Originally Posted by
ancman
Small bases in both TX and FL would be huge from a recruiting and retention standpoint. Both are desirable places to live for many and are experiencing rapid growth.
DFW is currently on pace to surpass Chicago to become the 3rd largest metro area in the U.S., putting it behind only NYC and Los Angeles. AUS saw 33% growth in the past decade. The idea that Delta can’t make money in TX or FL is insane.
New hires would never see those bases. Not sure that helps recruiting. I don't see us going back to Dallas. We had a base and closed it, abandoned the market. I don't see us going back to CVG or BOS either. I know, it's right around the corner
but its been there for 10 years. We are always making excuses to do BOS "in the near future." BOS has become synonymous with the 787 at Delta.