Delta to drop Memphis as a hub

Cav said:
Not all that uncommon to pay less flying through a hub than flying directly out of one. Don't shoot the messenger I just point it where they tell me.
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I always figured prices were higher flying into portland, since they know all the young people go there to retire :D
 
Derg said:
PHX is toast after AA+Usair goes thru.
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Everyone says that but I doubt it will see much more than a little bit of right sizing. You can only do so much flying out of lax. If anything gets cut it's Charlotte.
 
The other half is hillbilly backwoods Alabaman so I'm not going to prevail.
 
WestIndian425 said:
MEM, STL, MCI, CVG.

Yo, B6!!! I know you're always saying you're looking for growth opportunities. You see any opportunities there?
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CVG maybe. MEM and MCI, probably not. STL is a possibility as well. The problem is we're making money hand over fist in the Carribbean, so it doesn't make sense to fly into a CVG or STL when you can put another airframe on BOS-SJU and make more money. Looks like a lot of our focus is shifting to the business traveller (hence the recent PHL addition out of BOS), and I just don't see many business travellers headed to CVG, MEM, STL or MCI.

I doubt CLT is going to get cut. All you heard during the merger was the Jewel of the South being CLT. Plus with Parker in charge, it's even less likely. He'd see it as an afront to his manhood if an Airways hub closed. :)
 
kellwolf said:
I doubt CLT is going to get cut. All you heard during the merger was the Jewel of the South being CLT. Plus with Parker in charge, it's even less likely. He'd see it as an afront to his manhood if an Airways hub closed. :)
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It's all about O & D traffic and when that O & D traffic is driven by a wealthy local banking economy? No CLT is not going anywhere.
 
skyw82 said:
CLT has very little O&D traffic.
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Top 30 US according to Boyd Group in 2010 (most recent data I could find) ahead of MIA. No exactly high but of the top 30 O&D markets it had the highest ticket yields which is my point. Sure FLL and MCO were much further up the list for O&D but the fact that CLT is a business destination with a vibrant economy means it's safe.
 
Cav said:
Top 30 US according to Boyd Group in 2010 (most recent data I could find) ahead of MIA. No exactly high but of the top 30 O&D markets it had the highest ticket yields which is my point. Sure FLL and MCO were much further up the list for O&D but the fact that CLT is a business destination with a vibrant economy means it's safe.
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You are just saying that as you need the hub to stay for an easier commute. :-)
 
Seggy said:
You are just saying that as you need the hub to stay for an easier commute. :-)
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It would be nice of course but I'm confident in my view of the matter. :) I'd put money on CLT sticking around over PHL or PHX if I were forced to wager. There's a reason USAirways still has 13 flights per day from LGA to CLT after the slot swap and Delta's addition of flights on the same route. 7 of those 13 are 321's and 3 319's...there's a ton of lucrative business travel here.
 
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