Will DL Respond to B6 Mint Transcon at BOS
Jun 23, 2015, 10:48 am
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Will DL Respond to B6 Mint Transcon at BOS
Per multiple outlets, including TPG
(http://thepointsguy.com/2015/06/jetb...ice-to-boston/),
B6 will deploy MINT on transcon routes BTW BOS - LAX.
With DL fighting for top corporate placement in BOS, will it respond by deploying Delta ONE 757s? Does DL need to?
(http://thepointsguy.com/2015/06/jetb...ice-to-boston/),
B6 will deploy MINT on transcon routes BTW BOS - LAX.
With DL fighting for top corporate placement in BOS, will it respond by deploying Delta ONE 757s? Does DL need to?
Last edited by finny52; Jun 23, 2015 at 11:00 am Reason: Deleted BOS-SFO reference
Jun 23, 2015, 10:53 am
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Per multiple outlets, including TPG
(http://thepointsguy.com/2015/06/jetb...ice-to-boston/),
B6 will deploy MINT on transcon routes BTW BOS - SFO / LAX.
With DL fighting for top corporate placement in BOS, will it respond by deploying Delta ONE 757s? Does DL need to?
(http://thepointsguy.com/2015/06/jetb...ice-to-boston/),
B6 will deploy MINT on transcon routes BTW BOS - SFO / LAX.
With DL fighting for top corporate placement in BOS, will it respond by deploying Delta ONE 757s? Does DL need to?
Jun 23, 2015, 10:59 am
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I don't see it happening. DL doesn't fly to SFO from Boston and only has 2 non-stops to LAX a day. I doubt they would take Delta One configured aircraft off of JFK-LAX/SFO to do so.
Maybe in the winter they would have a spare 757 with delta one configuration they could use that's not running TATL or something like that but I doubt they would compete. I doubt AA or UA will either and they have more flights to LAX and SFO from Boston.
Maybe in the winter they would have a spare 757 with delta one configuration they could use that's not running TATL or something like that but I doubt they would compete. I doubt AA or UA will either and they have more flights to LAX and SFO from Boston.
Jun 23, 2015, 11:01 am
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Currently there are two flights a day from BOS-LAX and zero BOS-SFO. The equipment is the 738 which is very tight upfront and not very comfortable in the back with few good seats. As much as I would like it I doubt the market could justify the 767 but I bet it could support at least one 757 if not for both flights. I doubt we will see any change to SFO.
Jun 23, 2015, 11:03 am
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Jun 23, 2015, 11:07 am
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I would think that there are now enough 75S planes going around, with the last 75Es being modified, to allow for a D1 BOS-LAX flight. BOS-SFO definitely won't happen.
Jun 23, 2015, 11:34 am
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Will DL Respond to B6 Mint Transcon at BOS
Yes the D1 767s that run JFK to LAX are nice upfront and in the back. Way better than the 738s used from Boston. I have been connecting thru JFK because there are more flights and seats are better upfront and in the back. But I doubt they would fill these plans from BOS.
Jun 23, 2015, 1:28 pm
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When DL pulled BE from JFK-SEA, I remember looking at the passenger numbers and seeing that BOS-SFO and BOS-LAX were more likely to be able to support premium demand than JFK-SEA, but only to the tune of around 1 flight per day per route. Based on that, I don't think the market will support both B6 and DL, and unless DL wants to get into a capacity dumping fare war to try to push B6 off the route it seems unlikely DL will expand premium TCON service to these routes.
Put another way, these markets look good to B6 at $599 - $1099 per seat. I don't think they look as good to DL at those prices.
Put another way, these markets look good to B6 at $599 - $1099 per seat. I don't think they look as good to DL at those prices.
Jun 23, 2015, 1:40 pm
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When DL pulled BE from JFK-SEA, I remember looking at the passenger numbers and seeing that BOS-SFO and BOS-LAX were more likely to be able to support premium demand than JFK-SEA, but only to the tune of around 1 flight per day per route. Based on that, I don't think the market will support both B6 and DL, and unless DL wants to get into a capacity dumping fare war to try to push B6 off the route it seems unlikely DL will expand premium TCON service to these routes.
Put another way, these markets look good to B6 at $599 - $1099 per seat. I don't think they look as good to DL at those prices.
Put another way, these markets look good to B6 at $599 - $1099 per seat. I don't think they look as good to DL at those prices.