Originally Posted by
David Puddy
Won’t all of the inbound 737-900s from Indonesia add a lot of short-haul flying due to their uncommon layouts (e.g., lack of ovens, etc.)? So, conceivably a lot more 500 mile-radius flights out of ATL that the MD88s used to fly?
No - the 737 is already doing that flying, it's just now going to be on a specific 737 model. So that Delta original 737-900 that used to fly ATL-BNA is replaced by the Asian 737-900. That OG 737-900 just goes and flies a new route somewhere else, which may be long or short, just depends on what network needs.
The overall 737-900 fleet is growing, it's just different which actual planes are going which places with the Asian 737s. In case you didn't notice, the MD88 has been gone for a bit and that flying was already replaced.
And the Asian 737-900s are scheduled to get a regular interior, just not right away.