Originally Posted by nicholasblonde

Reading info like that on ATL/JFK makes one wonder why on earth Delta would shut down Memphis as some have suggested they might...Memphis could take a lot of pressure off of ATL for Southern/Southeastern routes, and with 18C/36C could even act as a decent connecting hub for some long-range stuff...zero icing issues in winter, decent weather year-round, and anyone who has been in MEM after one of the pushes knows they could squeeze in a decent "flow" of additional flights (per Delta's route structure, which is less push-oriented) while MEM is a ghosttown in the AM at least (afternoon in between pushes would conflict with FedEx I guess).

But I've heard from lots of mainline DAL that CVG will stand and Memphis will get reduced...just been trying to get my head wrapped around that one...