XNA-CVG is being cut
May 6, 2018, 9:06 pm
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XNA-CVG is being cut
I just saw that one of the strangest routes in the DL system will be cut in September. I guess the Walmart traffic couldn’t sustain keeping the flight.
May 6, 2018, 9:15 pm
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This is a clear 50-seater phase-out causality. They couldn’t make the flight work departing mid-day instead of early morning.
They had to change it to noon since there wasn’t anywhere else for a 50-seater to go in the XNA rotation. It’s unfortunate, but I suspect we’ll see more cuts like this going forward.
They had to change it to noon since there wasn’t anywhere else for a 50-seater to go in the XNA rotation. It’s unfortunate, but I suspect we’ll see more cuts like this going forward.
May 7, 2018, 5:17 am
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I don't see how this is unanticipated. Moving from ~140 50-seaters at year-end 2017 to just about sixty on 2023 is going to produce all sorts of route casualties on airport pairs that can't support a CR7. You can't stimulate demand on XNA-CVG. Other than P&G and Kroger, few Buckeyes will want to go to XNA. CVG has too few routes to be a hub for XNA-originating travel.
May 7, 2018, 10:31 am
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I don't see how this is unanticipated. Moving from ~140 50-seaters at year-end 2017 to just about sixty on 2023 is going to produce all sorts of route casualties on airport pairs that can't support a CR7. You can't stimulate demand on XNA-CVG. Other than P&G and Kroger, few Buckeyes will want to go to XNA. CVG has too few routes to be a hub for XNA-originating travel.
May 7, 2018, 2:28 pm
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Since when is the Revenue Management dept staffed by uninformed passengers?
May 7, 2018, 2:40 pm
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I don't think you need to be an FTer to appreciate the fact that this is likely a thin route (which was made considerably thinner by the loss of many connection options through CVG). If you weren't aware of the PG - WM angle, I think most would be surprised there's a non-stop between CVG and XNA, and none between DTW and XNA.
May 7, 2018, 6:09 pm
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May 7, 2018, 7:11 pm
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May 7, 2018, 7:44 pm
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Random but looking for tickets into XNA on Jun 1 and noticed DL714 operates as a one off from MSP as an MD90? There appears to be maybe 5 folks booked on it so far, anybody know why this flight and equipment upguage exists that day?
Edit: and then it returns to MSP a completely full flight, must be some special event going on?
May 7, 2018, 9:33 pm
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Random but looking for tickets into XNA on Jun 1 and noticed DL714 operates as a one off from MSP as an MD90? There appears to be maybe 5 folks booked on it so far, anybody know why this flight and equipment upguage exists that day?
Edit: and then it returns to MSP a completely full flight, must be some special event going on?
May 8, 2018, 8:27 am
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