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Old Jul 29, 22, 11:02 am
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Just caught this - amazing routes.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by mediator View Post
Why not atl-ppt? No competition, much better connectivity for east coast.
Good thought, only issue is the flight times to/from PPT. LAX-PPT is an 8 hour flight, just over 4k miles so you can run the route daily with a single aircraft (with 4 hour turns at either end for servicing the widebody). With 4,000 miles, you have a wide variety of widebody aircraft that would be capable of the distance. Running it from ATL-PPT means you can't use an aircraft like the 767 and you probably would have to assign 2 aircraft on the route instead of 1. So from Delta's perspective they'd rather keep running the 767's they have today ATL-LAX and offer a connection to a 1x a day LAX-PPT. It's just much better aircraft utilization.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 11:26 am
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Does anyone know when the LAX-PPT route will become bookable? I tried searching on delta.com but just got AF flights.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by freakfor747 View Post
Does anyone know when the LAX-PPT route will become bookable? I tried searching on delta.com but just got AF flights.
Patience, my friends. They will post it on delta.com in a few days. You’ll see it.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 11:40 am
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Originally Posted by freakfor747 View Post
Does anyone know when the LAX-PPT route will become bookable? I tried searching on delta.com but just got AF flights.
I asked about ATL-TLV and was told tomorrow.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 11:44 am
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Originally Posted by Yellowjj View Post
Doesn't AF already fly LAX-PPT?
The good thing is that this will now provide an overnight option for PPT-LAX on DL/AF…AF’s PPT-LAX is a daylight flight currently.

For LAX-PPT, DL will be a day flight while AF is overnight; for PPT-LAX it will be the opposite.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 11:51 am
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Originally Posted by ctownflyer View Post
I asked about ATL-TLV and was told tomorrow.
Please be patient. They will post it on delta.com in a few days. You'll see it. Give it a chance!
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Old Jul 29, 22, 12:34 pm
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Originally Posted by hi55us View Post
Good thought, only issue is the flight times to/from PPT. LAX-PPT is an 8 hour flight, just over 4k miles so you can run the route daily with a single aircraft (with 4 hour turns at either end for servicing the widebody). With 4,000 miles, you have a wide variety of widebody aircraft that would be capable of the distance. Running it from ATL-PPT means you can't use an aircraft like the 767 and you probably would have to assign 2 aircraft on the route instead of 1. So from Delta's perspective they'd rather keep running the 767's they have today ATL-LAX and offer a connection to a 1x a day LAX-PPT. It's just much better aircraft utilization.
ATL-PPT is with-in a 763ER range including reserves. DL ran these birds on even longer SEA-PVG, and comparable SEA-PEK/ICN
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Old Jul 29, 22, 12:44 pm
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What's baffling is DL is choosing to fly LAX-PPT on the same three days a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) as AF's LAX-PPT flights. It would've been more sensible for DL to operate on the non-AF flight days.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 12:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Oakshadow View Post
What's baffling is DL is choosing to fly LAX-PPT on the same three days a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) as AF's LAX-PPT flights. It would've been more sensible for DL to operate on the non-AF flight days.
Plus AF and DL are supposed to be close partners! Figure it out!
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Old Jul 29, 22, 1:11 pm
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Plus AF and DL are supposed to be close partners! Figure it out!
The JV/ATI is for TATL, right? LAX-PPT wouldn't be covered by it.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 1:58 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist View Post
Too expensive to operate. Ultralong segments require a lot of fuel to carry the weight of all the fuel they need.
Indeed. Some years ago, Air Tahiti Nui operated nonstop A340 service between New York and Papeete (and on some days this flight routed over LFT - I remember seeing the TN aircraft when it was flying at a somewhat lower altitude working its way around thunderstorms over southern Louisiana). However, it appears the route wasn't viable as it was subsequently discontinued.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 2:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Oakshadow View Post
What's baffling is DL is choosing to fly LAX-PPT on the same three days a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) as AF's LAX-PPT flights. It would've been more sensible for DL to operate on the non-AF flight days.
AF actually flies the route 5x weekly (daily except Mon Wed). The good thing as I mentioned above is that the AF and DL flight times are completely opposite in both directions so it would still be quite helpful with the additional Delta-operated service.
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Old Jul 29, 22, 2:03 pm
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Originally Posted by ty97 View Post
The JV/ATI is for TATL, right? LAX-PPT wouldn't be covered by it.
Tahiti is actually included in the JV. Here’s an old article about AZ joining the JV back in 2009; about a few paragraphs in:

”….the joint venture’s geographic scope includes all flights between North America and Europe, between Amsterdam and India, and between North America and Tahiti…”

https://nieuws.klm.com/alitalia-join...joint-venture/
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Old Jul 29, 22, 3:11 pm
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So now we will have three ways (Delta, AF, Air Tahiti) to redeem Delta Miles from LAX>PPT?
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