Originally Posted by Green Squirrel

DTW is not bad from MSP. NYC is easy, but the commutability of trips is not as nice as DTW.
ATL commute is tough. Some do a 2-leg commute through “secret airports.”
737 or MD would be your quickest airplane to get you back to MSP. But caution- MSP has been a shrinking DAL pilot base for a couple of years.
C-Series won’t be here until you’re out of seat lock, 2019-2020. Even then, it will be a new type of aircraft and seat locks won’t be a factor in bidding.