Sun May 07, 2017 12:49 am
The problem I have with these "XXX service discussion" threads is that reality goes out the window real quick.
For the record, I actually love Detroit as a city. I think that the city has given the US so much in the way of manufacturing, innovation, and music. It has THE best Arabic (particularly Lebanese) food outside of the Middle East. It is a highly underrated city that I love visiting. Id rather visit Detroit than Las Vegas, Miami, or Orlando. So please bear that in mind as I say the things below.
Detroit has to focus on its limitations and what is realistic vs. what isnt. Talk of routes like DTW-EZE are asinine. There is no local market to speak of. I can see why people might say "well DTW-GRU works, so DTW-EZE will work". Thats a false equivalency. EZE is very Florida/NYC centric with other large markets in LAX, IAH, and SFO. Even ORD-EZE is small.
Also, this freaking inferiority complex that some from Detroit push forward is annoying as hell. DL does what is profitable for DL. If that means DTW-JAX is a daily RJ thats what it means. If that means BOS-JAX has more capacity, thats what it means. Stop whining about it and realize that DTW is a major hub that plays a major role for DL. It is DL's biggest Asia hub and thanks to geography and the auto industry, that works well.
If you want to talk about whats realistic for DTW, one of the below:
-An ME3 carrier will eventually come to DTW. That will happen.
-Wow Air or Iceland Air will probably eventually show up.
-If China Southern or China Airlines work closer with DL, DTW-TPE or DTW-CAN arent that far fetched.
-Filling a few domestic holes in DL's network.
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