DL getting too big for ITA?
Apr 29, 2010, 10:16 pm
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DL getting too big for ITA?
Anyone else getting a lot of:
I've gotten a whole lot of this when searching for international itineraries.
Current examples:
SFO:: DL JFK DL+
OSL:: DL+ JFK DL
SFO:: DL ATL DL+
OSL:: DL+ ATL DL
Just a matter of too many flights? Or is DL making things harder for ITA? I never had this problem pre-merger, and threw some pretty complex itineraries at the search engine.
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Current examples:
SFO:: DL JFK DL+
OSL:: DL+ JFK DL
SFO:: DL ATL DL+
OSL:: DL+ ATL DL
Just a matter of too many flights? Or is DL making things harder for ITA? I never had this problem pre-merger, and threw some pretty complex itineraries at the search engine.
Apr 30, 2010, 9:12 am
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On specific date searches, a simple:
SFO:: DL+
OSL:: DL+
constrained to two stops can return results. Here's one of the more time-efficient routings:
$1677.90 in US Dollars
1 adult @ $1677.90
San Francisco, CA to Oslo, Norway: 6133 miles 17 hrs 25 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL7603 on a Canadair RJ 700 (jet) in coach class
(operated by Horizon Air, also Alaska Airlines Flight AS2500)
Departs San Francisco, CA (SFO) Fri, May 21 9:55a 1 hr 45 min
Arrives Portland, OR (PDX) 11:40a
Layover in Portland 55 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL178 on a Boeing 767 (jet) in coach class
(lunch, movie)
Departs Portland, OR (PDX) Fri, May 21 12:35p 10 hrs 25 min
Arrives Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS) Sat, May 22 8:00a
Layover in Amsterdam 2 hrs 35 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL9286 on a Boeing 737 (jet) in coach class
(operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as Flight KL1143)
(snack)
Departs Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS) Sat, May 22 10:35a 1 hr 45 min
Arrives Oslo, Norway (OSL) 12:20p
Note: The flight from Portland (PDX) to Amsterdam (AMS) is overnight.
Note: The layover in Portland (PDX) has relatively little room for delays, and for this route a missed connection would likely be very inconvenient.
Oslo, Norway to San Francisco, CA: 6409 miles 15 hrs 20 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL8465 on an Airbus A319 (jet) in coach class
(operated by Air France as Flight AF1275)
(breakfast)
Departs Oslo, Norway (OSL) Fri, May 28 6:30a 2 hrs 25 min
Arrives Paris, France (CDG) 8:55a
Layover in Paris 1 hr 45 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL8552 on a Boeing 747 (jet) in coach class
(operated by Air France as Flight AF84)
(lunch)
Departs Paris, France (CDG) Fri, May 28 10:40a 11 hrs 10 min
Arrives San Francisco, CA (SFO) 12:50p
Note: You must change terminals in Paris (CDG).
SFO:: DL+
OSL:: DL+
constrained to two stops can return results. Here's one of the more time-efficient routings:
$1677.90 in US Dollars
1 adult @ $1677.90
San Francisco, CA to Oslo, Norway: 6133 miles 17 hrs 25 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL7603 on a Canadair RJ 700 (jet) in coach class
(operated by Horizon Air, also Alaska Airlines Flight AS2500)
Departs San Francisco, CA (SFO) Fri, May 21 9:55a 1 hr 45 min
Arrives Portland, OR (PDX) 11:40a
Layover in Portland 55 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL178 on a Boeing 767 (jet) in coach class
(lunch, movie)
Departs Portland, OR (PDX) Fri, May 21 12:35p 10 hrs 25 min
Arrives Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS) Sat, May 22 8:00a
Layover in Amsterdam 2 hrs 35 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL9286 on a Boeing 737 (jet) in coach class
(operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as Flight KL1143)
(snack)
Departs Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS) Sat, May 22 10:35a 1 hr 45 min
Arrives Oslo, Norway (OSL) 12:20p
Note: The flight from Portland (PDX) to Amsterdam (AMS) is overnight.
Note: The layover in Portland (PDX) has relatively little room for delays, and for this route a missed connection would likely be very inconvenient.
Oslo, Norway to San Francisco, CA: 6409 miles 15 hrs 20 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL8465 on an Airbus A319 (jet) in coach class
(operated by Air France as Flight AF1275)
(breakfast)
Departs Oslo, Norway (OSL) Fri, May 28 6:30a 2 hrs 25 min
Arrives Paris, France (CDG) 8:55a
Layover in Paris 1 hr 45 min
Delta Air Lines Flight DL8552 on a Boeing 747 (jet) in coach class
(operated by Air France as Flight AF84)
(lunch)
Departs Paris, France (CDG) Fri, May 28 10:40a 11 hrs 10 min
Arrives San Francisco, CA (SFO) 12:50p
Note: You must change terminals in Paris (CDG).
Apr 30, 2010, 9:26 am
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Yeah, I know... Problems come in when I'm looking to connect through specific hubs (like ATL/JFK instead of MSP/SLC). Just don't ever remember having this issue with NW, and can only link it to the increased number of hubs/flights. Can only imagine that a CO/UA merger would cause similar issues.