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Delta Connection To Turks & Caicos

MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31113 posts, RR: 74
Posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1413 times:

More Delta Connection service to the Caribbean and surrounding regions. Delta Connection carrier ASA applied today to fly to Providenciales, Turks & Caicos:

http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=283531&docketid=17960

I'm assuming the service would be from Atlanta.

In the Caribbean/Bahamas, Delta Connection carriers currently operate or will soon operate:

ATL-FPO
CVG-MBJ (starts in September pending approval)
CVG-NAS
MCO-NAS

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FlyPNS1 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 6049 posts, RR: 25
Reply 1, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1376 times:

Actually, DL Connection applied a few weeks ago...they were approved today. DL Connection will fly the CRJ700 from ATL to PLS. However, during the winter months, DL will use a mainline plane (738 or 757) on Saturdays.

To add to the Caribbean/Latin expansion, DL also applied to start ATL to Belize City service. The service would be Saturday-only starting December 4th and use a 738.

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf89/283035_web.pdf

Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43
Reply 2, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1346 times:

One would think that since those flights spend significant amounts of time overwater that they'd have to provide life rafts and safety equipment. Even the CRJ-700 doesn't have a lot of overhead room. Where will they put the extra safety gear? The closet? Or block off a group of two seats?

America's chickens are coming home to rooooost!

ATL2CDG From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 296 posts, RR: 12
Reply 3, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1334 times:

Jcs17:

To my knowledge, as long as there is an airport capable of handling the aircraft within 50 NM of the planned flight path, then special overwater equipment is not required. Given that the flight with almost certainly shoot down Florida and then skim over over the Bahamas, I would think it's safe.

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Ignorantia juris neminem excusat.

Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43
Reply 4, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1326 times:

Yeah, but CVG-MBJ--there is a long portion of that trip has to be bit more than 50NM from the nearest airport.

America's chickens are coming home to rooooost!

FoxBravo From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2803 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1300 times:

I'm sure they've got it all figured out. If CO Express can do EWR-FPO with an ERJ, I don't see why CVG-MBJ in a CR7 would be a problem.

Common sense is not so common. -Voltaire

ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1292 times:

Well, this is good news for new service from ATL-BZE flight for winter seasonal. It will make expansion more new service out of ATL hub. It will be perfect for them.

Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43
Reply 7, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1284 times:

I'm sure they've got it all figured out. If CO Express can do EWR-FPO with an ERJ, I don't see why CVG-MBJ in a CR7 would be a problem.

EWR-FPO can hug the Atlantic coast all the way to Florida and cut across the straits to Freeport. MBJ-CVG there is no coast to stay by--the flight would cut through the center of Florida and then fly over Cuba (they can't factor Cuba in for airports to land at).

America's chickens are coming home to rooooost!

ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1272 times:

Yes, they can flying over with the atlantic ocean to FPO, MBJ and etc.

Luv2fly From United States of America, joined May 2003, 11957 posts, RR: 51
Reply 9, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1260 times:

I was wondering that myself, just how a Regional Jet can do the CVG to MBJ run? I am almost certain Cuba is not an airport considered for an emergency.

You can cut the irony with a knife

FoxBravo From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2803 posts, RR: 5
Reply 10, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1206 times:

Considering that U.S. airlines fly charters to Cuba all the time, and the facilities are perfectly adequate, I don't see why it wouldn't be acceptable for emergency use.

Common sense is not so common. -Voltaire

ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (8 years 11 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1208 times:

Is that still anything else with these new service out of ATL?

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