Originally Posted by
Mando314
Can't really compete with Miami. It's just so much better with latin flying. But i'm not counting Orlando out yet. Just that so many things can change in 5-10 years. As for Delta in TPA, they're not doing that much. They're more focused on AUS, BOS, RDU, and SEA. Just because they have a lounge in the terminal doesn't mean much. With where ATL is in their network, they'll basically never add another hub/focus city that competes with that.
The new terminal hasn’t been constructed in TPA yet; don’t think it’s fair to assume Delta is finished there. “At minimum” Delta is taking 6 gates with room to expand in the primary intl. terminal with many Skyteam partners. If an outstation were to get a Delta One lounge it would be TPA or AUS in the 5-10 yr outlook would be my guess.
Delta’s TPA operation alone is larger than United’s MCO operation. Factor in DL v UA MCO/TPA combined operation:
United Market Share: MCO 7% TPA 10%
Delta Market Share: MCO 12% TPA 17%
The disparity grows steeply when you factors in Skyteam v Star Alliance and JV’s.
Delta is of course focusing on already established hubs: SEA and BOS.. AUS seems to be the primary focus with RDU a second. The argument that hub proximity equates to failure has been disproven many times. TPA would never be a major hub, more of a mini-hub with emphasis on O&D that compliments/relieves ATL traffic.
If Delta didn’t have such an excessively diverse domestic fleet I imagine a 320 or 737 base would already exists in MCO/TPA. Fun read below..
https://simpleflying.com/us-airports...l-legacy-hubs/