it. I have flown the KE 777 GRU-LAX service twice now, and it is super convenient!
Sao Paulo is a global business center, a city of 22M people and L.A. approx 14M people... seems like the market /demand would support it. I have flown the KE 777 GRU-LAX service twice now, and it is super convenient!
Feb 25, 2010, 11:05 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 304
KE isnt even a competitor. They compliment DLs service. DL offers service mostly on the days that KE doesn't fly the route. There isn't even competition really. Loads apparently seem to be weak with no real competitors not a good sign for delta keeping the route, sorry to say.
I'm sad that this route didn't work out, but it is a long thin complex route to operate with fares that just didn't compensate for the long stage length. Oh well, I hope KE can make it work, but I still think that's a tall order.
Feb 26, 2010, 1:42 am
#12
Join Date: May 2001
Location: YVR
Posts: 3,918
Also, Korean Air from 05MAY10 is introducing the latest generation inflight product on LAX GRU, features Kosmo First Suite, Prestige flat bed business. The product will surpass what DELTA is offering on 767 (even 77L)