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Originally Posted by Fly4hire
Heard, (with the disclaimer that everything is subject to change), 7ER to DTW, with DTW focused as an Intl base. Still considerable NB (NW pre-merger) presence to feed it, but probably no new pre-merger DAL NB there. The SLC move would be pull the MD88/90 out completely because they cannot do both coasts from there, to MSP where they can, and 320 out of MSP to SLC where it can do both coasts. Have not heard if we will increase 757 (after Asia pullout) Intl flying out of where? to supplement AMS, and other long/thin EU destinations. Agree that DAL is going to become a lot less ATL-centric.
I guess that's one way of looking at it, I would be very surprised if ATL had an actual reduction in flights. I think it will remain the largest single airline hub (international and domestic) in the world, (as well as the busiest airport in the world) for quite some time to come. But yes, only because of the simple fact of the merger, ATL will have a lesser percentage of all flying at Delta than before the merger. I have been through the Western and PanAm mergers and have seen quite a few "fortress" hubs/domiciles that ended up being "Gone with the Wind",(SFO, SEA, DFW, MCO, MIA/FLL, BOS, MSY, IAH, ORD) ....but through it all, there stands Tara (ATL)....like a Stone Wall. (to mix a few literary and historical metaphors!) [Afterall the airport is named the (William B.) Hartsfield-(Stonewall) Jackson International Airport
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