The future is here! TPAC on A319SUXLR
Sep 22, 23, 5:00 pm
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The future is here! TPAC on A319SUXLR
Sep 22, 23, 5:25 pm
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Sep 22, 23, 5:35 pm
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Sep 22, 23, 9:49 pm
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Now boarding: 6-stop whisperliner service to Los Angeles.
Sep 22, 23, 10:57 pm
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Sep 23, 23, 12:33 am
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If the price is much cheaper than competitors, why not? plenty of customers will happily grab it. Not everybody cares about mileage, elite status or lounge.
Sep 23, 23, 1:14 am
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Either drop tanks or in flight refuelling.... will add new meaning to "Fuel Surcharge"! 
Sep 23, 23, 2:53 am
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So the OP should have shown a A350 with rows of empty seats, just to show Delta lost all the loyal customers and are losing money by flying an empty plane. A319 just doesn't make sense to be a joke.
Sep 23, 23, 6:07 am
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The reality is mid-air refueling. Delta will buy up the old KC-135 tankers from the USAF and fill them from their refinery or enter into a contract with Metrea to provide air-to-air refueling.
Sep 23, 23, 6:59 am
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With they dropoff in demand, may even look at the new A220SULXR!
Sep 23, 23, 8:28 am
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Until they realize this particular aircraft would run out of fuel and crash into the ocean. They may care about that.
Sep 23, 23, 9:27 am
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Is DL expecting to lose so many passengers in the wake of the recent Skymiles Program enhancements that they think they'll only be able to fill narrowbodies now on TPAC flights?
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Sep 23, 23, 1:03 pm
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The reality is mid-air refueling. Delta will buy up the old KC-135 tankers from the USAF and fill them from their refinery or enter into a contract with Metrea to provide air-to-air refueling.
Sep 23, 23, 3:17 pm
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) which is a 767-300 based tanker and the USAF and DL could split development costs.
