Can anyone comment on the success or failure of DTW-MUC. It's seasonal now, will it be coming back next year or is there too much capacity on the North Atlantic? 1. If DL added this flight for the business ties (as mentioned in their press release) why is it summer seasonal only? Business traffic is...
Jump to postIt's too bad, because "Detroit and the future" is a pretty broad and profound topic that warrants criticality. While the thread title really should refer to DTW, the fact is that the two can't be separated. DTW's future as anything other than a watershed airport that is propped up by the ...
Jump to post@Airliners.net forum designers: I really hate the new set-up of this forum. I argue that in terms of user-friendliness it's far worse as you have lost a lot of ease in quoting text and jumping off where you were last. Why did you try to improve something that wasn't broken? Anyways... DocLightning, ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/klm617" class="quote" target="_blank">klm617</a> (<a href="#109" class="quote">Reply 109</a>):<br/><i>Can we at least agree that Delta's hub in ...
Jump to postIs the <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym>-<acronym title="CURRENT: Munich (- Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC / EDDM), Germany AND OLD: Munich - Riem (MUC / EDDM) (closed), Germany">MUC</acronym...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ncflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">ncflyer</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>This dawned on me when <acronym title="Cle...
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Jump to postI hope it gets the same upgrades on the inside as it is has on the outside. Imagine the excitement upon seeing this plane, only to be greeted by an interior from the late 90s. The plane just turned 17 years old! First delivered to JAL on 18/03/1999.
Jump to postIn my opinion, the best routes for <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> to serve to <acronym title="Tokyo - Haneda International (HND / RJTT), Japan">HND</acronym> are <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym> and <acronym title="De...
Jump to postI don't understand why everyone thinks that <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> is going to drop <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym>-<acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT ...
Jump to postI hate to be the grammar police here, but this irks me so much. The title of this thread should be changed to:
"If McDonnell Douglas WERE still in business" as this is a hypothetical questions and requires the conditional.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/WA707atMSP" class="quote" target="_blank">WA707atMSP</a> (<a href="#80" class="quote">Reply 80</a>):<br/><i>Condor does fly <acronym title="Minn...
Jump to postMUC has many connections to Southern and Southeastern Europe which aren't offered out of Frankfurt, plus it's a beautiful city, important business center and great hub. I think <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> is just reinforcing it's position in the Denver market by offering two op...
Jump to postIn my humble opinion, although airfares are all time lows, I believe she has some merit to what she says. The 2000's were a period of mega mergers which were meant to create "shareholder value" by merging companies to mega multinationals too big to fail which investors loved. Market power to crush c...
Jump to postCertain east costs cities are switching to JUMP due to better crew optimization and familiarization. The missions to <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (Municipal) (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym> and <acronym title="Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (Dorval) (...
Jump to postWhere are the <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym> spotters who have been asking for months what INTL route would come next to Detroit? Here it is. <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> on <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flyDTW1992" class="quote" target="_blank">flyDTW1992</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>It's gonna be one big A330 and A340 pa...
Jump to postNo one has mentioned <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> on <acronym title="CURRENT: Munich (- Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC / EDDM), Germany AND OLD: Munich - Riem (MUC / EDDM) (closed), Germany">MUC</acronym>-<acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michiga...
Jump to postThanks for the statistics... Smallest airport of the bunch but how does <acronym title="Sarasota - Bradenton International (SRQ / KSRQ), USA - Florida">SRQ</acronym> compare with <acronym title="West Palm Beach - Palm Beach International (PBI / KPBI), USA - Florida">PBI</acronym>? I think the majori...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/northwestEWR" class="quote" target="_blank">northwestEWR</a> (<a href="#42" class="quote">Reply 42</a>):<br/><i>BUT it's a great talking point b...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/WA707atMSP" class="quote" target="_blank">WA707atMSP</a> (<a href="#40" class="quote">Reply 40</a>):<br/><i>Does anyone know whether <acronym ti...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Aeroflot777" class="quote" target="_blank">Aeroflot777</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>BRICS are long gone? Care to expla...
Jump to postZRH is quite a nice airport too! No honorable mention? they even handle 2 A380 flights and serve a local population of just 400,000 people. (I realize that a lot of it is under construction right now). <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> always amazed me too...
