Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Posted (7 years 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 2479 times:
Delta Air Lines said it received US approval to launch Atlanta-Leon Del Bajio flights from Dec. 1 aboard Atlantic Southeast Airlines CRJ700s. Mexican approval is pending. If I'm not mistaken, this makes the third US airline at Leon- AA, CO the others.
DAL767400ER From Germany, joined Feb 2005, 5721 posts, RR: 50 Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2415 times:
Well, there wasn't a reason for the DOT not to award the rights to DL/ASA, other than them being slow-a$$es of course .
Now if only DL would get going on ATL-HMO.
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (7 years 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2396 times:
Quoting MD90fan (Reply 1): At least DL didnt drop a 738 on this route like they have been doing with other Mexican/Lat.Am markets
Well, AA has 2 daily flights to Leon, one is actually an MD80, the other being an RJ. But yes, I agree, the CRJ seems to be the proper equipment for this route.
DL763DFW From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 73 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2349 times:
Yay, more flights added to a concourse which already has no more room. E concourse is so short on gate space with the big international expansion. All is takes is one burp with the schedule, being maintenance or just a late flight and the whole thing gets thrown out of wack. Planes get to wait out for 45+ minutes... real good customer service when they miss all of their connections.
Panamair From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4595 posts, RR: 25 Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2314 times:
Quoting DL763DFW (Reply 4): Yay, more flights added to a concourse which already has no more room. E concourse is so short on gate space with the big international expansion
Didn't I read somewhere that DL will be shifting some international departures to the T concourse as well?
DAL767400ER From Germany, joined Feb 2005, 5721 posts, RR: 50 Reply 8, posted (7 years 6 days ago) and read 2160 times:
Quoting DL763DFW (Reply 4): Yay, more flights added to a concourse which already has no more room. E concourse is so short on gate space with the big international expansion. All is takes is one burp with the schedule, being maintenance or just a late flight and the whole thing gets thrown out of wack. Planes get to wait out for 45+ minutes... real good customer service when they miss all of their connections.
The flight can depart out of either T, A or B if E is full. And the plane arrives at 12:40pm, far outside the time frame for all the Euro flights, so it's absolutely no issue.
FWAERJ From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 3220 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (7 years 6 days ago) and read 2142 times:
Speaking of Mexico and the widget, I wouldn't be surprised if DL and not B6 gets JFK-CUN given how DL's been scoring those Mexican routes as of lately.
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31155 posts, RR: 76 Reply 12, posted (7 years 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1977 times:
Quoting FWAERJ (Reply 9): Speaking of Mexico and the widget, I wouldn't be surprised if DL and not B6 gets JFK-CUN given how DL's been scoring those Mexican routes as of lately.
That hurts DL's application, it doesn't help it. DOT perfers new entrant carriers, not established ones.
Utapao From Thailand, joined Jul 2005, 645 posts, RR: 9 Reply 13, posted (7 years 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1972 times:
Just curious as to what has caused this explosion of flights at Leon to/from the US... from 0 departures to 4-5 daily? I've been there, but didn't realize there was enough business interest to warrant that much traffic... or is it predominantly leisure?
Cubsrule From United States of America, joined May 2004, 21289 posts, RR: 19 Reply 14, posted (7 years 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1967 times:
Quoting DL763DFW (Reply 4): Yay, more flights added to a concourse which already has no more room. E concourse is so short on gate space with the big international expansion. All is takes is one burp with the schedule, being maintenance or just a late flight and the whole thing gets thrown out of wack. Planes get to wait out for 45+ minutes... real good customer service when they miss all of their connections.
DL has plenty of options to squeeze more flights out of Concourse E. One might be bussing in RJ arrivals, kind of like NW used to do with the Saabs at DTW. Also, widebodies could be taken around to domestic gates for their departures. Catering and boarding a 767 or 777 for a trip to MCO or SFO or wherever it is going after its arrival from abroad takes up a gate for a while.
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DL763DFW From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 73 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (7 years 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1935 times:
Well what they've been doing some when they run out of gate space is parking them on the 6 North or 6 South pad and deplaning via the people movers.
Quoting Cubsrule (Reply 14): Also, widebodies could be taken around to domestic gates for their departures
While this might sound like a good idea, Delta doesn't have enough super tugs or maintenance move teams to accomplish this. Basically, the new international concourse can't come soon enough.
Cubsrule From United States of America, joined May 2004, 21289 posts, RR: 19 Reply 16, posted (7 years 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1931 times:
Quoting DL763DFW (Reply 15):
While this might sound like a good idea, Delta doesn't have enough super tugs or maintenance move teams to accomplish this. Basically, the new international concourse can't come soon enough.
I know it would take some investment (as would bussing, actually), but if international flights are really the money makers for DL, it seems like it would be worth it. After all, the crunch only really occurs in the afternoon (European arrivals), so it might only take moving something like 5 or 7 widebodies to alleviate the problems.
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