Originally Posted by
Margaritaville
7 new routes to places no other US airline flies and most Americans have probably never heard of. What could possibly go wrong?
Scott Kirby sure likes to gamble with everyone's career the way he runs that place.
In the early 2000s Leo Mullin had a vision for Delta to "fly from anywhere to everywhere". Bankruptcy soon followed. Now Delta is the most profitable airline and mostly stays on the beaten path. Seems to make sense.
Loved the social media influencer campaign leading up to this "big" announcement. I'm sure Greenland and Mongolia and some cities in Spain and Portugal that probably only Hemmingway have ever been to will excite everyone and will be major revenue generators.
Originally Posted by
Pilot4000
Greenland has a big ecotourism business, and the only way to get there is via Europe. Sending a 737 there 3 days a week is not going to bankrupt an airline.
Spain and Portugal are huge tourism destinations from the US, so that's a no brainer.
Delta also just announced service to Sicily as well, so I guess if it bankrupts United, Delta will soon follow suit.
I don't know much about Mongolia, but I heard their BBQ is good.
“skate where the puck is going,” said Patrick Quayle United's VP of Global Network.
Well this is kind of the same strategy they always do for the summer travel season. All these Newark places have seasonal written all over them. To use a Basketball analogy rather than Hockey ....will they will be a One and Done just like all the other random Seasonal places we have flown to post pandemic.
The real Power Play goal here is Senegal....as I can see this as not really Tourism or Business but that untapped often forgotten market of "Visiting friends, and relatives"
Mongolia, eeeeeh will be make a great story for those who actually go, but it ll probably last as long as a bad reality show........a season.