Delta to GVA
Jul 23, 2022, 1:42 am
#1
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Delta to GVA
Has DL ever flown to GVA? At the moment there are 4 transatlantic options direct from GVA which is UA(EWR & IAD), AC (YUL) and LX (JFK). All star alliance, when GVA is not really a connection hub.
It seems there is a market there so why doesn’t DL tap into it? (Or even American for that matter)
does anyone know if they ever have or could plan to do so in future?
It seems there is a market there so why doesn’t DL tap into it? (Or even American for that matter)
does anyone know if they ever have or could plan to do so in future?
Jul 23, 2022, 5:20 am
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Yes, Delta used to serve GVA when they first inherited Pan Am’s European routes in 1991. However they dropped it (amongst others) a few years later (can’t remember when exactly).
Switzerland is difficult for an airline like Delta with no partner on the European end; Switzerland is essentially Star Alliance territory, and given its small size and status as an “expensive” tourist destination (hence small market), it’s unlikely Delta can expand much there.
Switzerland is difficult for an airline like Delta with no partner on the European end; Switzerland is essentially Star Alliance territory, and given its small size and status as an “expensive” tourist destination (hence small market), it’s unlikely Delta can expand much there.
Jul 23, 2022, 6:59 am
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Yes, Delta used to serve GVA when they first inherited Pan Am’s European routes in 1991. However they dropped it (amongst others) a few years later (can’t remember when exactly).
Switzerland is difficult for an airline like Delta with no partner on the European end; Switzerland is essentially Star Alliance territory, and given its small size and status as an “expensive” tourist destination (hence small market), it’s unlikely Delta can expand much there.
Switzerland is difficult for an airline like Delta with no partner on the European end; Switzerland is essentially Star Alliance territory, and given its small size and status as an “expensive” tourist destination (hence small market), it’s unlikely Delta can expand much there.
Jul 23, 2022, 7:42 am
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Has DL ever flown to GVA? At the moment there are 4 transatlantic options direct from GVA which is UA(EWR & IAD), AC (YUL) and LX (JFK). All star alliance, when GVA is not really a connection hub.
It seems there is a market there so why doesn’t DL tap into it? (Or even American for that matter)
does anyone know if they ever have or could plan to do so in future?
It seems there is a market there so why doesn’t DL tap into it? (Or even American for that matter)
does anyone know if they ever have or could plan to do so in future?
Jul 23, 2022, 7:43 am
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Yes, Delta used to serve GVA when they first inherited Pan Am’s European routes in 1991. However they dropped it (amongst others) a few years later (can’t remember when exactly).
Switzerland is difficult for an airline like Delta with no partner on the European end; Switzerland is essentially Star Alliance territory, and given its small size and status as an “expensive” tourist destination (hence small market), it’s unlikely Delta can expand much there.
Switzerland is difficult for an airline like Delta with no partner on the European end; Switzerland is essentially Star Alliance territory, and given its small size and status as an “expensive” tourist destination (hence small market), it’s unlikely Delta can expand much there.
Jul 23, 2022, 12:46 pm
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After that, DL code-shared for years on the Swissair 111 flight JFK-GVA until Swissair's end of life in 2001 or 2002.
Jul 23, 2022, 4:11 pm
#7
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Other than to NY, which is very much for full fare J tickets the only way to be feasible, GVA has always been tricky for transatlantic carriers. IMO, it's too close to the gravitational pull of ZHR, CDG and even others to offer much possibility. Perhaps with the 321XLR a few could make it work, but to where? GVA, like LYS, has business, but it is very EU centric, making connections to the Americas less important and viable.
I do recall the DL-SR flights will affection: there was always at least one DL cabin crew on board, as was done with SN back in the days. Had so many of these when I was a young grad student going to university in the US and returning home to BRU or being sent to GVA for research collaborations. Nostalgia aside, I don't see how they could make it work, which is a pity, as Geneva Is a very fine city to visit and live in, in its own right.
I do recall the DL-SR flights will affection: there was always at least one DL cabin crew on board, as was done with SN back in the days. Had so many of these when I was a young grad student going to university in the US and returning home to BRU or being sent to GVA for research collaborations. Nostalgia aside, I don't see how they could make it work, which is a pity, as Geneva Is a very fine city to visit and live in, in its own right.