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Delta Re-route Mumbai Flight

Jiml1126 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1059 times:

Delta has decided that it's JFK-FRA-MUM will be re-routed via Paris instead.

Does anyone know why?

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OzarkD9S From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4680 posts, RR: 24
Reply 1, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1003 times:

one reason: Paris hub with SkyTeam partner Air France.
excellent passenger feed.

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PanAm747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4242 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 992 times:

Is this for the DEL flight too?

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Jrlander From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 1097 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 967 times:

There isn't a DEL flight.... they couldn't get satisfactory slots at FRA. But now that they will be using CDG, one would guess of the possibility.

Mah4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31107 posts, RR: 74
Reply 4, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 952 times:

Thing is that they don't have 5th freedom on CDG-BOM like they did on FRA-BOM. But AF passengers can book the CDG-BOM segment.

Delta15 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 617 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 951 times:

Yeah, It was cause Cdg/AF, but anyways FRA-BOM was one of deltas most heavily loaded flights, most likely the heaviest. My friend used a buddy pass to get to and from Bom two summers ago. He got the last seat on the FRA-BOM flight, and didnt get on any Bom-Fra flights after waiting nearly 2 weeks to get on the flight going there every night. He finally gave up and got a cheap ticket on some middleeastern airline to IAD.

Frostbite From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 394 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 945 times:

DL had planned to start ATL-FRA-DEL in 2001 but didn't due to slot restrictions, as Jrlander said. Given the shift of India flights to CDG, the prospects for DEL service seem to be improving. But given economic conditions and the region's decreasing stability...I wouldn't expect DL to start DEL service until the situation changes.

Jrlander From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 1097 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 940 times:

With open skies.... does that make it easier for Delta to get 5th freedom rights? They have given themselves 2 months to get things worked out.

Jiml1126 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 875 times:

Why would Delta re-route Mumbai via Paris instead of Frankfurt if they have the 5th freedom rights via FRA?

They could just send their pax to CDG then fly AF's plane to MUM, if DL don't have the rights.

Jessman From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1506 posts, RR: 8
Reply 9, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 871 times:

They've already applied for the 5'th freedom rights for this flight.
Open Skies with france and Anti Trust Immunity should allow for this in short order.

BarfBag From India, joined Mar 2001, 2050 posts, RR: 6
Reply 10, posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 864 times:

I read someplace (it was mentioned by B747-437B I think) that there was an agreement between the Indian and German Govt. that DL would not be given suitable slots for FRA-DEL in exchange for LH getting to serve FRA-BLR (which by accounts, has been a very popular route since inception last Sept).

Further, BA was trying for rights to start LHR-BLR or LHR-HYD in addition to their 24 weekly 744s to DEL/BOM/CCU/MAA but the Indian Govt refused because AI was not given convenient slots at LHR in return.

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Jessman From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1506 posts, RR: 8
Reply 11, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 822 times:

*UPDATE*
The flight is now able to be sold just from CDG to BOM, IE DL now has 5'th freedom on that route.
Great.

ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 801 times:

That is very good as for open skies with Air France by skyteam alliance with Delta. That is my favorite airline is Delta. I do like it alot as for me. So well, talk with you more about later.

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