Originally Posted by
SVA402
I believe it officially reaches hub status at some point soon based upon the planned flight schedule.
Well, for the airline and for the pilots it's got a different meaning.
Per the contract:
“Delta hub” means ATL, CVG, DTW, JFK, LAX, LGA, MEM, MSP, SLC, and any other airport having a monthly average of at least 100 Delta scheduled flight departures per day.
Exception: SEA is not a Delta hub, regardless of the number of scheduled flight departures.
Because why? Because if SEA is considered a hub in the pilot contract then outsourcing to Alaska will not work well, therefore, SEA will never be a hub per the pilot contract.