Spoilers

Source? And is this Delta cutting flights, as in mainline, or Delta flights incl. DCI carriers?

GrUpGrDn

Canada - not sure which city, des moines, tri cities

B317

Delta to cut 5 more cities from CVG
BY JAMES PILCHER • [email protected] • DECEMBER 1, 2009
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Delta Air Lines will trim more flights at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in February, eliminating direct service to five more cities.



Delta officials confirmed this morning that cities to be dropped starting Feb. 10 include Montreal; Oklahoma City; Des Moines, Iowa; Providence, R.I.; and Tri-Cities, Tenn.

The Atlanta-based carrier previously had announced an overall 10 percent cut in departures in early January. Those cuts, and the additional cuts in February, will leave CVG - once Delta's second-largest hub - with just 70 direct destinations and between 180 and 190 total daily departures.

That's down from a peak of more than 120 destinations and more than 400 daily departures four years ago. Delta has since gone through bankruptcy reorganization, merged with Northwest Airlines, dealt with major fluctuations in fuel prices and perhaps most significantly, been caught in a recession that's drastically depressed demand for flying.

Airport officials are meeting with Delta today in Atlanta to review the ongoing schedule changes.

Delta also has cut local fares significantly. Tickets for flights originating from CVG dropped 38 percent in the second quarter as compared with the same period last year. Still, the airline lost $161 million in the third quarter.

"Delta's focus is to ensure we maintain nonstop service to the largest markets from Cincinnati, and no mainline Delta flying is impacted by these changes," airline spokeswoman Kristin Baur said. "Delta continues to do everything possible to position Cincinnati for long-term success, including schedule and fare changes aimed at returning the hub to profitability."

Delta did not say whether the new cuts would result in any changes in employment at the airport or what the cuts would mean to Erlanger-based regional subsidiary Comair. That airline had planned to furlough pilots and flight attendants, but Baur said that Comair will be recalling some workers because the cuts aren't as deep as previously thought.

Delta and Comair combine to employ nearly 4,000 locally, but Comair now operates the majority of its flights in the Northeast. Employment at the two airlines was 7,000 at the beginning of the decade.

Bair would not comment on any potential future cuts in the spring or summer schedule, saying that future flying is still under review.

Airport officials said this morning that they are still analyzing the reductions and will comment later today.

Spoilers

Figures, those are all DCI cities. Not sure who operates those flights these days, but it doesn't really matter. I always liked the DSM overnights and the downtown area and sharing the crew lounge in PVD with the Southwest guys. I know some commuters from those dropped cities, that is going to suck for them.

H46Bubba

GSO has gone down to two flights a day and one on Saturday! None of them are Comair flights.

TristarJS30

I know this has been beaten to death, but any of you furloughed guys having trouble using TravelNet to book a Northwest flight? I thought the issue had been resolved? It wont let me book any NW flight.

Or did something change and we can't nonrev on NW anymore.

Spoilers

Make sure you select "NWA" from the drop down menu on the left when trying to list for a Northwest flight. They still have separate reservation systems.

Boomer

Wow, a 38% reduction in fares... can our pay drop fast enough to make up for it?

And they don't mention that the $161 million Delta lost would be $165.3 million if they didn't throw out our pilot contract.

SuperPilotJesse

Been calling for the pass bureau for a few days... Never an answer.

The phone answerer of the day doesn't know what's going on.

Finally today I was told no one would be in the office until Tuesday. How can nobody be available for an entire week? Retarded.

And if the lady who answered the phone today knew that no one was in the PB and there was no way to leave a message... why did she transfer me 4 times today before she told me there would not be anyone there? Retarded.

Spoilers

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