Other than Freedom finally going away or maybe cutting ASA out of ATL (in spite of the "contract"), I'm not so sure Delta will be going after a DCI carrier. The memo simply states "domestic capacity" and with Delta and Northwest finally one carrier, there is a lot of capacity that can be cut, even at the mainline level. I realize Delta has made it known that they no longer value 50-seat aircraft, but maybe that has moved to the backburner in favor of other routes/aircraft that are bleeding cash with this latest update.

Then again, it's quite possible Delta is not disclosing every detail of this latest cut, to keep a somewhat steady operation going at Comair through the holiday season.