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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 12:24 pm
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15% decrease in flights for MEM
Yesterday a friend of mine who works for Delta sent me a message with the following:

Delta is reducing MEM service by 15%. MEM will be down to 94 departures.

Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL), Jacksonville, FL (JAX), and Birmingham, AL are being eliminated from MEM.

The following cities will see frequency reductions:
Little Rock, AR (LIT)
Saint Louis, MO (STL)
Nashville, TN (BNA)
Raleigh-Durham, NC (RDU)
Knoxville, TN (TYS)
Jackson, MS (JAN)
Kansas City, MO (MCI)
San Antonio, TX (SAT)
Tulsa, OK (TUL)
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)

I'm not sure of the exact dates but was told these cuts would take effect early in 2013.

MEM is now under 100 daily departures. I'm not sure how much longer it will be able to hang on.
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 2:18 pm
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Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
Yesterday a friend of mine who works for Delta sent me a message with the following:

Delta is reducing MEM service by 15%. MEM will be down to 94 departures.

I.
The bottom will be one to ATL, DTW, MSP and SLC times say 3x per day which would be a total 12 flights.

<lol>

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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 2:30 pm
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I'm VERY surprised they're not cutting PIT! I can never figure out how it has managed to stick around as long as it has!
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 2:39 pm
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Originally Posted by davetravels
I'm VERY surprised they're not cutting PIT! I can never figure out how it has managed to stick around as long as it has!
I can't believe they have kept MEM-LIT for so long. It should have been cut a long time ago. For years people have driven from Memphis to Little Rock due to cheaper air fares and then connect back through MEM. Delta's reasoning for cutting IND-CVG was that people drove to IND and connected back through CVG. Why don't they follow the same logic for MEM-LIT?

Anyway, it won't be too long before the spoke cities are gone. Southwest will be taking over the Airtran operation in Memphis next year and I'm guessing that will be Delta's cue to abandon the hub. I can only see Delta keeping service to the hubs and maybe LGA.
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
. . . . . I'm guessing that will be Delta's cue to abandon the hub.
But, what'll happen to Interstate BBQ?!?!?!?
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 2:47 pm
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Originally Posted by davetravels
But, what'll happen to Interstate BBQ?!?!?!?
Good question. I'm hoping it won't go anywhere. I have family members who live in Memphis so I go there a few times a year to visit. It's always nice to have the convenient BBQ when arriving or departing the airport.
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 5:51 pm
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 9:08 am
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MEM is going to be an RJ ghost town just like CVG.
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by hazelrah
"We are the Atlanta Borg. We will add your biological passenger feed and hub distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile".
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 9:29 am
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Originally Posted by hazelrah
"We are the Atlanta Borg. We will add your biological passenger feed and hub distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile".
So stealing this... ^
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
Delta's reasoning for cutting IND-CVG was that people drove to IND and connected back through CVG.
Where did you come up with this tidbit of information?
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 10:56 am
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So sad as when I was a NWA flyer this was one of my favorite airports - I all but never see it anymore.
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 11:04 am
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Re: Interstate barbecue - just get it delivered: http://www.interstatebarbecue.com/overnightdelivery
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 11:46 am
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Originally Posted by dgxoxo
Re: Interstate barbecue - just get it delivered: http://www.interstatebarbecue.com/overnightdelivery
Not only do you get barbecue you generate cargo to support the few remaining MEM flights!
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 12:03 pm
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So, does this put MEM at a smaller capacity than CVG?
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