Delta Cancels DTW-HKG effective August 30th
Jun 23, 2012, 2:57 pm
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I'm not sure where you are looking exactly, but there is no HKGATL service published.
Jun 23, 2012, 3:05 pm
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The flight never did well. Especially given the length, the yield was impossibly low. I wouldn't read any more into it. There's no evidence that HKG performance is an indicator that other TPAC routes from DTW are struggling. In fact, quite the opposite--looks like ICN is now daily, year-round, for the first time.
Jun 23, 2012, 3:14 pm
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Jun 23, 2012, 3:15 pm
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ATL-HKG seems unlikely as that wouldn't free up a 772/77L, which seems as good a reason to cancel this route as any other. SEA-HKG seems more likely. It is 6500 miles which is technically within the 332's range, and the 332 is a smaller plane so easier to fill. But who knows what schemes lurk in the hearts of DL route managers?
Jun 23, 2012, 3:18 pm
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The thing with HKG is that the competition (UA) offers the daily flights from EWR, ORD, and SFO (and also NRT, like DL). After 8/30, DL will only offer flights via NRT, and still on the 777 with its reduced capacity compared to the 744 that typically flew that route when DL inherited it.
Jun 23, 2012, 3:19 pm
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No, just stay in the transit. You don't have go through Immigrations. Your bags is automatically to put on next flight out. You don't have to claim the bag in NRT. This is not your final destination cities.
Jun 23, 2012, 3:19 pm
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ATL-HKG seems unlikely as that wouldn't free up a 772/77L, which seems as good a reason to cancel this route as any other. SEA-HKG seems more likely. It is 6500 miles which is technically within the 332's range, and the 332 is a smaller plane so easier to fill. But who knows what schemes lurk in the hearts of DL route managers?
Jun 23, 2012, 3:22 pm
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Given that UA can seem to support EWR-HKG, SFO-HKG, and ORD-HKG nonstops, you would think DL would still want at least one U.S. nonstop from somewhere. JFK seems plausible, but given DL's history, it'll probably be ATL-HKG (and then subsequently canceled as well).
CX has 3x daily HKG-JFK, so if DL attempted this, they'd be going to battle with a truly world-class carrier, and could not compete in terms of either frequency/convenience or on-board service.
CX has 3x daily HKG-JFK, so if DL attempted this, they'd be going to battle with a truly world-class carrier, and could not compete in terms of either frequency/convenience or on-board service.
Jun 23, 2012, 3:24 pm
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CO and UA just recently merged. They will start cutting routes within a couple of years just like DL did a couple of years after the merger with NW. I don't know what guarantees UA and CO made to get their merger approved but I can guarantee you their guarantees aren't worth the paper they're written on.
Jun 23, 2012, 3:32 pm
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It's apparent that CX dominates the nonstop market betwen HKG and the USA and that UA is able to make a go of it with its nonstops and that DL is having trouble succeeding in a fairly crowded market. There are certainly worse places than NRT to connect.
Jun 23, 2012, 4:42 pm
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That sucks because connecting in NRT is about as miserable as it gets. Maybe one day Delta will try out ATL-HKG. I would think that would be a very profitable flight, especially since the southeast is lacking an option to southern China direct. I would think with the large Hong Kong/Chinese population in the southeast this would be very profitable.
Jun 23, 2012, 4:45 pm
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That sucks because connecting in NRT is about as miserable as it gets. Maybe one day Delta will try out ATL-HKG. I would think that would be a very profitable flight, especially since the southeast is lacking an option to southern China direct. I would think with the large Hong Kong/Chinese population in the southeast this would be very profitable.
Jun 23, 2012, 5:05 pm
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Jun 23, 2012, 5:24 pm
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