What (nonstop) route do you wish Delta would really have?
Jul 8, 2019, 2:48 pm
#631
Join Date: Mar 2017
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I get it. I'd think they could put some small regionals on the late night departures if it were difficult to fill up the mainline planes with O/D. There is a 9:30(ish)pm weekday departure ATL-JFK/BOS. Just seems like from the NE to ATL, there aren't any late night departures which makes it difficult to connect from some of the JFK partner flights. It's not like these two places are outstations. They're large major cities that happen to be DL hubs. Maybe I'm exaggerating the size/importance of ATL to think there are enough people here to support O/D flights like that.
Jul 9, 2019, 1:32 pm
#632
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: ATL
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And those WN flights are loaded with intrastate business travelers so it's easy money for them. RNO is dominated by WN with over 40% of the market share. As far as DL is concerned, RNO is a lonely outpost that is largely ignored. I think it would be a huge step forward for them to offer a daily flight to any hub other than SLC.
Jul 9, 2019, 1:49 pm
#633
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: AA Platinum Pro, DL UA
Posts: 457
I’m still hoping for CLT to BOS. JetBlue just announced that they will be transferring their two CLT to JFK flights to BOS this fall, thus giving them 5 nonstops per day on the CLT to BOS route. I’m hoping that Delta will follow with at least 3 nonstops on this route once the refurbishment of Terminal “A” is complete.
Jul 9, 2019, 5:52 pm
#634
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Tahoe
Programs: Delta DM for now
Posts: 474
I'm getting married in September and just about everyone traveling here from the east coast is flying AA, UA, or B6 because they were so much cheaper and had multiple 1 stop options. BOS-SLC-RNO was well over $600 r/t for most days unless they took the red-eye return. Friends originating elsewhere, like PWM or ALB, would have to take 2 stops to get here on DL vs 1 stop on any other airline.
Jul 9, 2019, 6:07 pm
#635
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SJC
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I wonder if Delta simply doesn't care about Reno. I don't think of it as much of a vacation destination and for people who wouldn't drive there and I'm not sure what business is there other than warehouses.
Jul 9, 2019, 7:18 pm
#636
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: RDU
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Not right by Reno, but not far either, there are a number of large to very large commercial datacenters (power cost and availability being just two factors)
Jul 10, 2019, 7:46 am
#637
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: DL PM, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, AA, WP
Posts: 840
I really miss nonstop service from LGA to DAB, those New York flights were convenient on Delta, Eastern and AirTran. Even miss those B6 flights from JFK that recently ended. Like most, I would prefer not to fly thru ATL, but these days that means flying to Jacksonville or Orlando and then driving to Volusia County.
Jul 10, 2019, 12:57 pm
#638
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Tahoe
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Posts: 474
That said, midweek upgrade lists for RNO-SLC flights are usually 20-30 people long, which to me suggests a decent amount of business travel. Tesla would be the most well known business with their 'gigafactory' out east of Reno, but the whole area has seen quite a lot of growth from the tech industry due to it's proximity to the Bay Area, while being a lot cheaper and wide open for development of datacenters and the like.
Aug 12, 2019, 6:36 pm
#642
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATL
Programs: DL GM, Marriott Titanium
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Apparently SFO-OAK-SFO 
Can one ACTUALLY FLY from OAK to SFO, or SFO to OAK?
As someone who lives closer to OAK, part of me wishes that flights like SFO-OAK-AAA were still a thing. More seriously though I’d really love to have connectivity from OAK to either SEA or LAX. (At least we have our ATL flight again, even if it’s a redeye)
Can one ACTUALLY FLY from OAK to SFO, or SFO to OAK?As someone who lives closer to OAK, part of me wishes that flights like SFO-OAK-AAA were still a thing. More seriously though I’d really love to have connectivity from OAK to either SEA or LAX. (At least we have our ATL flight again, even if it’s a redeye)