HVNandrew From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 405 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1702 times:
I remember back when DL was transitioning DFW more and more to DL Connection, there were threads comparing DL's peak at DFW to what it was then (back around 2002 I believe). I haven't seen anyone do that with CVG. What was DL mainline's peak at CVG, and where did they fly?
Davescj From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 2244 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1621 times:
Add to that 763 CVG - FCO as recently as last fall
OzarkD9S From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4681 posts, RR: 23 Reply 3, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1615 times:
At it's peak, I think DL had upwards of 200+ mainline flights a day out of CVG.
HVNandrew From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 405 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1466 times:
Quoting FLYGUY767 (Reply 1): I can remember CVG-AMS with the 763
CVG-AMS still operates with a 763 4x weekly seasonally (now).
Commavia From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 10193 posts, RR: 62 Reply 6, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1457 times:
Quoting HVNandrew (Thread starter): I remember back when DL was transitioning DFW more and more to DL Connection, there were threads comparing DL's peak at DFW to what it was then (back around 2002 I believe). I haven't seen anyone do that with CVG. What was DL mainline's peak at CVG, and where did they fly?
Just as an aside -- beyond comparing Delta @ CVG now to Delta @ CVG years ago, I think that CVG is far, far safer as a Delta hub than DFW was. Despite Delta's recent draw-down of capacity at CVG, and transitioning of more and more routes to RJs, I don't think they'll be leaving CVG anytime soon because it does serve its purpose within the Delta network very well: it provides a conveniently-located and relatively uncongested hub to link the U.S. northeast with the rest of the country.
Fdex727 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1358 times:
From Apr. 99 to Oct. 99 we had 2 MD-88's and 2 732's to CVG from GSO with 3 OH CRJ's mixed in. I don't remember when they went all Connection, but they were definitely the flights you wanted to NRSA on. I know that PVD had several mad dogs at the time as well, the good ole days.
SESGDL From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3385 posts, RR: 11 Reply 8, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1352 times:
Quoting OzarkD9S (Reply 3): At it's peak, I think DL had upwards of 200+ mainline flights a day out of CVG.
To be completely accurate, looking at DL's summer timetable for July 1997 (their mainline peak at CVG), DL was operating 228 mainline flights.
B4REAL From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 2595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1284 times:
Quoting FLYGUY767 (Reply 1): I can remember CVG-AMS with the 763;
Ih8b6 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 195 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1178 times:
Quoting B4REAL (Reply 9): . Mainline to YYZ, YUL, GRR, DTW, MSP, IND, ZRH, it hurts to continue.
it does indeed hurt to continue! Add to that PVD, SWF, SBN, HOU, BHM, BTR, AVP, ABE, MHT, MDT, and so on....
3201 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1166 times:
Quoting SESGDL (Reply 8): July 1997 (their mainline peak at CVG)
I was gonna pull that out of my, uh, anyway, as a wild guess at when it was "big" or "near the peak." I would have actually said Aug 1997 only because I flew through there then and it was huge.
I remember flying through in 1999 and they had huge flags hanging in the atrium of the big new DL terminal of the countries with nonstops from CVG, I think UK, Germany, Belgium, France, and Canada?
SESGDL From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3385 posts, RR: 11 Reply 12, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1156 times:
Quoting 3201 (Reply 11): I remember flying through in 1999 and they had huge flags hanging in the atrium of the big new DL terminal of the countries with nonstops from CVG, I think UK, Germany, Belgium, France, and Canada?
Add Switzerland to that list.
Yeah, it is kinda sad to see the way things have gone.
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