Delta Recovery Operations at ATL is a joke
Jan 17, 2018, 3:42 pm
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Delta Recovery Operations at ATL is a joke
The hub is too damn big.
12 hours after an event still a ground stop program.
Ridiculous.
12 hours after an event still a ground stop program.
Ridiculous.
Jan 17, 2018, 4:04 pm
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Basically cancelling flights left and right 12 hours after the “storm”.
Joke
I am sure Delta apologists will show up soon.
Joke
I am sure Delta apologists will show up soon.
Jan 17, 2018, 5:04 pm
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As someone who really wants to see 200+ flights at CVG again, I hope that DL wises up. ATL is insanely profitable, but at some point that profit has to be affected by the sheer number of meltdowns.
They're planning to extend Concourse A at CVG, so DL would have more space if they did want to beef up the hub again. B would need a new baggage system, but that's a certainty regardless of what DL does.
They're planning to extend Concourse A at CVG, so DL would have more space if they did want to beef up the hub again. B would need a new baggage system, but that's a certainty regardless of what DL does.
Jan 17, 2018, 5:39 pm
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As someone who really wants to see 200+ flights at CVG again, I hope that DL wises up. ATL is insanely profitable, but at some point that profit has to be affected by the sheer number of meltdowns.
They're planning to extend Concourse A at CVG, so DL would have more space if they did want to beef up the hub again. B would need a new baggage system, but that's a certainty regardless of what DL does.
They're planning to extend Concourse A at CVG, so DL would have more space if they did want to beef up the hub again. B would need a new baggage system, but that's a certainty regardless of what DL does.
I don't live in ATL, but looking at the news it seems the roads are pretty bad with schools closed and people being advised to stay off the highways. I'd imagine this is leading to staffing shortages for DL at ATL.
Last edited by xliioper; Jan 17, 2018 at 5:50 pm
Jan 17, 2018, 5:40 pm
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As someone who really wants to see 200+ flights at CVG again, I hope that DL wises up. ATL is insanely profitable, but at some point that profit has to be affected by the sheer number of meltdowns.
They're planning to extend Concourse A at CVG, so DL would have more space if they did want to beef up the hub again. B would need a new baggage system, but that's a certainty regardless of what DL does.
They're planning to extend Concourse A at CVG, so DL would have more space if they did want to beef up the hub again. B would need a new baggage system, but that's a certainty regardless of what DL does.
Jan 17, 2018, 5:43 pm
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Jan 17, 2018, 10:28 pm
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A 200 daily flight hub would provide very little true "relief" to a hub the size of ATL (especially in the days of the 85%+ load factors). Sorry, but the numbers just don't add up. Do you also propose that DL runs those CVG flights mostly empty just in case ATL needs relief?
Jan 17, 2018, 10:34 pm
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Jan 18, 2018, 4:01 am
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Jan 18, 2018, 4:20 am
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B is a hot mess with wires dangling from the ceiling last I saw....just about as 3rd world as LGA
Jan 18, 2018, 7:24 am
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