Originally Posted by hiflyer

3.Never said anything about ATL not being a viable hub. Only that DAL protects the fortress hub from other airlines infiltrating their bread and butter. ORD has two major players and is second on the list as the "World's" busiest. Don't you think two or more major players can and will exist at ATL in the near future. Why is DAL utilizing mainline gates for RJ's. My bet is, not enough utilization. ATL airport wants some gates back and DAL said nope we need them for our RJ's.