Jump to postI'm sort of surprised we don't see JAL or ANA into <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym>. I know that <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> has 2 routes into Japan, <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT /...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/gkirk" class="quote" target="_blank">gkirk</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Quite ironic given they have the strongest compe...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/<acronym title="Toronto - Billy Bishop City (City Centre / Toronto Island) (YTZ / CYTZ), Canada - Ontario">YTZ</acronym>" class="quote" target="...
Jump to postAre we really discussing this? Before posing such a ambiguous question, perhaps it's worthwhile to do some research about the city and region in question before posting such a thread. Yes Detroit has hit hard times over the last few decades, but the region is still very populous and productive. I be...
Jump to postMaybe it's the fact that <acronym title="Chattanooga - Lovell Field (CHA / KCHA), USA - Tennessee">CHA</acronym> has the new <acronym title="Aeromar (Mexico)">VW</acronym> plant and <acronym title="Aeromar (Mexico)">VW</acronym> technical operations are based in Auburn Hills. That means the route is...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/falstaff" class="quote" target="_blank">falstaff</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>I recently purchased tickets for a summe...
Jump to postIsn't the argument here that they dump capacity and prices on routes via their HUBs which are unsustainable without subsidies. Last time I checked according to the WTO, this is known as dumping and is illegal. The problem is, you have to prove this. To be honest, the European airlines (especially KL...
Jump to postTo clarify... Lufthansa consists of only Lufthansa aircraft. In the future this will be HUBS: <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym>, <acronym title="CURRENT: Munich (- Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC / EDDM), Germany AND OLD: Munich - Riem (MUC / EDDM...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Delta777Jet" class="quote" target="_blank">Delta777Jet</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Are you seriously believing that t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/falstaff" class="quote" target="_blank">falstaff</a> (<a href="#33" class="quote">Reply 33</a>):<br/><i>I'd love that. When I go to the UK I alw...
Jump to postI think that there is some chance for new service to Europe from <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym>. I believe that very little growth will come from <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> actually. They seem happy with status...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PHX+Flyer" class="quote" target="_blank">PHX Flyer</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Why would that be? Lufthansa is in the p...
Jump to postEveryone is focused on the recent expansions in <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>, but <acronym title="Spirit Airlines (USA)">NK</acronym> was originally founded in <acronym title="Detroi...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/eljonno" class="quote" target="_blank">eljonno</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>The link is available on my booking and when...
Jump to postHi,
I believe the product is called myOffer and it's only available for upgrade from Economy to Premium Economy. Thus, you wouldn't be able to upgrade from Premium Economy to Business Class using this tool.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/a380787" class="quote" target="_blank">a380787</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>It's not *that* major a concern if you re-...
Jump to postChicago can only house the A380 at Terminal 5, The taxiways everywhere else don't provide enough wingtip clearance for operations at the other terminals. That said, you can expect only <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym>, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>,...
Jump to postI'm not positive, but I believe that the next largest O&D city pair between <acronym title="Stuttgart (- Echterdingen) (STR / EDDS), Germany">STR</acronym> and the US is <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym> due to the automotive supplier...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/HB-IWC" class="quote" target="_blank">HB-IWC</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>That would be a huge jump in premium capacit...
Jump to postBoth these airports have pretty dire facilities though, and although <acronym title="Turkmenistan Airlines">T5</acronym> at <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> is undergoing a renovation, it's like putting lipstick on a pig. Passengers probably ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B727skyguy" class="quote" target="_blank">B727skyguy</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>In all European airports, check-in a...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TVNWZ" class="quote" target="_blank">TVNWZ</a> (<a href="#70" class="quote">Reply 70</a>):<br/><i>After your growth matures you usually then buy...
Jump to postI think it's interesting to see Delta doing so well. They seem to prove that money can be made outside of the prime markets, not having a cornerstone strategy or HUBs in the largest (or arguably most economically important) cities. What we can infer is that <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - Interna...
Jump to postI guess what people mean by saying that <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> is a secondary city, is how it most likely falls in the Alpha World City Ranking. It's quite interesting read act...
Jump to postIn my opinion, <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym> is a well planned airport and it serves the region very well, but given how airports are operated in the United States, it's really pathetic to think that any money was spent to build a 2nd...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MAH4546" class="quote" target="_blank">MAH4546</a> (<a href="#151" class="quote">Reply 151</a>):<br/><i>Quoting hjulicher (Reply 149): I don't b...
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