that the DOT will not give them to us?
Delta presents case for London slots to Boston, Miami
October 14, 2010
Delta presented its business case to the U.S. Department of Transportation Thursday that it should be awarded takeoff and landing slots to operate service between London-Heathrow and Boston and Miami.
In a government filing, Delta said it would mount the strongest competitive challenge to American Airlines and British Airways, which are required to divest some Heathrow slots under a joint venture agreement approved earlier this year. Delta would provide a flexible alternative to the American/British Airways alliance for customers in Boston and Miami.
The filing included 93 letters of support, which included endorsements from elected and community officials in Massachusetts and Florida, including the governors of both states, members Congress and the mayors of Boston and Miami, Massport, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department and customers including Fidelity Investments, Travelers Insurance and General Motors.
If approved, Delta will begin the flights in March 2011, and operate twice-daily service between Boston and Heathrow, and daily service between Miami and Heathrow.