Originally Posted by
gloopy
Not for DL apparently. DL is terrified, horrified, of JB in BOS and refuses to compete, doesn't want it, can't handle it and is content to be a distant second or even third forever. DL could get it back and dominate it with ease, but that would require short term yield degredation. Its better to permanently surrender mass quantities of markershare forever than to bleed a little yields short term.
I agree though. We have to get to what "hub" really means. There's enough O&D out of CVG to justify its current size, less a few more 50 seat RJ markets here and there than can also be consolidated to other "real hubs". But the proximity to another "hub" doesn't mean an existing "hub" should "close" (whatever that means) if there's enough O&D to support a "hub" in the first place.
Mileage alone is only one of many factors and by itself its very minor.
Those who fail to learn from history.....
Yeah it's great they are tooting their horns about not fighting for market share at the expensive of yields blah blah blah. Will we look back in 10 years with yet another management team and ask why were we so dumb as to cede more hubs and territory. LAX which was OWNED by Western Airlines ring a bell anyone? Now we have a tricky situation trying to get milk at a discount rate from the likes of Alaska and others in the Northwest. Bet the current management team wishes we still owned LAX. Food for thought.