[QUOTE=RCD73;995728]It looks like the the reduction in DAL flying is actually 10-12%. From Bloomberg today.


Bigger Cut


Delta CEO Richard Anderson acknowledged on April 26 that there was “significant industry overcapacity” on trans-Atlantic routes, and the Atlanta-based carrier said May 6 it would pare seating in the market by 8 to 10 percent following the Labor Day holiday in September. Delta President Ed Bastia said today at a transportation conference that the figure is now 10-12 percent.

It seems to me DAL wants to continue to show the investors and analysts that they are cutting capacity while making consistent progress in increasing the number of large RJs toward the contractual cap. For overall system capacity to show a decline, it has to come from somewhere. Might as well pare down the Atlantic routes. Scope is not just a junior issue - maybe the next AE will start to show that.