Delta Cancels DTW-HKG effective August 30th
Jun 25, 2012, 1:22 pm
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Jun 25, 2012, 1:22 pm
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Jun 25, 2012, 1:25 pm
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Jun 25, 2012, 1:26 pm
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Jun 25, 2012, 1:49 pm
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Jun 25, 2012, 1:55 pm
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I'm so glad I read this! I was booked for that flight in December and the computer re-booked me on a route that was impossible. The DTW-NRT leg left before my leg from TPA-DTW even arrived! Fixed with one call to Delta.
Jun 25, 2012, 5:09 pm
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ETA: whoops, hadn't noticed how much had gone on since the post that I responded to. Not trying to beat a dead horse.
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Jun 25, 2012, 7:16 pm
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Jun 26, 2012, 9:52 am
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If you listened to DL's and UA's Q1 earnings calls and some of the recent investor presentations (there was one in Boston in the end of May), you'd hear both airlines discuss significant weakness they're seeing in China, compared to a much stronger demand environment in Japan. United has said one of the reasons DL posted stronger Q1 results than UA is that UA is over-exposed in China compared to Delta. Delta, which is much bigger in Japan than United, benefitted from strong Japan performance, while UA suffered due to lagging demand in China.
Jun 26, 2012, 9:58 am
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Jun 26, 2012, 12:55 pm
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I have had several bad experiences with "alliance" carriers not cooperating with one another on various matters that end up screwing me over somehow. That is why I hesitate to fly CX then AA within the US. Further reasons include (1) AA's uncertain future, (2) CX is more expensive (3) I believe it's harder to upgrade from Y to J on CX using miles and I don't think they have the equivalent of an SWU (I could be wrong in this one, please feel free to educate me if I am).
Although I wouldn't have to fly on *A carriers if I chose UA, (1) UA is typically more expensive on the routes I fly, (2) it's hard/impossible to guarantee SWU usage in advance (3) I like DL's overall product a lot better than UA's and (4) UA/CO is a mess since the merger.
There are a few other reasons probably not worth going into. I make no claim as to which airline is better and I understand that CX/SQ are far superior to any USA-based carrier. But for my situation, DL works so that's who I fly.
Jun 26, 2012, 2:09 pm
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Jun 26, 2012, 2:38 pm
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Maybe I should research CX more, though I really don't like interlining.