FlyerTalk Forums - Another Set of Service/Schedule Changes

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Originally Posted by kylemore (Post 12053280)

Looks like some upgrade in capacity for international flights out of JFK. I can understand DL wanting to be the major O/D force out of NYC, that's a huge and lucrative market, but I'm worried that DL is going to want to start moving the rest of us who don't live in the NE through that airport. Personally I would much rather fly through DTW or ATL than JFK. I really don't have much flying experience there, but it seems nearly every time I check flight delays JFK has a 1-2 hour ground hold on it. No thanks. Double that because there are only 3 flights daily from CVG to JFK! And this is a "hub" to hub route. And only one is a mainline flight, and that mainline flight gets in after most of the international flights take off.

JFK, well actually all three NYC airports, get hit with ground-stops. Airports closest to JFK are typically penalized moreso than airports that are further away unless there is a major WX problem.

CO does SDF-EWR, US does SDF-LGA, but getting into JFK from this part of the nation becomes an issue -- there are only so many DTW-JFK and CVG-JFK flights and delta.com doesn't like to route such trips via ATL.

JFK has some unique international routes that ATL doesn't have - I don't mind backtracking to ATL for routes that are n/s from there - flights are longer which means more sleep on a TATL redeye (plus more miles).

JFK is also a good O/D airport if your destination is out in Long Island (unless ISP is an option, but DL stopped ISP service) because of the JFK-Air Train and LIRR connection at Jamaica.

I think RobertL has a good idea with the tag-on flights and quick turns. I don't know that it would work in the current economy. As far as hub-hub traffic, there are more options DTW-JFK than CVG-JFK.

However, as CVG gets downsized, even those 3 flights, only one of which is mainline, there is less CVG feed to even fill the acft.

JFK access from the Midwest & Ohio Valley region somewhat of a catch-22, but there has to be a better solution, IMHO. I do know other carriers face the same issue and have few options from the midwest to JFK and what non-stops they do have are primarily west coast (similar to DL).