Stretch 8 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 2561 posts, RR: 18 Posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 4178 times:
Today's Detroit Free Press reproted that Northwest would be adding DTW, MSP, and Seattle on direct N/S routes to LHR next year. Equipment will be A330s.
The story also mentions that BA is dropping DTW-LHR in March 2008. Sad to see that; BA and BOAC operated that route for almost 40 years. My first trip overseas as a lad was with my father on a BOAC Super VC-10. Later, we made the trip on the then-new 747 "Jumbo Jet." At that time, only BOAC and Pan American flew overseas from DTW. End of an era.
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ChiGB1973 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1605 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 4147 times:
San747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4936 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 4106 times:
Quoting ChiGB1973 (Reply 1):
NWA/KLM To Begin LHR-DTW/MSP/SEA (by B742 Dec 10 2007 in Civil Aviation)
But BA dropping DTW is news to me. Oh well, DTW spotters, now you know how us SAN spotters feel... there goes your only daily 777 too!
B752OS From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 1322 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 4067 times:
Indy From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 4368 posts, RR: 9 Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 4022 times:
Where is NW getting all this equipment? Are they cutting some of the AMS flights to start this?
Drerx7 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 4916 posts, RR: 8 Reply 6, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3992 times:
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22252 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3923 times:
Runway23 From US Minor Outlying Islands, joined Jan 2005, 2043 posts, RR: 39 Reply 8, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3905 times:
Quoting Indy (Reply 5): Where is NW getting all this equipment? Are they cutting some of the AMS flights to start this?
NW currently has a bit of slack in its fleet usage of 333s and 747s. Just a matter of shuffling around (with some help by KLM).
Airlinelover From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5580 posts, RR: 26 Reply 9, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 3646 times:
Quoting San747 (Reply 2): But BA dropping DTW is news to me. Oh well, DTW spotters, now you know how us SAN spotters feel... there goes your only daily 777 too!
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Funny, I didn't know the 777 looked like a 763..
Only time it was a T7 was for things like the auto show..
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San747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4936 posts, RR: 13 Reply 10, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3256 times:
Quoting Airlinelover (Reply 9): Funny, I didn't know the 777 looked like a 763..
Only time it was a T7 was for things like the auto show..
Quoting B752OS (Reply 3): Actually the route has been operated by a 763. So I guess DTW is losing its only daily 763 flight.
OK, OK, my bad. Wasn't it at any point operated by a 777?
LHboyatDTW From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3229 times:
Quoting San747 (Reply 10): Wasn't it at any point operated by a 777?
during the summers leading up to 2005 it was a 772. It used to be a fairly common sight over my house.
It is unfortunate to no longer see my favorite plane here, but at least KL came very close to operating one here when they decided to return and might do so in the future (any day, KL). Afterall, BA's departure didn't surprise us.
Alangirvan From New Zealand, joined Nov 2000, 2101 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3189 times:
Quoting Airlinelover (Reply 9): Funny, I didn't know the 777 looked like a 763..
Only time it was a T7 was for things like the auto show..
For people who look at Air Force planes, all airliners look the same. 767s and 777s are just big 737s.
BA cannot make DTW work, when it is the main hub for NW. Detroit people who want to connect to Europe can do it in Amsterdam, which is nicer than changing terminals at Heathrow on BA (until T5 opens.)
Do Star and Oneworld have many Frequent Flyers in the Detroit region? Do Detroit people still connect onto BA at gateway airports? - New York, Boston, Washington? If people from Detroit really like BA's inflight product that much they will still do connection.
I imaginge NW will want to build DTW-LHR up to better than daily frequency as slots become available. 0850 is a very early time to depart LHR. Good luck getting out to Heathrow for the Check In time.
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7421 posts, RR: 9 Reply 13, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3063 times:
Quoting San747 (Reply 2): But BA dropping DTW is news to me
Late September they announced it.
Quoting Indy (Reply 5): Where is NW getting all this equipment? Are they cutting some of the AMS flights to start this?
They have some slack, it would explain a bit why the 744 is returning to AMS next summer.
Quoting San747 (Reply 10): OK, OK, my bad. Wasn't it at any point operated by a 777?
yes and even at one time it was operated by a 744.
Quoting Alangirvan (Reply 12): I imaginge NW will want to build DTW-LHR up to better than daily frequency as slots become available. 0850 is a very early time to depart LHR. Good luck getting out to Heathrow for the Check In time.
Unfortunately it wasn't their choice. KLM had those slots and gave them to NW, the sharing revenue was nothing new as NW and KL already do so on TATL flights. The DTW departure i will say would suck, but the Seattle and Minneapolis flights are nice as it gives you a good portion of the day still. Interesting to note that the Seattle flight doesn't even leave Seattle until 10:05 pm (10:55 on Fridays) and arrives LHR at 4:15 pm (5:05 on Saturdays). Have fun adjusting your body clock to that!
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LHboyatDTW From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 2900 times:
Quoting Alangirvan (Reply 12): Do Star and Oneworld have many Frequent Flyers in the Detroit region?
Oneworld does not seem to have too much of a reputation here, but seeing how successful LH is here, I'm sure they have some brand recognition in the area.
Quoting Alangirvan (Reply 12): Do Detroit people still connect onto BA at gateway airports? - JFK/EWR, BOS, ORD, or IAD? If people from Detroit really like BA's inflight product that much they will still do a connection.
I guess they would. However most of the people I know that go to Europe from here fly on AF or NW and occasionally LH.
Mcamargo From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 129 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2733 times:
Quoting Drerx7 (Reply 6): This coincides with IAH-LHR beginning.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but BA operated IAH-DTW-LHR, correct?
Super80DFW From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 1642 posts, RR: 11 Reply 18, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 2235 times:
Quoting San747 (Reply 2): Oh well, DTW spotters, now you know how us SAN spotters feel... there goes your only daily 777 too!
There 767 flight!
Right now there is an AA MD-80 flying over my house.
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