DCA/MSN Nonstop Done as of February 1st?
Jan 5, 2012, 1:11 pm
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I think it is a BIG mistake as there is a lot of $$$ between BOS-DCA due to government-research initiatives.
Jan 5, 2012, 1:20 pm
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BOS-AMS/LHR/CDG will survive without the DCA feed... The government O/D traffic has to be somewhat profitable but guess it's not as profitable as it once was. That or not required to keep corporate contracts in either market.
Jan 5, 2012, 1:39 pm
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Not complaining about international options. I think it's great DL added LHR. But cutting DCA seems a bit odd.
Jan 5, 2012, 1:57 pm
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Think you missed the overall point... DL sees no need to focus at DCA anymore and is keeping the Origin / Destination markets that are profitable. In order to be competitive on BOS-DCA they have to offer significant frequencies... with less slots that's probably not possible OR would come with cutting frequencies to other markets.
Jan 5, 2012, 3:52 pm
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25 mins in MKE
Not non-stop but a through flight in 2*2 DC-9's, sometimes westbound and often eastbound, maybe '85-'94. MKE ground time was 25 minutes (fewer carry-ons), so you rarely got off the plane.
Enough nostalgia. Back to our regularly scheduled programming. A wise old flyer once told me, The DCA routes tend to get reshuffled after each election. Haven't kept track, but it makes sense.
Enough nostalgia. Back to our regularly scheduled programming. A wise old flyer once told me, The DCA routes tend to get reshuffled after each election. Haven't kept track, but it makes sense.
Jan 6, 2012, 6:29 am
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With Delta cutting flights to DC out of Boston, that means I need to refocus my travel. Looks like I will only be flying to Delta hubs. Otherwise it will be United, US Airways or JetBlue. It's quite disappointing how much service has been cut from Boston by Delta.
Jan 6, 2012, 6:35 am
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something weird is up with MEM today -- expertflyer shows two daily BOS-MEM flights, and zero daily MEM-BOS flights, for the last week of march. this is particularly interesting to me, since delta.com still shows me confirmed on a MEM-BOS flight that week.
Jan 6, 2012, 7:17 am
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+1
Jan 6, 2012, 7:41 am
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That said, prices are creeping up out of IND and a new carrier (since we've technically lost three through mergers since the new terminal opened) would be mighty nice.
Jan 6, 2012, 8:01 am
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There may be a lot of passengers on the route, but that isn't the same thing as being profitable.
Jan 6, 2012, 8:18 am
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Suppose your travel is DCA-BOS and IAD-AMS. Before the change, your alliance could have been Skyteam or Star. After the change, only Star is a real option. Now, not only did DL loose a customer DCA-BOS, but it also lost a customer IAD-AMS.