Will Delta exit NRT for HND and eliminate flights to SIN and MNL?
Dec 30, 2018, 6:41 am
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I know that DL is scared to death of alienating the PRC, but a JV would China Airlines could make sense. Sure it's a weaker O/D market than ICN, but by how much? Distance could be an issue I suppose. It's about 1000 miles longer than DTW-ICN, but it's also much more centrally located for SE Asia, and CI serves a lot of destinations in that region.
I guess the biggest issue is equipment. 767s can't make it from SEA, which leaves (inefficient) A332s, and 772s/A359s which might be too big. Then again, UA uses a 773 for SFO-TPE.
I guess the biggest issue is equipment. 767s can't make it from SEA, which leaves (inefficient) A332s, and 772s/A359s which might be too big. Then again, UA uses a 773 for SFO-TPE.
Dec 30, 2018, 5:57 pm
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I will say that Delta will be in pretty good shape when fuel prices rise. When fuel prices rise Delta stops overflying hubs. That goes for domestic and international. Any secondary Asia service remaining will be served from SEA or LAX. Delta really won't have much to cut aside from ATL-PVG and stuff like DTW-NGO.