Originally Posted by
Mesabah
FWIW Delta has already given its intent to separate from Trans States regardless, so maybe they are planning on going it alone. One of the US regionals is going to buddy up with the foreign carriers, TSA is in the best position to do that.
TSA does not do any regional flying for Delta that I am aware of so not sure what notice they would give. They could cancel their contracts with AMR and UAL. It would be quite a undertaking to replace that revenue from foreign connections. They would need to set up a reservation system and completely remake their entire route network. Acquiring slots and gates at the appropriate international gateways would be difficult at best and relocating all their hubs and crews quite a undertaking. That would need to be done while suffering a massive revenue drop.
I don’t see that happening.