What (nonstop) route do you wish Delta would really have?
Jun 20, 2018, 6:30 am
#152
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Oh, JFK-NRT also... miss that service, but we know thats not going to happen with NRT being killed off. So maybe JFK-ICN.
Jun 20, 2018, 6:34 am
#153
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AMEN! Such a pain that Delta doesn't have more flights to the west from DTW.
I would rather fly DL, but end up booking on United or American because connecting in ATL to go west is too much out of the way. Would love to finally get some SkyMiles flying direct from DTW to ELP, TUS, ABQ, SJC, and SMF. Now I a stuck on United/AA. Blah.
I would rather fly DL, but end up booking on United or American because connecting in ATL to go west is too much out of the way. Would love to finally get some SkyMiles flying direct from DTW to ELP, TUS, ABQ, SJC, and SMF. Now I a stuck on United/AA. Blah.
Jun 20, 2018, 7:17 am
#154
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Added: I guess the second scenario would be that DL/KE agree that x2 A380 is not enough service given the new partnership and DL adds a 777 or 359
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Jun 20, 2018, 10:44 am
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Agreed, bully UA out of the *a monopoly they have on the US to Singapore. Would love to see LAX-SIN on the A350 or 777 with D1 Suites. Or (one can dream) an all D1 777 ATL-SIN to compete with Singapore Airlines EWR-SIN coming up.
Jun 20, 2018, 11:05 am
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I wonder if we'll get SEA-SIN when the new customs facility at SeaTac is finished.
Jun 20, 2018, 11:42 am
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Do ~12 flights a year really mean anything? For the 99% of DL pax who fly this route, a non-stop option isn’t available. If DL were to add MCO-DCA daily again (probably won’t happen with most of the routes listed on here) I would use it very frequently.
Jun 20, 2018, 11:53 am
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Jun 20, 2018, 12:21 pm
#162
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You're probably right. Even if DL had the 787, SIN is so far away and has so much competition relative to the distance that it's likely not worth it, especially if KE can work like AF/KL do in Europe.
Jun 20, 2018, 2:20 pm
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I'll go out on a limb and say that DL won't grow that much more at SEA, even when the new customs facility is finished. I think the smart play is to expand at LAX, where the O/D market is much stronger. The failure of SEA-HKG is not a good look for DL's SEA hub.
Jun 20, 2018, 2:36 pm
#164
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There certainly are options out there but it is an interesting though if DL can't make SEA/HKG work, then what other potential markets in Asia would?
I do wonder if it wouldn't make some sense to move the LAX/SYD flight to SEA as LAX is still covered by VA.
Jun 20, 2018, 3:28 pm
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Bring back the awesome NWA 5th freedom routes!!! Also, build a T-Pac hub in HNL in light of NRT's demise. Use Icelandair's KEF model and give us a free HNL stopover in either direction. SEA is too difficult of a hub to maintain.
KUL-KIX, KHH-NRT, SYD-KIX, PUS-NRT, CAN-NRT, AMS-BOM, SYD-EZE or AKL-GRU
KUL-KIX, KHH-NRT, SYD-KIX, PUS-NRT, CAN-NRT, AMS-BOM, SYD-EZE or AKL-GRU