Cltguy From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 596 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2666 times:
Whats the word on the Delta HKY service?
The Hickory, NC service has been running below 30% capacity since it started. It has also been running 90% leisure travelers which equals very low yeilds. With Delta's continued losses I don't see this flight sticking around for much longer.
I guess with HKY only being 1 hour away from CLT it makes it hard to compete. 3 flights a day versus 650 flights a day...which airport would your chose?
DeltaMIA From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 1672 posts, RR: 19 Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2637 times:
The flights will be there at least a year. If by then DL still has poor loads then they would consider dumping the route. If service was discontinued before that time it would have to be a mutual decision by the airport and DL.
It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31117 posts, RR: 74 Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2591 times:
Apparently, if loads don't improve, Delta is going to have to ask the community to buy unused tickets, which will cost them $250,000 million dollars a month (I'm serious, read the article ):
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 3, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2583 times:
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 2): $250,000 million dollars a month
Now *that* is quite the subsidy.
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined exactly 14 years ago today! , 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 4, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2569 times:
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 2): Apparently, if loads don't improve, Delta is going to have to ask the community to buy unused tickets, which will cost them $250,000 million dollars a month (I'm serious, read the article
Heck, I'll pull for the poor loads from HKY if this is true...maybe Delta can post a profit
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 6, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2520 times:
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 5): For those who don't know, Delta launch service to Hickory and Kinston on the same day. They are the only airline at both airports.
They were announced at the same time, but I think ISO started a month or two before HKY.
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
MasseyBrown From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 4724 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2498 times:
If DAL is the only carrier at HKY, couldn't they apply to the feds for an Essential Air Service operating subsidy?
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 8, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2492 times:
Quoting MasseyBrown (Reply 7): If DAL is the only carrier at HKY, couldn't they apply to the feds for an Essential Air Service operating subsidy?
Nope. HKY is too close to CLT to qualify for EAS subsidy.
That's why USX/CCAir was permitted to pull out in the first place.
MasseyBrown From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 4724 posts, RR: 7 Reply 9, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2458 times:
Ah, thanks, A330. The 75 mile limit? Maybe it should be cancelled then.
Cltguy From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 596 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2425 times:
I think KIN is doing better becasue it is a 2 hour drive from the closest major airport, which is RDU. Whereas HKY is just a 45 min drive from CLT. Many people in HKY still find it more conveinent to drive to CLT to catch their flight...also there are a lot of Dividend Miles members in the HKY area.
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 11, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 2303 times:
Quoting MasseyBrown (Reply 9): Ah, thanks, A330. The 75 mile limit? Maybe it should be cancelled then.
Hey, I'm a huge fan of the EAS program, but repealing the 70-mile limit would be a total disaster. The dozens of communities that would again qualify for EAS subsidy would be a major drain of resources away from the communities that actually need the service.
Quoting Cltguy (Reply 10): I think KIN is doing better becasue it is a 2 hour drive from the closest major airport, which is RDU.
Replace RDU with MBJ, or else replace KIN with ISO.
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